Hops & Chops

Jeff Lawson, CEO of one of our favorite startups: Twilio, is...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:34:17 -0700

Jeff Lawson, CEO of one of our favorite startups: Twilio, is leaving Seattle for the Bay Area. In preparation for his departure, he created a slideshare presentation entitled “Answers To Every Seattle Tech Startups Question Ever Asked”.

This slide got it right!

Ladies Night at Hops and Chops tonight!

Thu, 28 May 2009 10:18:21 -0700

Just a reminder that it’s our second-official “Ladies Night” at Hops and Chops tonight — we’ve put out the call, and think we’re ready to Rock the Party (per Flight of the Conchords) — @askthemd (aka DJHotStockings)put out the call to her 103.7 The Mountain tweeps, and rumor has it that Daryn’s even using his twitter account for outreach, so watch out!

Meet the Geek of the Week

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:25:00 -0700

Meet the Geek of the Week :

Dave Schappell , the founder of TeachStreet (and more importantly, of Hops & Chops), is the Seattle P-I’s Geek of the Week.

Experience his painful awkwardness every Thursday night at Linda’s. He’ll dazzle you with words he’s picked up around the office, like ‘grep’,’puppet’,’geocode’,’sphinx’, and ‘nginx’, and occasionally, he’ll even know how to pronounce them correctly.

If Dave had written this post, it would have looked something like:

10 PRINT "DAVE IS THE GREATEST" 20 GOTO 10

This week’s (4/9/2009) celebrity Hops & Chops guest:...

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:00:00 -0700

This week’s (4/9/2009) celebrity Hops & Chops guest: Dave McClure.

For those of you who aren’t in the know:

Dave McClure has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for almost twenty years as a software developer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, blogger, & internet marketing nerd. Dave currently runs a seed-stage investment program for Founders Fund. His passion is helping startups with marketing, product strategy, and startup metrics, and he is an advisor or investor for several companies including: Canopy Financial, Eventvue, KissMetrics, Mashery, Mint, RichRelevance, 750 Industries, Simply Hired, SlideShare, TeachStreet, Twilio.

People often ask, “How can I tell which group is Hops...

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:46:46 -0800

People often ask, “How can I tell which group is Hops & Chops?”

… just look for the iphone glow!

Entrepreneurs -- be Passionate

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:33:06 -0800

Entrepreneurs -- be Passionate: Here’s a reminder from our ranting guru, Mr. Dave McClure, on where your priorities better be if you’re thinking about joining the glamorous startup ranks.

It’s the event you’ve all been waiting for —...

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:34:00 -0800

It’s the event you’ve all been waiting for — the inauguaral…

Ladies’ Night, at Hops and Chops :-)
— brought to you (unofficially) by Foundry Interactive, TeachStreet, Lookery, Scrapwalls, Redfin, Biznik, Evri and Whrrl

Spread the word — yes, ladies drink free *

6:30pm on Thursday
Linda’s on Pike St. (Capitol Hill)

www.hopsandchops.com
www.twitter.com/hopsandchops

* Free beverages restricted to Hamm’s Beer, consumed between 6:30pm and 3am ;-)

Dave Schappell @ Snowpocalypse 2008 Edition of Hops and Chops

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:38:00 -0800

Dave Schappell @ Snowpocalypse 2008 Edition of Hops and Chops

A Different Same Place?

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:26:00 -0800

One of the core tenets of Hops & Chops is that we meet at the same place at the same time every week. You never have to think about it: if it’s Thursday and you’re in the neighborhood, stop in and see who’s around! If you miss a night, no worries, we’ll be there the following week.

That said, the past several weeks have seen some large crowds, and we’re wondering whether it is time to choose a different “same place” to meet.

If you have an opinion, please answer the poll, and leave a comment with any specific ideas on neighborhoods and bars. $3 sliders are a big plus…

Bill Nordwall and Brian Westbrook officially let folks know...

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:37:59 -0800

Bill Nordwall and Brian Westbrook officially let folks know where Hops and Chops is held every Thursday starting at 6:30pm

Whrrl becomes our first Hops and Chops sponsor, complete with...

