Tech Cocktail's Chicago Mixer & Startup Showcase sponsored by Cars.com Speaker Series

Hey Chicago, the Mixer parade is coming your way! We'll be kicking off the event with inspiring talks from Cars.com followed by the traditional demo style startup showcase; served over cocktails, of course.

Cars.com and Tech Cocktail, cordially invite you to an innovative speaker series event to kick off the Tech Cocktail Mixer. Whether you are a technology enthusiast, inventor, creator, entrepreneur, investor, developer, or designer, we are all linked by a passion for innovation and technology.

~ ~ KEYNOTE SPEAKER ~ ~

Harper Reed - Hacker/Engineer

Harper Reed is an hacker/engineer who builds paradigm-shifting tech and leads others to do the same. Harper loves using the enormity of the Internet to bring people together, whether as CTO of Obama for America, CTO at Threadless.com, or on his own projects. Harper and his team created Dashboard, a site that connects volunteer teams and acts as an online component of the field office. You can often find Harper playing with new technology, looking for something to hack, or enjoying life in Chicago with his amazing wife, Hiromi.

Follow @harper on twitter, read his blog or email him.

Check out Harper Reed present at Tech Cocktail's 2011 Startup Mixology Conference.

Tech Cocktail Mixer & Startup Showcase - Work might be from 9-5, but business happens between 5-9. Tech Cocktail Mixers are like networking events except fun, like a party, except business-oriented, and like a startup pitch series, except informal and face-paced. The result is a one-of-a-kind experience that makes for the perfect evening for entrepreneurs, investors, tech enthusiasts, and fun seekers alike.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!

Title Sponsor, Cars.com

Gold Sponsor, Apartments.com

Partner, American Airlines

Community Partner, Saper Law Offices

Community Partner, Frost Ruttenber & Rothblatt

Community Partner, GeneXus USA

Media Partner, Hoffman Media

Helping startups get exposure – Tech Cocktail offers a handful of startups an opportunity to show off in an expo-style to the rest of the CHICAGO entrepreneurial community for FREE. Apply now - space is limited! We'll let you know if you are selected.

SHOWCASING STARTUPS!!

~ ~ Vote For Your Favorite Startup ~ ~

8th Stage

Amazing Lunch Club

eMazeME

ENFLUX

Furywing

LinkUp

MobileX Labs

Occassion

Pressbox

Reppio

Semester Planner

Stash

VideoJuice

WindyCitySDR

Connecting the technology community – At Tech Cocktail events you are bound to connect with potential new employees, developers, designers and more. Tech Cocktail could be the place where you meet your next employee, co-founder or even get a date. If you are a company looking to hire, you can also leverage the Tech Cocktail Job Board to get the message out early – or you could sponsor the event and use it as your own personal job fair. Click here to contact us for sponsorship information.

Interested in sponsoring Tech Cocktail Chicago? Tech Cocktail offers a range of sponsorship options for every budget. Whether you're looking to just support the event so local startups can get more coverage, or leverage the event to get exposure around your product or company (or find people to hire!), we have affordable opportunities for you. Learn how your company can be a part of the event here.

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