events
July Founders’ Table (Calgary)
A Founder’s Table dinner is planned for Thursday July 3rd, 5 pm in Calgary [revised date] Following the success of our kick-off May 2008 STIRR Canada event (which hosted 50 Alberta-based guests) this July 2008 invitation-only dinner will return to the classic STIRR single-table gathering comprised of 10-12 founders of tech-driven companies. FOR MORE DETAILS, [...]
A Founder’s Table dinner is planned for Thursday July 3rd, 5 pm in Calgary [revised date]
Following the success of our kick-off May 2008 STIRR Canada event (which hosted 50 Alberta-based guests) this July 2008 invitation-only dinner will return to the classic STIRR single-table gathering comprised of 10-12 founders of tech-driven companies.
FOR MORE DETAILS, please email: Info{at}stirr{dot}ca
If you’re not already a member of STIRR Canada, please complete the APPLICATION FORM.
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A range of Calgary-based events are planned for the coming year:
- A Founder’s Table will be held each month.
- Pitch Labs are planned for August, October, December, January, and February.
- Popular Tech Mixer main events will be held in September and February.
- STIRR Canada will also hold on-campus events for Calgary students this fall, as well as participating in various BarCamp and DemoCamp activities.
BarCamp Calgary breaks for lunch (left) and Nexopia Founder Timo Ewalds (right) chats with BarCamp attendees.
Media STIRR
Local coverage in the Calgary Herald newspaper about Garrett Camp’s visit back to Calgary and his sharing of the StumbleUpon.com startup experience at STIRR Canada’s inaugural event. From the Herald article: “We wanted to have [Garrett] back to Calgary to … help coach the people in the room to what do we have to do [...]
Local coverage in the Calgary Herald newspaper about Garrett Camp’s visit back to Calgary and his sharing of the StumbleUpon.com startup experience at STIRR Canada’s inaugural event.
From the Herald article:
“We wanted to have [Garrett] back to Calgary to … help coach the people in the room to what do we have to do to make sure the next Garrett Camp, who might well be at one of the tables, has the opportunity to get mentored, funded and supported here so we can keep some of these great startup stories local, ” said Claudia Moore, a director of STIRR Canada and owner of Calgary-based technology company growth agent Material Insight Inc.“
And many thanks also to Techvibes for their support and coverage as well. Techvibes correspondent, Barcamp supporter, and technology intern, Cam Linke, came down from Edmonton to attend the Founders’ Table event. Thanks Cam!
Event Wrap-up
On Thursday evening, Albertan tech startup founders, funders, and emerging young guns filled the main floor of Calgary’s Bonterra Trattoria restaurant at STIRR Canada’s kick-off Founders & Funders Dinner event. Five hours later, after some great networking and facilitated dinner table conversations, people were still buzzing. A young startup founder remarked: “I can’t believe the [...]
On Thursday evening, Albertan tech startup founders, funders, and emerging young guns filled the main floor of Calgary’s Bonterra Trattoria restaurant at STIRR Canada’s kick-off Founders & Funders Dinner event. Five hours later, after some great networking and facilitated dinner table conversations, people were still buzzing.
A young startup founder remarked: “I can’t believe the caliber of people I just got to talk with or the amount I learned before dessert came. This has been the most productive tech event I’ve been to in Calgary.”
Participating companies included: Active Conversion, Broadramp, Calgary Scientific, Cambrian House, Cognera, CoolIT, Coril Holdings, Cornerstone Technologies, Datagardens, DirectVoxx, Dynastream, eSchedule, GamesCafe, iNovia Capital, Intervera, Loa Corporation, Mobovivo, Octane Venture Partners, Ph03nix New Media, Preo Software, Psyko Audio Labs … continue
First STIRR Canada event nears capacity
STIRR Canada‘s first Founders & Funders Dinner, set to take place in Calgary on May 15th, has received great out-of-the-gate support from the Alberta tech startup community. We anticipate the last spot at the invitation-only dinner event will fill today. We’d also like to thank our first sponsor, Macleod Dixon, for their participation and continued [...]
