First HF Meetup at St. John’s Bar and Grill in Sunnyvale
It began with five dudes in a bar. No, really. It was the Spring of 2008, in San Jose, California. Laura Nelson had heard quite enough of her aspiring entrepreneur husband Jonathan’s non stop startup-talk: “I love you, Honey, but you need to get out of the house! Go meet..Read More
Board Member, Innovation Law Institute, UC Hastings College of the Law
Innovation Law Institute is a startup think tank at UC Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Founded Startup Legal Garage.
Microsoft Events
Microsoft Developer Evangelism – Worked with head of developer evangelism to identify key reasons for software developers not using .NET, Azure and Windows phone. Developed new strategies leading to new product lines such as the $7.5B acquisition of GitHub.com, and developing Visual Studio Code. Name checked by global head of..Read More
Dell Enterprise
Identified key trends of startups moving away from purchasing server hardware and migrating to cloud services 7 years ago, enabling Dell to anticipate market direction years ahead of competition in server market
The New York Times
How a Nurse Created a Silicon Valley Incubator
Host & Panel, Launch of San Jose Patent Office Office Events for the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Hackers/Founders, Startup Policy Lab and the HD Patent Meetup Group are partnering to host a special event featuring the Director of the Silicon Valley USPTO, John Cabeca. Hosted at the Hacker Dojo, Director Cabeca participated in a panel discussion about the challenges and obstacles startups face in the current patent..Read More
British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
Jonathan Nelson was a contributor to the VC Evolved study & provided history and perspective on Venture Capital as a whole, as well as new developments
DeNA
Strategic Investment Office came on board as an investor. Provided co-investment opportunities to the deals Hack Fund sourced globally and backed.
Hackers/Founders partners with IC Cafe
IC Cafe is the largest community of entrepreneurs and executives in over 22 cities in China. Its community is made of top-level entrepreneurs from technology, market, and management; about 70% of which are corporate CEOs or executives. IC Cafe is sponsored by more than 300 experienced integrated circuit circles. Its..Read More
Hackers/Founders joins the Silicon Valley Leadership Group as a Member Company
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Silicon Valley Community Foundation joined together in 2015 to develop the Silicon Valley Competitiveness and Innovation Project (SVCIP). It was created to proactively identify a data-driven, overarching economic strategy to enhance competitive advantages in innovation in San Jose, CA, and ensure that Silicon Valley..Read More
White House Demo Day – Portfolio Companies Invited
Hackers/Founders answered the White House’s Public Call to Action on Inclusive Entrepreneurship. Portfolio company, Export Abroad, was showcased at the first ever White House Demo Day
