Detroit Startup Drinks

Meeting this Wednesday August 23rd - Park Bar

detriot — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:40:27 +0000

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

Forans follow up

detriot — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:22:40 +0000

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.

April 21st Meeting - Grand Trunk Pub, also known as Forans

detriot — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:07:45 +0000

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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.

February 26th - Next Event

detriot — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:49:44 +0000

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

Whitney Recap

detriot — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:53:28 +0000

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.

Sponsor for this Thursday December 10 - Elizabeth Ross and Detroit Freelance

detriot — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:25:40 +0000

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.

December 10, 2009 6PM - The Whitney Detroit

detriot — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:06:31 +0000

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

October 15, 2009 - The Dakota Inn Rathskeller - 6pm

detriot — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:35:48 +0000

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!

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Follow Up to Slows

detriot — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:32:14 +0000

Last week’s meeting at Slow’s BBQ was a great stride and development in the history of Detroit Startup Drinks. We estimate around 30 people showed up and a lot of contacts, both old and new, were made. There was a great spirit in the air that the event was within the City of Detroit and I was pleasantly surprised at the number of Detroit small businesses and startups present. In our tech and creative communities there is a lot of work to be done, a lot of opportunity, and Detroit Startup Drinks is positioning itself to foster this growth and these relationships.

The essence of our chapter is to be loose and social, to not fall into the rigid ways of networking groups. This is a place to put it out on the table and take the ink pen to the bar nap. However, while talking to some individuals, there is a desire to provide more of an outlet and a resource. We are open to any ideas and please comment on them here or in the Facebook Group. Some thoughts are to have a speaker share some insights into their startup experience and also provide ways to meet and talk with the people they need to.

Also, many thanks to Jason Brown of Public City PR for buying the first round for everyone, the Hitachino I had was a real summer treat.

Stay tuned, we’re preparing for October and it will be in the spirit of Octoberfest, old school Detroit style.

See You Wednesday the 26th

detriot — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:13:54 +0000

Things are growing for the local chapter of Detroit Startup Drinks. Our Facebook page is growing and we received a little bit of press this past Sunday from Jillian Kushner at the Oakland Press. It is a well done article in that it captures the spirit within which our local chapter began with. The meeting on Wednesday the 26th at Slows we anticipate to be much larger than our kickoff. Close out the summer nicely and become focused around your ideas with the help of a beverage. See you there.