Next SF Event: June 22nd

admin   |   May 13th, 2010

We had an amazing FounderDating event in April with really awesome people. We are now taking applications for the next San Francisco event scheduled on June 22nd at 7:00pm. Apply now. Deadline June 8th. Rockstars only, please!

NOTE: FounderDating events are invite-only. Participation is based on merit & peer recommendations. All information will be kept 110% confidential.

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Our First Seattle Match!

admin   |   May 13th, 2010

We are excited to share with you that we have our first Seattle match!

Full Story in XConomy.
“Dodson, a game design expert previously with Tenacious Games and Divide by Zero Games, then met Bito, a software developer, in February at the first FounderDating event in Seattle.”

Congrats to Scott Dodson, John Bito, and Eric Eastman!

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Next Seattle Event: May 26th

admin   |   May 13th, 2010

We are now taking applications for the next Seattle FounderDating event on May 26th at 6:30pm. Apply now. Rockstars only, please!

NOTE: FounderDating events are invite-only. Participation is based on merit & peer recommendations. All information will be kept 110% confidential.

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Next SF Event: January 28th

admin   |   January 7th, 2010

That’s right, it’s a new year and there is no time like the present to keep your new year’s resolution. You know, the one where you promised yourself you’d start doing what you love, start building that product you’ve been brainstorming, jump in and take a risk.

We’re here to help you do just that. The first step is finding the right co-founder and we bring together an amazing group of entrepreneurs ready to innovate. We are now taking requests and nominations for attendees. Apply now. Rockstars only, please!

NOTE: FounderDating events are invite-only. Participation is based on merit & peer recommendations. All information will be kept 110% confidential.

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Second Bay Area Event Announced: October 28th

admin   |   October 2nd, 2009

We had an amazing first event with  really awesome people and we’re excited to announce our next event is set for October 28th in SF.

We are now taking requests and nominations for attendees.  We’ll once again  have some great folks attending who are actively looking to start their next company including; Travis Kalanick (Red Swoosh), Philip Kaplan (Founder of FuckedCompany, Adbrite),  Alan Braverman (Geni/Yammer/Xoom/Eventbrite) and superstars from a number of not-to-be-named top companies.

Drinks are on us, just bring great ideas.

NOTE:  FounderDating events are invite only. Participation is based on merit & peer recommendations>.  All information will be kept 110% confidential.

You may request an invite for yourself or for someone else (preferred) by emailing founderdating@gmail.com with the following info:

  • Your Name & Email
  • Specify your background/skill set
  • If you have some ideas or areas you are excited about, can you share?  Please submit specific ideas if you feel comfortable sharing or general areas that you are interested in such as medical devices, internet, mobile, iphone, etc.
  • What do you think you bring to a founding team?
  • You just had the idea for the next Google.  When can you start?
  • Is there anyone who could be a confidential reference for you?

We will get back to you when/if there is a spot available.

Thanks!

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First Bay Area Event: September 9th

admin   |   August 13th, 2009

We have opened registration for the first event.

We are excited that we have some great folks attending who are actively looking to start their next company including; Philip Kaplan (Founder of FuckedCompany, Adbrite), Patrick McKenna (Founder of LiveOps), Alan Braverman (Geni/Yammer/Xoom/Eventbrite) and superstars from a number of not-to-be-named top companies.

To help the flow of ideas and conversations, the first 20 pitchers of beer are on the house…

NOTE:  FounderDating events are invite only. Participation is based on merit & peer recommendations.  All information will be kept 110% confidential.

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Welcome to FounderDating

admin   |   August 2nd, 2009

Hello, world.   This is Saar and Jessica, and this is the first blog post for FounderDating. We meet super talented people all the time who want to become entrepreneurs but they haven’t yet found the right co-founder(s)/team or idea to work on.

For some time now, we’ve have been meaning to put together an event for potential founders to connect with other potential founders and people with ideas and problems that they want to solve.  All too often you know people with similar backgrounds and skills sets to your own.  We want to help you find team members with complimentary skill sets.

The hope is that FounderDating makes it easier to meet a co-founder or founding team, discover or refine ideas and problems, and lower the hurdles to company creation.

Not unlike our friends who throw dinner parties for their single friends to meet each other,  our hope is that FounderDating brings out interesting people who are at least open to starting a new company or side-project.

You should come if you are looking for a full-time or meaningful part-time project to work on.  You should not come if you are not interested/available to start a new company.

If you still haven’t figured out if this event is for you…Please ATTEND if:

  • You have a specific idea that you would like to work on
  • You are a superstar who likes your current job but might be open to joining a founding team for the right opportunity
  • You have a business problem that you would like someone else to solve and would be willing to advise a founding team

This event if NOT for you if:

  • You are not interested in building something new.
  • You are not committed to working on a full-time or meaningful side-project.

Can you invite other people?

Only invite them if they kick-ass and you would join them in a startup or write a check out of your bank account to fund their next company.

What else is important to know?

The Rules of Dating:

  • Be Committed:  If you’re just interested in seeing what’s out there and not really ready to make a commitment to either a full-time gig or meaningful side project, this is not an event for you.
  • Don’t Meet and Tell – we take confidentiality very seriously. We promise to keep all information/identities disclosed completely confidential, but by attending the event you do as well.

    • Have questions?   Ping us at saarsaar at g mail dot com or jessicaalter@gmail.com

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