We are a group of Seattle entrepreneurs and startup junkies who like to get together, drink beer, and talk shop. Drink some hops & show us your chops.Tumblr (3.0; @hopsandchops)http://www.hopsandchops.com/<img src="http://data.tumblr.com/gi02hU8e1ftr1m6kX1cm2OY1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.foundryinteractive.com">Bill Nordwall</a> and <a href="http://tech.brianwestbrook.com/">Brian Westbrook</a> officially let folks know where Hops and Chops is held every Thursday starting at 6:30pmhttp://www.hopsandchops.com/post/57622887http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/57622887Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:37:59 -0800hopsandchops<img src="http://data.tumblr.com/gi02hU8e1ftqza9q2xxLX4bSo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.whrrl.com">Whrrl</a> 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?http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/57622677http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/57622677Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:36:10 -0800whrrl<p>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.</p> <p>With 5 weeks under our belt, we thought we’d give some summary stats:</p> <p><a href="http://www.palomarventures.com/team_gottesfeld.htm"><img src="http://www.princeton.edu/%7Epaw/columns/on_the_campus/otc_pics/OTC_0607_Gottesfeld.jpg" width="72" height="97"/></a></p> <p>#1 VC attendee?  Palamor Ventures Associate <a href="http://www.palomarventures.com/team_gottesfeld.htm">Adam Gottesfeld</a>.  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!</p> <p>#1 Legal attendee?  No surprise here… startup attorney extraordinaire <a href="http://www.beaconlawadvisors.com/">Chris Hurley</a> of Beacon Law Advisors has been our top tab-picker-uppper — thanks, Chris!</p> <p>#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 :-)</p> <p>#1 <a href="http://www.whrrl.com/">Mobile Social App</a>?  Definitely Whrrl — fire it up on your iPod!</p> <p>#1 PBR pitcher buyer?  Has to be <a href="http://www.foundryinteractive.com/">Foundry Interactive</a>… gotta love ‘em!</p> <p>OK… see you all soon!</p>http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/57191217http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/57191217Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:13:50 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gi02hU8e1ex53u6t2GgMlLIYo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.teachstreet.com/u/us-79mc657dc">Daryn Nakhuda</a> and the Android (which is which?)http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/54021925http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/54021925Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:55:12 -0700<img src="http://data.tumblr.com/gi02hU8e1evsmftsgKWuwfv3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>All the PBR you can drink, thanks to <a href="http://www.twitter.com/billnordwall">@billnordwall</a>http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/53882068http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/53882068Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:16:00 -0700<p>If you’re in the area, stop by <a title="Linda's Tavern" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/lindas-tavern-seattle">Linda’s</a> between 6:30 and 8:30 tonight. We’ll be at the big table upstairs!</p> <p>If you’re not available tonight, don’t worry. <a title="Hops & Chops on Twitter" href="http://www.twitter.com/hopsandchops">Hops and Chops</a> is at the same place, same time, every week…</p>http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/53848430http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/53848430Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:01:35 -0700<img src="http://data.tumblr.com/gi02hU8e1ecprn4ylcIkacnko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>The <a href="http://www.crapmonkey.com/">CrapMonkey</a> Travis Petershagen, doing what he does best… smiling while imbibing :-)http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/51907029http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/51907029Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:50:26 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/gi02hU8e1ecpq5byqVwV0WsSo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Daryn Nakhuda (<a href="http://www.teachstreet.com">TeachStreet</a>), Randall Lucas (<a href="http://www.voyagercapital.com">Voyager Capital</a>), Ryan Maloney (Atlas Networks), Bill Nordwall (<a href="http://www.foundryinteractive.com">Foundry Interactive</a>), Jon Fuchs (<a href="http://www.teachstreet.com">TeachStreet</a>), Sang Kim (<a href="http://www.denalifitness.com">Denali Fitness</a>), Chris Hurley (<a href="http://www.beaconlawadvisors.com/">Beacon Law Advisors</a>) showing off their chops!http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/51906794http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/51906794Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:49:16 -0700<p>We’re tracking the #hopsandchops <a title="Hashtags" href="http://twitter.pbwiki.com/Hashtags">hashtag</a> on twitter.</p> <p>Any public tweets using the #hopsandchops tag will be retweeted by <a title="Hops & Chops on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/hopsandchops">@hopsandchops</a>, so make sure to follow that account to keep up with our announcements as well as updates from the community.</p>http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/50740139http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/50740139Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:42:39 -0700<p><b>Just the Facts:</b></p> <ul> <li>Where? - Linda’s Tavern (Capitol Hill) - <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/lindas-tavern-seattle">707 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122</a> </li> <li>When? - 6:30pm, every Thursday (starting 9/25/08)</li> <li>Who/What? - Startup junkies, networkers, folks interested in learning new things and meeting new people, activists, and fun people!</li> <li>Why? - Here’s the gist: <ul> <li>We were inspired by a fantastic recurring Portland happy hour event called <a href="http://www.beerandblog.com/">Beer and Blog</a> semi-coordinated by <a href="http://www.siliconflorist.com/">Silicon Florist</a> & others.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul> </li> <li>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.</li> <li>Notifications? - Sign up for our <a href="http://twitter.com/hopsandchops">Hops and Chops Twitter</a> or follow the <a href="http://www.hopsandchops.com/rss">Hops and Chops RSS feed</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Hope to see you at an upcoming Hops and Chops!</p>http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/50572025http://www.hopsandchops.com/post/50572025Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:03:00 -0700hops and chopshopsandchopsseattlestartuphappy hour