What we’re about
This is a meetup for technology enthusiasts, learners, startup entrepreneurs, fellow technocrats, students and industry folks to initiate a ecosystem for the tech community of Gujarat to collaborate with Silicon Valley, learn and share the future technology and help bridge the needs of future for fellow members.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Meet New People! Sunday Night NetworkingPanera Bread, Santa Clara, CA
This event is organized in collaboration with many groups!
Look for the MEETUP sign!
Come out and meet new people!
Network, socialize and connect!
This event is free to attend.
Please register here:
Attendees must purchase their own liquid refreshments and food.
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business and social networking.
Build your business and social network - face to face! (in-person)
Come out and enjoy a great evening of good food, liquid refreshments, and connecting.
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee, friend, or tennis partner!
Getting away from a screen for a few hours will do you some good!
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Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers - Internet entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, mobile app coders, attorneys, bloggers, academics, financiers, marketing professionals, community organizers and investors.
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups!
@ideatoipo
www.idea-to-ipo.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYga11avYH_CUpC0BSyDng
(videos of online events)
Look for the MEETUP sign!
- Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online)Link visible for attendees
This event is organized in collaboration with many groups!
Organizational Sponsor:
Startup House
Need a place to stay short term in Silicon Valley?
Stay at Startup House in Palo Alto - the heart of Silicon Valley - for as low as $50 a night!
-Network, socialize and connect with entrepreneurs all over the world!
-Enjoy social events and startup and venture capital-related programming!
- Have access to world class amenities, iconic tech companies, top tier venture capital firms, Stanford University, etc. - all within walking or biking distance!
For more info, send an email message to:
siliconvalleystartuphousing@gmail.com
Put this in the subject header:
Silicon Valley Startup Housing
This event is 100% online.
Participants can be located anywhere in the world!
This event is FREE to attend!
In order to attend, please register here:
(The login link will be sent via email to Eventbrite registrants right before the start of the event.)
Hurry! Slots are limited!
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business networking.
Build your business network - face to face (online)!
Join a virtual gathering of professionals from all walks of life from all over the world!
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee or friend!
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers and influencers from all over the world - tech entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, attorneys, bloggers, academics, thought leaders, community organizers, artists, financiers, and investors!
Network, socialize and connect!
For more info on Idea to IPO events, visit:
www.idea-to-ipo.com (our main meetup group among 160 meetup groups globally)
https://www.youtube.com/@ideatoipo2 (videos of online events)
- Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online)Link visible for attendees
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups.
Organizational Sponsor:
Startup House
Need a place to stay short term in Silicon Valley?
Stay at Startup House in Palo Alto - the heart of Silicon Valley - for as low as $50 a night!
-Network, socialize and connect with entrepreneurs all over the world!
-Enjoy social events and startup and venture capital-related programming!
- Have access to world class amenities, iconic tech companies, top tier venture capital firms, Stanford University, etc. - all within walking or biking distance!For more info, send an email message to:
siliconvalleystartuphousing@gmail.com
Put this in the subject header:
Silicon Valley Startup Housing
This event is 100% online.
Participants can be located anywhere in the world!
This event is FREE to attend!
In order to attend, please register here:
Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
(The login link will be sent via email to Eventbrite registrants right before the start of the event.)
Hurry! Slots are limited!
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business networking.
Build your business network - face to face (online)!
Join a virtual gathering of professionals from all walks of life from all over the world!
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee or friend!
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers and influencers from all over the world - tech entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, attorneys, bloggers, academics, thought leaders, community organizers, artists, financiers, and investors!
Network, socialize and connect!
For more info on Idea to IPO events, visit:
www.idea-to-ipo.com (our main meetup group among 160 meetup groups globally)
https://www.youtube.com/@ideatoipo2 (videos of online events)
- Startup Fundamentals 1: Start Right, Avoid Common Mistakes & PitfallsSnell and Wilmer, Palo Alto, CA
This event is organized by Access Silicon Valley.
Our meetup group is collaborating by promoting this event.
Startup Fundamentals 1: Start Right, Avoid Common Mistakes & Pitfalls
Thursday, May 21st | 5:00 – 9:00pm5 Palo Alto Square
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Ground floor event spaceSEATING IS EXTREMELY LIMITED, SO RESERVE YOUR SEAT ON EVENTBRITE
Unlock Your Startup’s Potential: Join Our Essential Workshop!
