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By: Nine Startups Present To The DC Tech Community At TECH Cocktail | Family Learning Center

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:11:09 +0000

[...] community. The first couple of TECH cocktail events in Chicago were covered here in July and October 2006. Since then, TECH cocktails have been guzzled down like dirty martinis quarterly in D.C. and [...]

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By: What a Chicago event can show us about the new media world « Chris Thilk

What a Chicago event can show us about the new media world « Chris Thilk — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:17:07 +0000

[...] 23, 2006 · No Comments Go read this post by Frank Gruber at TechCrunch and see what it says about social media. At a recent Tech Cocktail [...]

By: Blog mentions are Crunch-tastic: more traffic and users! « foodha for thought - menuism blog

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:42:14 +0000

[...] Sunday Oct 22, got a mention on TechCrunch as part of a TechCocktail wrap-up. It looks like showing up at TechCocktail and having a blast paid off (TechCocktail 2 Wrap-Up). Thanks Eric Olson and Frank Gruber for organizing and thanks Frank for the TechCrunch mention. Frank also mentioned us on his personal blog Somewhat Frank [...]

By: The Wannabe Venture Capitalist » Freshwater Venture: Highlighting Innovation in the Midwest

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:02:23 +0000

[...] I really enjoyed the pitches from the new companies and want to congratulate the winner, GrubHub.com. They were profiled on the TECH cocktail video and in the TECH cocktail write up on TechCrunch. Those guys are building a very exciting company and I am sure we’ll hear some good things from them going forward (in fact, they announced tonight that they now have partnered with Google Local which should be huge for them). The one thing that stood out to me though was the pitch from one of the peapod founders. [...]

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:11:11 +0000

Wow. Thanks for mentioning Houseblogs. I wasn’t able to make it but Aaron was. Sounds like it was hella fun.

By: Alex Chizhik

Alex Chizhik — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:17:09 +0000

I was at Techcoctail 1, but was unable to come to 2. I heard it was awesome with a great turnout and a great crowd. Thanks for mentioning Planypus. Kudos to Frank and Eric for throwing this together!

By: Araceli Arroyo

Araceli Arroyo — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:10:44 +0000

I was at TechCocktail 2 and had a good time. I was glad to see how packed and popular this event is becoming. I got a chance to see and chat with some of the startup reps, all were very informative. I look forward to the next one. I just saw the video on YouTube – looks great. Awesome job overall for the entire event.

By: Michael Bailey

Michael Bailey — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:14:04 +0000

I guess it was a good event, from what I could tell. I showed up about 30 minutes after it was officially over and the placed was a mess.

Must have been good – I’m not sure that I would endure another 7-hour flight delay to attend the next event, especially after it took me another 22 hours to get back home to Kansas City, Missouri the next day.

All in all, it was good to see Chicago again, and it was good getting to speak with some of the guys at an after-party party.

By: Jason Borro

Jason Borro — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:04:00 +0000

We at FitLink.com enjoyed TechCocktail and appreciate Frank and Eric’s efforts to spread the word about Chicago startups. It is invaluable for new companies without significant resources to network and get mentioned on blogs like TechCrunch.

Was great meeting everyone at TC2, looking forward to #3!

By: Margo

Margo — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:03:44 +0000

Having been at both TechCocktails I would be happy to write an article for techcrunch — or anyone else — about TechCocktail3. Frank has known me a long time and would “vouch” for me. Getting the word out on techcocktail1/2/or 3 is the important thing here so the event keeps happening in Chicago. Let’s keep the momentum going

By: Yan

Yan — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:01:47 +0000

The event was great according to my team (sorry, I couldn’t make it). Thanks for having Planypus there! Frank & Eric are really helping the Chicago tech community become a real startup hub!

By: phil tadros

phil tadros — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:57:44 +0000

Tech Cocktail is such a good thing for Chicago..