STIRR Canada‘s first Founders & Funders Dinner, set to take place in Calgary on May 15th, has received great out-of-the-gate support from the Alberta tech startup community. We anticipate the last spot at the invitation-only dinner event will fill today. 
We’d also like to thank our first sponsor, Macleod Dixon, for their participation and continued support of high-tech industry events. To find out more about STIRR Canada and how to apply for membership, please email: Info [at] stirr.ca
Founders & Funders Dinner (Calgary)
Meet a local group of tech startup founders and funders for a networking dinner with Garrett Camp, co-founder of the ‘social search’ phenomenon StumbleUpon — at Calgary’s inaugural STIRR Canada Event. This dinner is an invitation-only event. Stay tuned for future, larger-scale, Tech Mixer events. Garrett was completing his Masters degree in Software Engineering at [...]
Meet a local group of tech startup founders and funders for a networking dinner with Garrett Camp, co-founder of the ‘social search’ phenomenon StumbleUpon — at Calgary’s inaugural STIRR Canada Event.
This dinner is an invitation-only event.
Stay tuned for future, larger-scale, Tech Mixer events.
Garrett was completing his Masters degree in Software Engineering at the University of Calgary when he and some friends co-founded StumbleUpon in 2001.
In May of 2007, eBay acquired the company for US$75 million. By then, millions of users were “stumbling” across great content on the Internet and sharing their finds. TechCrunch recently reported that StumbleUpon has registered its five millionth user.
(photo, right, courtesy of ‘Scott Beale/Laughing Squid’ under a Creative Commons llicense.)The talks from STIRR USA FounderHacks III
Evan Williams, Jonathan Abrams and Michael Cerda shared their insights at STIRR USA’s FounderHacks III. There were over 300 in attendance. Over 75% founding teams of early stage startups. Here are the talks: Ev Williams “Just Say No” Jonathan Abrams “Common Wisdom sometimes isn’t” Michael Cerda “Stick to your DNA” The good folks over at [...]
Evan Williams, Jonathan Abrams and Michael Cerda shared their insights at STIRR USA’s FounderHacks III. There were over 300 in attendance. Over 75% founding teams of early stage startups.
Here are the talks:
Ev Williams “Just Say No”
Jonathan Abrams “Common Wisdom sometimes isn’t”
Michael Cerda “Stick to your DNA”
The good folks over at Found|Read wrote about the talks here.
Kudos to Chef Paul for catering and the STIRR Armored Door Team for keeping the flow moving smoothly.
Highlight Talks from STIRR USA FHI and FHII
Some of the highlight talks from STIRR USA’s FounderHacks I and II Add STIRR to your page
Some of the highlight talks from STIRR USA’s FounderHacks I and II
The Talks from STIRR USA FounderHacks II
Our thanks to Scott Rafer, Patrick Koppula and James Currier. Here are the talks from FHII: James Currier Patrick Koppula Scott Rafer
Our thanks to Scott Rafer, Patrick Koppula and James Currier. Here are the talks from FHII:
James Currier
Patrick Koppula
Scott Rafer
The talks from STIRR USA FounderHacks I
The videos from FounderHacks I have arrived. Munjal Shah, CEO, Like.com David Weekly, CEO, PBWiki David Marks, CEO, Loomia Ted Rheingold, CEO, Dogster/Catster Thanks to Nandor Fejer from bub.blicio.us for the videography work with nods to Brian Solis and Allison McNeill. Thanks to the San Jose Mercury News for additional footage.
The videos from FounderHacks I have arrived.
Munjal Shah, CEO, Like.com
David Weekly, CEO, PBWiki
David Marks, CEO, Loomia
Ted Rheingold, CEO, Dogster/Catster
Thanks to Nandor Fejer from bub.blicio.us for the videography work with nods to Brian Solis and Allison McNeill. Thanks to the San Jose Mercury News for additional footage.
STIRR USA Mixer 2.3 in Photos
Photography by Lane Hartwell