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:36:10 -0800

Whrrl becomes our first Hops and Chops sponsor, complete with fabulous t-shirts — my wife promptly inherited my slightly undersized t, and it really looks great (on her). Kudos to Whrrl for making a t-shirt that’s wearable… now, when are you stepping up for a beer sponsorship?

Top Hops and Chops VC is from Los Angeles?

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:13:50 -0700

Well, we’ve successfully Hopped and Chopped for five weeks (#6 is tonight!), and all in all, it’s been fantastic — we’ve averaged 30-40 folks, and the conversation’s been fun and relaxed. Seems like we’ve hit on a good thing.

With 5 weeks under our belt, we thought we’d give some summary stats:

#1 VC attendee? Palamor Ventures Associate Adam Gottesfeld. Runner Up? Randall Lucas of Voyager Capital (here in Seattle). Really, a Los Angeles VC is top attendee?!? Let’s go, Madrona — we know you can pick it up!

#1 Legal attendee? No surprise here… startup attorney extraordinaire Chris Hurley of Beacon Law Advisors has been our top tab-picker-uppper — thanks, Chris!

#1 Banker? Have to give the nod to Silicon Valley Bank — of course, if Minh keeps pimping his services so relentlessly, we may need to assess them a penalty pitcher :-)

#1 Mobile Social App? Definitely Whrrl — fire it up on your iPod!

#1 PBR pitcher buyer? Has to be Foundry Interactive… gotta love ‘em!

OK… see you all soon!

Daryn Nakhuda and the Android (which is which?)

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:55:12 -0700

Daryn Nakhuda and the Android (which is which?)

All the PBR you can drink, thanks to @billnordwall

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:16:00 -0700

All the PBR you can drink, thanks to @billnordwall

Happy Hour Tonight!

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:01:35 -0700

If you’re in the area, stop by Linda’s between 6:30 and 8:30 tonight. We’ll be at the big table upstairs!

If you’re not available tonight, don’t worry. Hops and Chops is at the same place, same time, every week…

The CrapMonkey Travis Petershagen, doing what he does...

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:50:26 -0700

The CrapMonkey Travis Petershagen, doing what he does best… smiling while imbibing :-)

Daryn Nakhuda (TeachStreet), Randall Lucas (Voyager Capital),...

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:49:16 -0700

Daryn Nakhuda (TeachStreet), Randall Lucas (Voyager Capital), Ryan Maloney (Atlas Networks), Bill Nordwall (Foundry Interactive), Jon Fuchs (TeachStreet), Sang Kim (Denali Fitness), Chris Hurley (Beacon Law Advisors) showing off their chops!

Hops & Chops on Twitter

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:42:39 -0700

We’re tracking the #hopsandchops hashtag on twitter.

Any public tweets using the #hopsandchops tag will be retweeted by @hopsandchops, so make sure to follow that account to keep up with our announcements as well as updates from the community.

Welcome to Hops and Chops

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:03:00 -0700

Just the Facts:

Where? - Linda’s Tavern (Capitol Hill) - 707 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122
When? - 6:30pm, every Thursday (starting 9/25/08)
Who/What? - Startup junkies, networkers, folks interested in learning new things and meeting new people, activists, and fun people!
Why? - Here’s the gist:
- We were inspired by a fantastic recurring Portland happy hour event called Beer and Blog semi-coordinated by Silicon Florist & others.
- We liked that it’s recurring and in a set-location — you can just put it on your calendar, and there’ll always be a few folks to catch up with.
- Folks who start companies are frequently inundated with “let’s have coffee/lunch” requests — this gives you a way to aggregate them and make intros/network in real-time.
Other? - Idea is that maybe we’ll bring in speakers from time to time… maybe tech-related, or maybe just cool/fun to help you learn something new/meet someone new. We aren’t stressing over it… we’ll figure it out as we go.
Notifications? - Sign up for our Hops and Chops Twitter or follow the Hops and Chops RSS feed.

Hope to see you at an upcoming Hops and Chops!