{"id":1881,"date":"2013-12-06T17:36:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T21:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2013-12-06T17:38:46","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T21:38:46","slug":"entrepreneurship-startupery-via-a-technical-cocktail-yum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/entrepreneurship-startupery-via-a-technical-cocktail-yum\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneurship (StartUpery) via a Technical Cocktail&#8230; YUM!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; \">Unedited by Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; \"><\/div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" id=\"backgroundTable\" style=\"height: 3155px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 944px; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); 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Send us your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.us6.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=a5d06fb07cebd559eeb794c7b&amp;id=dceb53055b&amp;e=6219699b7a\" target=\"_blank\">news tips here<\/a>.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; \"><strong style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\">EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE<\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; \"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><font>Happy Day Tech Cocktail&#8217;ers,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/font><br \/>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">We&#8217;re in the homestretch of 2013, but with the holidays approaching, this marks the busiest time of the year for many. &nbsp;This is the case for us &#8211; as we&#8217;re in full-fledged event planning, book-writing, and startup-spotlight shining mode. &nbsp;Hustle keeps us warm during the winter chill. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This past week, we headed to 1871 in Chicago for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a5d06fb07cebd559eeb794c7b&amp;id=b7ca3cf823&amp;e=6219699b7a\" target=\"_blank\">Fireside Chat with Jason Fried<\/a>&nbsp;of 37signals. &nbsp;Thanks to everyone who made it to the event. &nbsp;It was packed full of great insights.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; \"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><font>Did I mention our book? &nbsp;It&#8217;s coming together quite nicely;&nbsp;I&#8217;m confident you&#8217;ll&nbsp;enjoy it. &nbsp;And there&#8217;s still a chance to have your startup featured.&nbsp; Learn more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a5d06fb07cebd559eeb794c7b&amp;id=dd9d5fea77&amp;e=6219699b7a\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Until next week&#8230;<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; \"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><font>Cheers,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a5d06fb07cebd559eeb794c7b&amp;id=2844d71399&amp;e=6219699b7a\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Frank Gruber\" src=\"https:\/\/app7.publicaster.com\/ImageLibrary\/account2326\/images\/FrankGruber5-headshot-square250.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline; margin: 1px 7px 1px 4px; float: left; width: 59px; min-height: 59px; \"><\/a>Frank Gruber&nbsp;<br \/>Chief Executive Officer<br \/>Tech Cocktail<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; \"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); 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height: 280px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline; width: 640px; \"><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><span style=\"text-align: left; \">Tech Cocktail is proud to partner with 1776, the Washington, DC-based startup incubator, to bring you the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a5d06fb07cebd559eeb794c7b&amp;id=659f573d8f&amp;e=6219699b7a\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-align: left; \">Challenge Cup<\/a><span style=\"text-align: left; \">&nbsp;\u2013 a global competition to identify the hottest startups in education, energy, health, and smart cities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; 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-webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><strong>Apply here<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a5d06fb07cebd559eeb794c7b&amp;id=6acde81bb5&amp;e=6219699b7a\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/challengecup.1776dc.com\/\" >https:\/\/challengecup.1776dc.com\/<\/a><\/a><br \/>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><span style=\"line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Attend your local Challenge Cup event for FREE:&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; \"><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a5d06fb07cebd559eeb794c7b&amp;id=f1adfb3f9e&amp;e=6219699b7a\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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