Events I’ll Be Attending In October

Part of my “time-off” this fall is to travel and explore a bit. I’m still working a bunch but trying to take a few days here and there to catch up, unwind, and help with stuff around the apartment. In October, I’m lucky to be traveling to a few events I’m really excited about it. I’ve never done this before, and it’s rare for me to travel and speak like this (especially with a kid at home), so I figured I’d share the events/links in case any of you were attending or in the area. If there’s any video of the talks after the fact, I’ll try to post them here.

Oct 7-8 | Venture Alpha West, Half Moon Bay, CA [link] [I’ll be on a panel about early-stage hardware investing on that Tuesday, in the afternoon. Interesting side note is that former 49ers Quarterback Steve Young will also be speaking there.]

Oct 13-15 | Marketplaces, by Silicon Valley Bank, New York, NY [link] [This is private event on marketplaces and investing in them. I’ll be in NYC the day before hanging out.]

Oct 19-20 | Rutberg Mobile Influencers, Los Angeles, CA [link] [This one is about 30 minutes south of LAX, a more private event but I think lots of CEOs are going. I’m moderating a panel on on-demand services with Tri from Munchery, Kevin of Shyp, Basti of Postmates, and maybe one more guest TBD. It’s gonna be good fun.]

Oct 26-28 | Stocktoberfest, San Diego, CA [link] [I am so pumped up for this. Have heard great things about Howard’s event, and I’ll be on a panel about mobile technology and also (potentially) giving a talk about using startup insights to play the public stock market — something I like to dabble in. Mostly, I’m going to meet other folks in the Stocktwits community who live and breathe this stuff and learn from them. And have fun.]

And, for a more local event I’m helping organize…if you’re in the Bay Area, pay close attention to this one…

Dec 2 | The Post-Seed Conference, San Francisco, CA [link] [In my work with Bullpen, the firm is organizing a one-day conference on Tuesday, December 2 in San Francisco. The event will be solely focused on the changing landscape in early-stage funding and finance. You can read more about it on the site. There will be many draws to this, but in particular, our keynotes for this are amazing — a16z’s Chris Dixon will be interviewed by Bloomberg’s Cory Johnson; Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois will be a featured speaker 1:1;, and I will close out the day’s events by hosting a fireside chat with AngelList’s Naval Ravikant. If you’re an early-stage founder, investor, or writer covering the area, you should definitely explore attending. Registration information is here.]