The only truly successful, flexible, businesslike, selfgoverning internet investing (crowdfunding) companies, are those organized under Dutch law. Tremendous interest has been generated in the U.S. about crowdfunding because of the rare bipartisan consensus leading to passage of a U.S. Crowdfunding law. However, the law is so flawed it is unlikely to ever be useful. Currently, worldwide, only the Dutch law fits the bill.  We were initially under the impression that only Dutch Citizens and Dual N …

Do you believe web sites should be about something? Not just well-coded and well-designed, but filled with information that's interesting, fun, provocative, substantial ... and most of all, well-written and well-produced? Are you in the Seattle area? Then you belong here. (Especially if you're a content strategist, want to be a content strategist, want to work with content strategists, or are curious about the idea of content strategy.) Seattle has lots and lots of web professionals, and a small …

This Meetup group is intended to build a community of individuals in the Puget Sound that are interested in E-commerce. That could mean eBay, Amazon, Volusion, Magento, or even a custom solution. In the Meetups we will learn from each other and from guest speakers. It is very difficult to learn about Ecommerce because there is so much inaccurate information out there, so we are going to build a community where people can share ideas and everyone will know they are rooted in truth. If you have s …

A monthly gathering for Seattle area tech junkies. More specifically, those focused on storage, HPC, and general IT. Industry guys, IT guys, nerds, geeks, tech philosoraptors, whatever.... Whether 3 or 30 this should be good times to get together talk shop, learn from peers, or just have some beers and a good time. Only a couple of rules: 1. No management, No selling, No recruiting 2. BYOA (bring your own AMEX) Industry guys or those with P-Cards will typically be covering festivities but this i …

Welcome to Seattle Tech Meetup, Seattle's largest ongoing monthly event.  This event is for the community, by the community! Done in partnership with local community resources Startup Weekend, GeekWire, WTIA, StartupSeattle, House of Genius and more, Seattle Tech Meetup (aka: STM) happens on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Want to know more? Watch this short video: Thank you for joining the Seattle technology and startup community.  We look forward to meeting you! See you around town, Greene a …

Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Our courses …

Distilled - the smarter online marketing company, with a reputation for being experts at what we do, are pleased to announce that we will be holding regular free Meetups throughout the year for those interested in anything related to online marketing, from search engine optimization to pay-per-click, CRO, copy writing and online PR. Generally held at TheEasy, the Meetups will be a great chance for those working in the industry to meet like-minded people, network, learn something new and most of …

This MeetUp is for anyone interested in discussing and exploring new technology trends. We'll discuss and give demonstrations on topics such as Home Automation and Control, Audio, Video, Surveillance, Security, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, and just about anything relating to tech. Join us in expanding each others technological awareness with a special emphasis on resources and companies located here in the Pacific Northwest.

Join Us! This Meetup Group is for Project Managers who want to take their networking to the next level. Are you considering a career move? Would you like to know about Project Management opportunities? Are you looking for a Project Manager? Do you have questions about applying Project Management in your current position? It is hoped that you will join to connect and share with other Project Managers. Puget Sound Project Managers has merged with The Puget Sound Big Dogs, a PM social network of f …

Social Games Seattle Members, Thanks to everyone who came out to our Social Games Seattle Event on Wed. Feb. 24th at the King Cat Theatre! A special thanks to our sponsors and speakers who did a great job! Offerpal Media, RockYou, MS Windows Gaming Experience and Playdom. Event Recap: The event was a little more intimate than the first two, and this made for great networking and an open bar for all who attended. The crowd was awesome and people made some good connections, the speakers were i …

If you want to join a group that is focused on user research and usability, then this is the place! Come swap strategies and war stories with folks who are practicing user research and usability every day. Need help figuring out how to test your latest mobile app? Want to become a better interviewer? Looking for ideas to pitch your boss on a bigger usability budget? Whether you are the only researcher at your company, or 1 of 1,000 - your stories and strategies are needed!

We organizes events for our West Seattle Coworking community. We meet for Coworking sessions, meetups, lunch breaks, night outs and other fun events. We like to share skills and resources, motivate each other, give feedback, make friends, inspire entrepreneurial minds and enjoy each others company.

From beginner to expert we welcome all. Our objective is to offer support and share information, best practices, techniques, tools and resources. Our members are bloggers, new users, professionals, entrepreneurs and personal users.

A closely knit community of Chief Technology Officers, empowering each other to grow in their astute leadership of Seattle's hottest Internet companies.

"The Mastermind alliance consists of two or more people who work in perfect harmony for the attainment of a definite purpose." This Meetup employs early 20th Century principles with an early 21st Century perspective.  Where Napoleon Hill was primarily concerned with business creation and growth, this meetup casts this into the "start-up" business metaphor of the Internet era; and it encompasses the social sphere of individual growth where a member might want to attain a personal goal.  Knowing t …

At Startup Founder 101, aspiring and early-stage startup founders meet once a month to hear candid talks by successful local entrepreneurs. Learn the best practices, strategies, and mistakes to avoid from those who have been there, done that. Then, if you want, share your ideas and plans in a relaxed setting to get personal and professional feedback.

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial d …

Analyst like Gartner and Forester claim small merchants are quickly going extinct. Your odds of survival grow slimmer by the day as giants like big box retailers like Wal-Mart and massive online dominators like Amazon grow their market share affording technologies and resources that just aren’t available to the common merchant. E-Commerce - Social Commerce Mobile and Tablet Commerce Groupon, LivingSolcial, etc… Presence on Facebook, Pinterest, FourSquare, etc… SEM and SEO Amazon, eBay, Etsy, et …