Props’ to the folks who produced it .. and ..

hey thanks for talking about metroproper =)

By: strivetobe

strivetobe — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:57:44 +0000

What a wonderful!

By: Eric Olson

Eric Olson — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:46:29 +0000

Hey Ivan,

I co-founded Tech Cocktail with Frank and can tell you he felt a little strange about covering our own event on TechCrunch but our intent when starting the event was to spread the word about what is happening in the midwest. What better way to spread the word then on TechCrunch and, with Mike not being able to attend, Frank was the man in terms of covering the event which just happened to be his own (Frank has written for TechCrunch before as well). The humor was definitely there in his post about the event as well as we did know it was weird for him to write an article about Tech Cocktail. Anyhow, I hope you were able to learn more about some companies from the midwest that you wouldn’t have heard about before and that you may come out to Chicago for the next event. Perhaps next time we can get someone else to write the event up for us. Anyone interested?

By: Margo

Margo — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:14:02 +0000

TechCocktail2 was a wonderful way to bring all of us together. I was also at the event and am glad I didn’t miss it. I’ve known Frank Gruber for a long time and have seen his keen sense of humor that allows him to talk candidly about the event he sponsored — if you watch the video you would see some funny moments. “TechCrunch loving” was very clever.

By: Cal Alchi

Cal Alchi — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:06:35 +0000

Ivan,

I was at the event and Frank and Eric did a wonderful job. Mike Arrington was not able to come out to the event so Frank (who has contributed to TechCrunch in the past) was able to cover it for him. Unfortunately, Frank had to report to TechCrunch what he saw. I just checked out Frank’s post on his personal blog Somewhat Frank and I thought that image was pretty funny. Apparently you didn’t pick up on the sarcasm.

By: Ivan Pope

Ivan Pope — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:58:04 +0000

I don’t get it. Frank Gruber praises an event put on by Frank Gruber. Then, on Frank Gruber’s own blog, he says ‘TECH cocktail got some more TechCrunch loving’. Yeah, some more TechCrunch loving from Frank Gruber. Sheesh.

By: HouseBlogs - social networking and your home at chilibean

HouseBlogs - social networking and your home at chilibean — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:04:28 +0000

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By: Leo Archer

Leo Archer — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:29:10 +0000

Web-based timekeeping and invoicing for independent professionals…

I have already written about a web-based timekeeping and invoicing system called Freshbooks which has proven to be pretty popular. TechCrunch mentioned a similar service called Time59 as part of a roundup of startups at an event called TECH Cocktail:…

By: Jeff O'Hara

Jeff O'Hara — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:49:14 +0000

Tech cocktail 2 was a blast. I already can’t wait for the next one.

-Jeff O’Hara
http://blog.zemote.com

By: The Wannabe Venture Capitalist » TechCrunch Gets Down with the Midwest

The Wannabe Venture Capitalist » TechCrunch Gets Down with the Midwest — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:28:03 +0000

[...] Mike Arrington of TechCrunch was nice enough to run an article Frank wrote about the start-ups that were present at TECH cocktail 2. Many of you know one part of the two part TECH cocktail mission that Frank and I laid out and that is simply fun. The other part of the mission though is the part that Mike helped us with today and that is: tell the midwest/Chicago technology story better. [...]

By: TechCrunch Profiles Startups at TECH cocktail 2 - TECH cocktail

TechCrunch Profiles Startups at TECH cocktail 2 - TECH cocktail — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:41:24 +0000

[...] TechCrunch has published an overview of several of the startups that were present at TECH cocktail 2. This is great news for all involved as TechCrunch will no doubt generate some interest in all of the companies. It is great to see tech in the midwest being showcased on a national and international level. Thanks for publishing the write-up Mike! Posted by Eric Olson on October 23rd, 2006 [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:19:33 +0000

Thanks for the mention. Great job organizing TechCocktail – it was a blast! We can’t wait for the next one. It’s great to see so much tech activity in the midwest.