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Hi Friends,
Hope you had a great halloween weekend! I took my kids trick or treating and went to see the Marshmelo concert the night before.
I'll be at these events next week, hope to see you there ๐
- Pitch Competition hosted by Founders Bay | San Francisco, United States | Thu, Nov 5
- Founder/VC Breakfast @ Focus Innovation Studio | San Francisco, United States | Fri, Nov 6
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โ Mariane Bekker
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๐ SF Spotlight: Innovation Properties Group (IPG)
Innovation Properties Group (IPG) is a San Francisco-based commercial real estate firm that helps startups and growing companies find spaces for their next chapter.
With deep Bay Area expertise across AI, robotics, technology, and life sciences, IPG guides clients through site selection, lease negotiations, and expansion planning.
Planning a move, expansion, or lease renewal? Connect with IPG to explore your options ([email protected]).
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Mon, Nov 2
 | Percepta Lounge - INFORMS 2026SF ยท 4:30PM-6:30PM PTWelcome to the Percepta Lounge at INFORMS 2026! We'd love to invite you to a private evening hosted by Percepta researchers Will Ma, Lavender Jiang and ConnorโฆView event โ |
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 | Hard ThingsUnited States ยท 5PM-8PM PTThe frontier calls again. Hard Things returns to our growing community of Physical AI founders, investors, and ecosystem partners with Adeo Ressi .View event โ |
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 | Writing ClubSF ยท 5:30PM-7PM PTWe have lots of writers in Interact, so come join us for a weekly writing club! All are welcome โ whether you're writing for your Substack, journaling,โฆView event โ |
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 | Star Trek Trivia NightSF ยท 6PM-8:30PM PTCalling all Trekkies! ๐ We're getting together for a night of Star Trek trivia in honor of the legendary Sir Patrick Stewart, who brought Captain Jean-LucโฆView event โ |
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 | Art Club With Shasta GarciaSF ยท 6PM-8PM PTShasta Garcia is a designer, artist, and creativity coach with 20+ years working in creative fields. Built on the principle that taking care of our creativityโฆView event โ |
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 | Make Your Own PerfumeSF ยท 6:30PM-8PM PTThank you for your interest! Follow Eau Yeah! for updates on future events. Weโd love to see you at the next one! What makes a perfume smell expensive? Why doโฆView event โ |
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 | Rest & ResetSF ยท 7PM-9PM PTCome unwind with Dr. Cornell! This is a deep stretch session designed to open up your range of motion and shift your nervous system out of go-mode and intoโฆView event โ |
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Tue, Nov 3
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 | Accelr8 | Cowork ClubSF ยท 9:30AM-12PM PTBring your laptop and join fellow residents and the Accelr8 team for Work Club at 712 Polk St., from 9:30am to 12pm. Coffeeโs on us! Set aside some time forโฆView event โ |
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 | Hello World, a Linq EventSF ยท 1PM-7PM PTConnect with innovators in the field of agentic products and infrastructure during an afternoon of insightful discussions and networking by the bay.View event โ |
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 | RBLN WestSF ยท 4PM-5PM PTRBLN West is a two-day event where CISOs, security practitioners, and researchers convene to discuss challenges and perspectives in cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure.View event โ |
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Wed, Nov 4
 | FEATUREDVirtualNext Query 20269AM-4PM PTNext Query 2026 is a free virtual event designed for data teams to learn how to tackle challenges related to customer-facing analytics and AI applications.View event โ |
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Pitch Night in San FranciscoSF ยท 12PM PT๐ Join our event in San Francisco! We design Pitch and Networking nights to help founders sharpen their thinking through direct, candid feedback and to give strong investors...View event โ |
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 | Self-Improving Products With CodexSF ยท 5:30PM-8:30PM PTA Codex community meetup hosted by Peter Yang and Amplitude ๐
November 4, 2026 ยท 5:30โ8:30 pm PT ๐Amplitude HQ ยท San Francisco Join Peter Yang , founder of Behind the Craft ,...View event โ |
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 | Omarchy SFSF ยท 5:30PM-8:30PM PTJoin the Omarchy meetup in San Francisco โข Food + Drinks โข Tech Talk โข Community Demos โข Chat We meet in San Francisco to talk Omarchy, Linux, and open source, and to connect with...View event โ |
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 | Off the ClockSF ยท 6PM-8PM PTWeโre bringing together founders and technical leaders at SลHN who are building the next generation of GTM and recruiting agents - and the infrastructure that powers them.View event โ |
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 | Central & Eastern European Founders NightSF ยท 6PM-9PM PTCentral & Eastern European Founders Night is an evening event in San Francisco designed for founders from Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, and other Eastern European countries who are currently building their ventures in the US.View event โ |
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 | Blackboard Lectures on TapSF ยท 6:30PM-9:30PM PTGreptile is hosting their second edition of Blackboard Lectures on Tap where developers, founders, and researchers give talks on things theyโre working on, thinking about, or know...View event โ |
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 | Market PriceSF ยท 6:30PM-8:30PM PTMarket Price is an exclusive gathering for operators, investors, and traders discussing the dynamics of pricing, financing, and distribution in compute markets.View event โ |
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Thu, Nov 5
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 | Inside the Investor MindMenlo Park ยท 4:30PM-7:30PM PTInside The Investor Mind offers a candid conversation with experienced investors, providing founders insight into investor thinking.View event โ |
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Fri, Nov 6
 | Qualcomm UNO Q Hack Night #3United States ยท 5PM-8PM PTQualcomm UNO Q Hack Night #3 is a hands-on workshop where participants can explore building local AI applications using the Arduino UNO Q platform.View event โ |
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Sat, Nov 7
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Sun, Nov 8
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๐ฅ Workshop of the week
How to Build an AI Chatbot with Google in 10 Minutes
A practical, step-by-step workshop for building an AI chatbot with Google tools โ from setup to a working experience.
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