Are you an entrepreneur ready to transform your vision into a successful, fundable startup?
Access Silicon Valley invites you to join us for an invaluable 3-hour workshop designed to equip you with the legal and business tools and insights necessary to build a fundable and scalable startup and thrive in the startup ecosystem!
This is the first of three workshops in the Access Silicon Valley Startup Fundamental Series for startup founders, startup executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and developers. While advantageous to attend all 3 workshops, this is stand-alone content.
Why You Can't Miss This Workshop:
- This first session in our Startup Fundamentals series will guide you through critical aspects of launching a startup, helping you avoid common pitfalls that can hinder your success.
- Learn from Roger Rappoport, a former entrepreneur, founder of Access Silicon Valley, a partner at Snell & Wilmer and co-leader of its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice group. With his extensive experience, Roger will share actionable strategies tailored for aspiring entrepreneurs.
What You’ll Learn:
Navigating the startup landscape can be overwhelming, but this workshop will break down complex topics into manageable steps. Here’s some of what we’ll cover:- Company Formation: Choosing the right entity type for your startup.
- Building Your Team: Strategies for hiring and compensating the right people.
- Equity Splits: Fairly distributing equity among co-founders and early employees.
- Fundamental Concepts Relating To: Vesting, repurchase rights and rights of first refusal, determining if and when it is appropriate to obtain proxies from co-founders/early employees.
- Fundraising Fundamentals: Understanding how much equity to offer investors and determining your startup’s valuation.
- Cap Table Strategies: Creating and maintaining an appropriate capitalization table.
- Intellectual Property: Ensuring all IP belongs to your company and developing a robust IP strategy.
Why Avoiding Pitfalls Matters:
Navigating these challenges successfully can mean the difference between a thriving startup and an uphill battle. Learn how to:- Make your startup attractive to investors.
- Choose the right sources and types of capital.
- Maintain control of your company.
- Maximize your upside on exit.
Don’t let common pitfalls derail your startup journey. Join us to gain the insights you need for success! Transform your startup vision into reality—start right and avoid the pitfalls!
Materials:
A comprehensive 50+-page digital workbook with an actionable step-by-step guide will be distributed to all registered event attendees on the day of the event.Agenda:
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Dinner and networking
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Startup workshopSeating is extremely limited, so reserve your seat now.
About the Speaker:
Snell & Wilmer Partner Roger Rappoport, Co-Leader of the Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Practice Group, is a former entrepreneur of 10 years and a seasoned advisor to startups and emerging growth companies and the investors who finance them, guiding clients from inception through exit. With over two decades of experience in the startup ecosystem, Roger focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings, including convertible notes, SAFEs, and other debt financings. His knowledge extends to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution, development, manufacturing, and licensing transactions, as well as executive compensation and the establishment of equity incentive plans.
He has extensive experience in advising startup and well-established emerging growth companies, primarily in the AI, software, information technology, Internet, fixed and mobile communications technology, cleantech and life sciences sectors. Roger is the co-author of “Investor Agreements in a Financing Transaction” a chapter in Financing California Businesses,” California Continuing Education of the Bar.”
Roger is a frequent speaker and panelist on topics and issues related to the development and implementation of a company's formation and funding strategy.
Roger is very connected with investors in Silicon Valley and beyond and is an active angel investor. As an attorney, he has been involved in hundreds of transactions such as merger and acquisition transactions, private equity and venture capital financing transactions, and complex restructuring transactions.
Roger is also the founder of Access Silicon Valley, a platform for entrepreneurs, on a global basis, to gain access to Silicon Valley's best and brightest Venture Capitalists, "been there done that" entrepreneurs, and experts. Take a closer look at the Access Silicon Valley Video Fireside Chat Series hosted by Roger, with representatives of some of the Valley's most high profile VCs, such as Andreessen Horowitz, Foundation Capital, Floodgate, Venrock, Canaan Partners and more.
If you are a CEO of an AI first or AI driven company, click here to apply to join the AI Leadership Collective. Find more information here: https://www.ai-leadershipcollective.com/#program
Up Next
Part 2: Developing a Funding Strategy | June 12, 2025
Part 3: Understanding the "Terms" In Term Sheets | July 17, 2025
