Lean Startup Seattle welcomes Seattle's best bootstrappers, efficiency artists, tech entrepreneurs, and more to take part in monthly events geared towards building business's efficiently! "The Lean Startup movement is taking hold in companies both new and established to help entrepreneurs and managers do one important thing: make better, faster business decisions." ~ Eric Ries "I'm a big fan of Lean Startups as well as "focused meetups" (vs. the come one / come all approach) so consider …

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 8 cities across the country (Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Diego and Seattle). Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 150-600 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife …

Meet with other local Asian Professionals to network and discuss the unique perspective that belongs to business people who share an Asian descent as well as from those who have an interest in networking with Asian professionals in general.

This group is for innovators in education.  We strive to keep the balance between educators and technologists in our group. By bringing together educators, entrepreneurs, technologists, and all-around education enthusiasts, the Edu Tech Innovators group creates a collaborative space where people across sectors can work together to tackle challenges and find meaningful solutions to the systemic problems in the global edu landscape. We're people and professionals who want to democratize and unleas …

Meet other locals from all Industries to discuss your Business Ideas and Strategies and share referrals. Gather to discuss current events, share experiences, and to network with other people interested in Business.

If referrals are important to your business, join a group of local business professionals in Seattle who are serious about taking their businesses to the next level through friendly referral networking. Word-of-mouth is the most cost effective and powerful form of advertising. Even in this technological age, nothing beats it. By developing personal relationships with other qualified business professionals in a focused environment, you'll have the opportunity to substantially increase your busin …

Mark Suster recently said  that "Seattle should be the envy of any non-Silicon-Valley tech community in the country. [...] The neurons aren’t connecting to the startups. Somebody needs to make this happen." (TechCrunch)It's obvious that Seattle's tech community is strong and growing, but there's a disconnect between the larger named organizations and the startups. They’re doing stuff – just not enough.That is why I'm starting Seattle Tech Meetup (@STMeetup). It all starts with creating a strong …

  Are you looking for Networking Opportunities and Referral Partners? Are you a "Solo-Preneur" and wish you had some buddies you can talk business with? Finally there is a group for professionals that is networking several times each week. All you have to do is show up and get yourself some coffee...   Business Networking for Professionals. Our day/evening soirees are business and social networking events for professionals, held at relaxed but stylish daytime or evening locations. No formal agen …

Hackers and Founders Seattle provides a casual business forum where tech and less-than-tech entrepreneurs meet and discuss new technologies and/or companies that we’re working on. Whether you’re a serial entrepreneur, a hacker who has always thought of starting a business or completely clueless and want to get connected to the Seattle business community, you’ll fit right in!

A community supported space for digital entrepreneurs.

eCommerce works on many of the same principles as business in general. If you have a product or service that others need and can afford, you are basically in business. The rest is marketing and management.Whether you are in the business of selling online or offering to help other businesses sell online, you may consider using Magento as part of that solution. But Why Magento? How does it compare to other eCommerce platforms? What does it cost?   Magento is a feature-rich, professional open-sour …

The Seattle Social Media Day! group meets on a reoccurring basis the third Thursday of every month. We meet in the afternoons with 2 hours of panel discussions and topics based on what attendees want to learn. Topic discussion leaders come from a wide variety of backgrounds and roles within small to large corporations. From SEO, SEM, Brand Management, Online Marketing, CEO's, and even Social Media as a specific role. We know how difficult it is to stay ahead of the social media trends and effect …

The Seattle Latino/a Networking Professionals Meetup Group is a networking organization of highly motivated individuals from across all professional sectors such as business, finance, technology, and government affairs. The group goal is to provide opportunities for Latino/a professionals to grow their networks and develop their careers. Together we will combine our collective resources to improve networking opportunities while creating lasting social bonds in our community. The group has m …

Growth Hackers are those who "engineer virality at the core of their products to build a steady flow of users." Coding capability is now essential to becoming a great marketer, in many industries. Growth hackers have hybrid skillsets, part marketer, part coder. “How do we get customers for our product?” We answers with A/B testing, Landing page optimization, search and social optimization, email deliverability, and Open Graph protocol. At the core of all of this, a growth hacker maintains the di …

We are a non-profit organization consisting of Greater Seattle area songwriters and musicians who meet regularly for songwriting and recording workshops, performance showcases, marketing/business advice, general networking, and more! We range in experience from those just trying their hand at songwriting to seasoned professionals. If you are looking for collaboration, promotion, live performances, increasing your skills, or just meeting other friendly local talent, come see what we have to offer …

The Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle is a collaboration of the Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma, Port of Everett, Snohomish County Government, Pierce County Government, City of Seattle, City of Everett, City of Bellevue, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and union leadership. The Trade Alliance promotes and connects the Greater Seattle region internationally for trade and business. The organization was born out of the recognition that new local partnerships are necessary to retain …