Featured Events

• Startup Weekend Vancouver

  Friday, Nov 14th

  6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 1800 past events in 120 countries around the world in 2014.

  We begin with open mic pitches on Friday where attendees bring their best ideas and inspire others to join their team. Over Saturday and Sunday teams focus on customer development, validating their ideas, practicing LEAN Startup Methodologies and building a minimal viable product. On Sunday evening teams demo their prototypes and receive valuable feedback from a panel of experts.

  The Profile

  #200 - 375 Water Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
  
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• DevOps Days

  Friday Nov 14th - 15th

  8:00 PM - Midnight

  This conference, which is now happening frequently around the globe, is THE conference for bridging the gap between developers and operations.

  DevOpsDays is a grassroots event for folks in the field connecting, sharing stories, advice, ideas, and tools relating to DevOps

  SFU Harbour Centre

  515 W Hasting St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
  
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• Insights on Innovation

  Monday, Nov 17th

  6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

  The world isn't slowing down, so neither are we. Join Invoke and our incredible lineup of guest presenters for a fast-paced ignite talk on inspiration, insights, and lessons learned in the ever-changing world of innovation.

  With each presenter having 20 slides shown for only 15 seconds per slide, this event is guaranteed to be full of excitement. Watch as presenters pack their 5 minutes on stage with the kind of content that will inform you and your business moving forward. Invoke is proud to be a Premiere Sponsor of Startup Week Vancouver

  Invoke Media (Gastown)

  #313 - 1 Alexander Street Suite, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
  
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• Techvibes Techfest Jobfair

  Tuesday, Nov 18th

  6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  Techvibes Tech Fest is Vancouver's largest recruiting event for the city's fastest growing tech companies.

  Looking for a job in the tech industry? Join us on November 18th and meet with some of the Executive team and Hiring Managers of over 30 exciting companies. There will be a ton of fun activities (think popcorn machines, ice cream sundaes and ping pong) and you'll get a chance to learn about all of the great career opportunities that are open in Vancouver.

  Yaletown Roundhouse

  18 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
  
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• Fireside Chat with Dan Martell

  Tuesday, Nov 18th

  6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  Dan Martell is an award-winning Canadian entrepreneur and founder of Clarity, a venture backed startup that makes it easy to connect with top business minds over the phone. He previously co-founded Flowtown, a San Francisco based social marketing product which raised funding, grew to over 50,000 small business customers and was eventually acquired by Demandforce in 2011. In 2012 he was named Canada's top angel investor having completed over 33 investments with companies like Udemy, Intercom and Unbounce. He believes "you can only keep what you give away" and is heavily involved in many charitable organizations & community events.

  Mobify

  #300 - 948 Homer Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
  
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• Vancouver IMPACT

  Wednesday, Nov 19th

  8:30 AM - 9:00 PM

  Presented by Spring Activator, CCS iHub at Sauder, RADIUS SFU, THNK, Groundswell, Vancouver+Acumen

  Discover what it means to create impact in business: a full day of startup workshops, inspiring keynotes, and networking.

  #VanIMPACT14 will be a collision of purpose and profit, giving impact entrepreneurs and NPOs access to important startup advice and resources, while conversely helping more tech-centric entrepreneurs discover their own impact potential.

  The Imperial

  319 Main Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
  
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• Collaboration, the New Economy

  Thursday, Nov 20th

  5:30 PM - 10:00 PM

  Presented by Credit Unions of BC.

  "We used to live in a world where there are people, private citizens, a world where there are businesses, and now we're living in a world where people can become businesses in 60 seconds"
    - Brian Chesky, CEO, AirBNB

  Today, if you have that killer idea, all you need is a credit card and a cellphone to start your business.

  With the collaborative economy, you no longer need the same depth in resources once required to get your business off the ground. The collaborative economy is the connector and the solution to many of the challenges startups face.

  This session will help you:
  
  Learn about the latest developments and thinking in the collaborative economy
  Understand how startups can setup a cooperative business model that impacts society
  Leverage cost-effective resources and management practices to create branding, MVP, distribute and market what they have built
  

  Speakers
  
  Nik Badminton, Regional Director, North America for freelancer.com
  Alexandra Samuel, VP of Social Media, Vision Critical
  Martin Reed - AVP, Marketing & Research Central 1 Credit Union
  Moderator: Meena Sandhu, Marketing Strategist and Speaker

  Then stay for our Beer Pong Social!

  Agenda:
  
  5:30pm Doors Open
  6:00pm Panel Begins - Collaboration, The New Economy
  7:00pm Beer Pong Social - Stay and mingle, drinks are on us!
  

  The Hive

  #210 - 128 W Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
  
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• Highline Startup Drinks

  Thursday, Nov 20th

  8:00 PM - Midnight

  With chapters in 16+ cities, Startup Socials Mixers offer the opportunity for entrepreneurs, investors, marketers, startups and professionals to network, learn, and party together in a non-formal environment.

  Dedicated to uniting the best startup ecosystem partners in North America, HIGHLINE is proud to partner with Startup Socials and SoftLayer Catalyst to scale across Canada, and tonight marks its entry into Vancouver!

  Republic Nightclub

  958 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  
  
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• Cascadia Summit

  Friday, Nov 21st

  5:00 PM - Midnight

  Cascadia Summit is Launch Academy's premiere event showcasing the most promising startups from Western Canada and the US to an audience over 500 investors, entrepreneurs, corporations, media and more.

  This year Cascadia will be hosted in partnership with Boast Capital and Plug and Play Tech Center and will the Official Closing Event of Vancouver Startup Week.

  Science World Vancouver

  1455 Quebec St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

  
  
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