Paris South of Market
Last Friday we turned our space upside down while we installed brand new furniture by Turnstone throughout the space. It all looks amazing, and the chairs are themed our “pariSoma blue”! Definitely come by and check it out.
Check out this video of the space getting assembled:
Looking for new solutions to attract, retain and develop talent? Want to know how you will look for work in the near future? Then come out to pariSoma for HR & Tech SF’s inaugural demo night—iTalent. Eight startups with innovative talent-related products will pitch to a crowded room of top talent executives, experienced entrepreneurs and fellow techies. Our all-star, industry expert panel will put their ideas to the test and impart their wisdom. Each company will have five minutes to present their product and company. A panel of industry experts will provide feedback and the audience will have a chance to ask questions.
A super sweet prize package for the winning company:
Come discover the exciting world of talent startups. Or come for the spiked egg nog and holiday cheer!
Visit HR & Tech SF for more details.
pariSoma and pariSoma coworker, Jared Goralnick, is pleased to announce the release of AwayFind, a web application that helps people to escape their inboxes. AwayFind’s goal is to help you to get away from your inbox but still find you with anything urgent. Before now, receiving email on your phone meant that you then had to visit your inbox, entering the world of distractions. AwayFind is a service that monitors your inbox for urgent emails, alerting you when they arrive. Here’s how it works:
Now you can truly escape your Inbox.
If you’re one of the 10,000 users already taking advantage of AwayFind upgrade to the new version today! Why upgrade? Faster Notifications, awesome SMS: Voice, Security and Branding, discounts on features, and if you use Microsoft Outlook or Exchange, you can lock in a discount for when they’re fully supported shortly.
Download the AwayFind application for free!
Tuesday, January 11, 5pm-9pm
Free gourmet appetizers, full cash bar, and live startup demos on the theme of Financial Innovation? What could be a better way to spend a Tuesday evening?
SF Beta is San Francisco’s best and biggest startup mixer, attracting founders, innovators, investors, and executives from Silicon Valley and beyond. The loosely structured event attracts over 500 people, and sometimes many more.
Important information:
On December 7th & 8th pariSoma will be hosting another TEDxSoMa event – a live broadcast of the TEDWomen event. This event will focus on how women and girls are reshaping the future. To track this emerging story, the first-ever TEDWomen will invite both women and men to explore in depth: Who are the women leading change? What ideas are they championing? How are women reshaping the future? From the developing world, where a single micro-loan to a single girl can transform a village; to the West, where generations of educated women are transforming entire industries – the diverse international program takes a long look at women through the lens of change agent, intellectual innovator, idea champions and more.
Some of the speakers you’ll hear from will include:
So come to pariSoma on December 7th & 8th to watch this exciting and promising event! You’ll need to reserve a spot – so be sure to RSVP!
Snacks proudly provided by PopChips and PretzelCrisps
Thursday, December 16, 6:00pm
Join pariSoma and TechCentralSF as we host “60 second spots” mixer. Listen to elevator pitches, network with the startup community, and have some drinks. We will also have an open mic for other startups to get their 60 seconds!
We are excited to feature…
Weatherista is the first weather-based decision engine. It helps its community of users make better decisions daily (based on the weather). Weatherista helps users make decisions for anything – from picking what to wear, where to go, and what to do, just to name a few.
Envolve brings your community to life through chat. The chat software is similar to Facebook’s and can be easily embedded into almost any online community. It offers great features like group chats and on-the-fly translation to increase time-on-site and user retention.
BreezyPrint makes software that makes it really easy to print any document from any device to any printer. With support for all major mobile platforms and a growing network of printing partner locations, BreezyPrint is growing into a market leader in mobile printing.
On Law Pivot, technology companies receive answers to their confidential legal questions from highly qualified lawyers, and find the right lawyers for all their needs. Law Pivot was started to help technology companies easily and cost-effectively address legal issues in order to focus on building great businesses.
ReTargeter aims to allow advertisers to stay in front of their audience regardless of their unique browsing habits. It offers awesome account management, a huge reach, and an all around easy and effective solution for any advertiser.
Catappult seeks to increase exposure for promising mobile applications through a user network that drives downloads and generates real-time feedback for developers. As its innovative and interactive platform evolves, Catappult will enable next-generation collaboration between app developers and their users.
ShareYourOffice.com is the first matchmaking site for offices. This free service connects companies with extra space to small teams looking for affordable offices. Everybody cuts costs, while enjoying the synergy of sharing the workplace. Whether you have office space to sublet or are looking for a new office for your growing team, you can create a profile in minutes and find the perfect match for your needs, by the day, month, or long term.
VidCaster is an easy way to publish and distribute video content to a video site on your domain. It gives you an intuitive interface for adding videos, customizing your site, and distributing your videos to other devices and sites.
Tuesday, December 7, 6:00pm
ideakickSF is a meetup where you can come to kick around ideas you have about a new product, service or company. Whether you’ve been working on your idea for a while or you thought of it today, IdeakickSF is the place where you can pitch it to a knowledgable group of startup enthusiasts and get some feedback. Think of it like SF New Tech but minus the requirement that you already have a company or product built.
ideakick meets biweekly to pitch ideas they’ve been thinking about. It’s like “happy hour meets intelligent conversation” (more info here about the format).
We’re working to build a community of people who are passionate about new ideas and are interested in turning them int actual products and companies. If you’ve ever had one of those “I’ve got a great idea…” moments, this meetup is targeted at you.
• This is a pretty casual event and no one takes themselves too seriously
• There’s no such thing as a bad idea here, just ones that haven’t been done yet
• We’ve got a bunch of cold beer on hand (it helps with creativity 
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• We video all the idea pitches so you have something to take with you and show to your friends and whoever else you want
• This is a fairly new organization (since August) so if you have an idea for how we can make it better, by all means speak up!
• See our website for additional information. You can also read the reviews here to see what other “Kickers” (our word for attendees) have to say about ideakick.
With that background in mind, please RSVP and join us for ideakick!
ZatPhoto proudly presents Point&Shoot, an informative and interactive session designed to actively engage the Bay Area tech community with well-known photographer Michael O’Donnell (the original @PHOTO on Twitter). There will be a rich discussion of best practices regarding event photography – opening questions to all topics from the initial hiring process to post production, including understanding copyrights and social media curation. Based on the success of this introductory event, ZatPhoto may create a series of fireside chats regarding event photography and other related topics. Come participate with @Photo in the Bay Area’s first event photography based event in over four years! This first edition of the Point&Shoot series serves as the official launch of ZatPhoto’s partnership with pariSoma innovation loft as its primary source for premium event photography services. In addition to event tickets, there are donation tickets available as this event is also a fundraiser for ZatPhoto. To receive a free photo consultation on your next event, use discount code “photopariSoma”.
