Come join us on Wednesday August 25th at the Park Bar downtown to go over what we’ve been working on over the summer and where we’re going in the fall. Seems like lots of business activity is going on in the area. See you there.Wednesday: 5:30pm - 10:00pmLocation: 2040 Park Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226-1620
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Many thanks to Alok for organizing this months meeting at Grand Trunk Pub. The general feeling in the air was that it was the best “meeting” we’ve had yet. We were also able to get together with the folks from Green Drinks who stopped by on their bus tour and form some new relationships that way. It was inspiring to see so many things going on and committed people to making something happen, starting something, and sharing in their endeavors. See you in June.
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We’re really getting to our roots this month by going down to The Grand Trunk Pub in the heart of Downtown on April 21st at 6pm. Grand Trunk was formerly known as Foran’s. It is located at 612 Woodward Avenue. Many thanks to Alok Sharma for setting this one up. The community is growing.
So we’re back. We’re heading out into the country in Ferndale this month to Gracies Underground on a Friday night, February 26th. Drinks will be 1/2 off from 8pm - 10pm. Longtime Detroit Startup Drinks Activist Jake Sigal and Livio Radio are sponsoring this night’s event. Many thanks.
Friday Feb 26th, 8PM-10PM
Livio Radio presents Detroit Startup Drinks
Gracies Underground (Ferndale)
1/2 price drinks
SW Corner of 9 and Woodward
22757 Woodward Avenue
Ferndale, MI 48220-1778
(248) 298-0330
Founded in 2008, by Jake Sigal (www.jakesigal.com) Livio finds ways to make Internet audio streams accessible to more people, in more places. Dedicated to designing products that work fast without complicated menus, Livio developed the Livio Radio to let users listen® to NPR Pandora® in the home, without a Ph.D. in consumer electronics.
Check out their Pandora Home Radio and more info at http://www.livioradio.com
Last week’s meeting at The Whitney was a calm and reflective way to end the year. What a rich and warm aura The Whitney has with the vibe of Detroit’s storied history seeping from the walls. There were a lot of new faces, some regulars, and seems like ideas are being tossed around and perhaps some ventures taking place…..?
Elizabeth Ross of Detroit Freelance took sponsorship to a whole new level. Her presentation for her startup company with telecommunications, credit card processing, websites, servers, and promotional material was at once commanding and inspiring. Her business model of a portion of the profits going back into locally active non-profit organizations was also intriguing. Elizabeth – THANK YOU SO MUCH for sponsoring!
Stay active on the blog and Facebook and pass on your ideas. Happy Holidays. See you in February.
Photos are courtesy of naokomc.
This is a friendly reminder our Winter Wonderland End of Year Holiday Detroit Chapter of Startup Drinks is this Thursday at 6pm at the Whitney in Detroit. A sponsor has also graciously stepped forward- Elizabeth Ross of Detroit Freelance. We can not thank you enough and here’s to yours and ours startup ventures.
Let’s celebrate the end of the year, hustle for the future and get a head start on all those resolutions we’ll be thinking about soon. Let’s help one other out with ideas and advice and how we can continue to make Startup Drinks a vital piece of Detroit’s ingenuity.
See ya there.
Last month’s meeting at The Dakota Inn Rathskellar was an intimate affair followed by some good old German beer drinking and singing. Beforehand we all got to talk about different projects we were working on and new relationships were made with several meetings taking place in the following weeks.
For the month of December we are going to celebrate in good old fashioned traditional Detroit style at The Whitney downtown in The Ghost Room upstairs.
The date is December 10 at 6pm.
The Whitney
4421 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 832-5700
Things are only getting better, deeper, and richer for Detroit’s Chapter of Startup Drinks. There is momentum from our last meeting at Slows and more is planned for future gatherings. While the aim is to have an adult beverage or two, we do want to share about our entrepreneurial (mis)adventures and grow them as well. Stay tuned about more information coming for our next meeting. So here’s the deal- if you are familiar with The Dakota Inn you will smile and appreciate the authenticity such a venue exhibits. If you have never heard of it, you are in for a treat and the opportunity to see a Detroit gem.
We will be meeting Thursday, October 15 at 6pm at The Dakota Inn Rathskeller - 17324 John R in Detroit. Also, if you stay past 730, you will be able to see Mike Montgomery & Kerry Price in the Rathskeller’s legendary “Anything Goes” evening.
We also wish to thank Fran Yee who conceived and executed the plan to meet at The Rathskeller- well done!
Many thanks to our members who came and raised a glass in June despite poor planning from the organizers who negated to look at the downtown Detroit calendar, the event being the night of the Tigers playing the Cubs and the Fireworks.
But live and learn- this time we’ve given more thought to schedules and venues……and drinks. We’ve organized the second meeting of Detroit Start Up Drinks at Slows BBQ on August 26 at 6pm. There are no major sporting events and weather permitting we can move out onto the patio. Slows has one of the best beer selections in town.
A sponsor has also come forward in buying the first beer first (while supplies last!) in Jason Brown and PublicCityPR. Many thanks to Jason for helping our chapter grow and grace us with libation.
May we all learn from one another and nurture the budding entrepreneurial spirit coming out of our city.
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Detroit Startup Drinks is starting and drinking! Our kickoff is June 24, 2009 from 6-8pm at Cliff Bells (2030 Park Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226). We were also able to secure a drink special of 25% off.
Here is the link to the Facebook Group of Detroit Startup Drinks.
Come on down to meet like-minded individuals looking to start something up or maybe you’re already in the building phases in need of some help or just need to commiserate. We’re all here to help each other out and share ideas…over a pint.
A simple concept: startup culture in cities around the world gathers around a bar to have a pint and discuss what they are working on, what they need help with and what they can do for each other.
This adhoc event takes place in cities around the world, see the list below and if your fine city is not listed, send us an email and we will set you up.
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