What? The drought is over? No–not the California Drought, the drought of interesting events for startup founders! Take a look at the events listed in this week’s Startup Digest and you’ll be amazed! If you can’t find something that interests you, maybe you just aren’t that into the startup scene.

Best Bet: On TuesdayStartup Grind Sacramento hosts Margaret MacKenzie, Managing Director and CFO of Astia, an organization committed to the success of world class women-led, high-growth startups. Margaret has CEO experience with 2 venture-backed fintech companies, and was a C-suite contributor for 6 venture-backed startups. Use code “digest” and save $5!

Freebie of the Week! If you’re a startup founder and you haven’t yet been schooled in design thinking, InnoGrove has a great gift for you! They’re offering a free Design Thinking Workshop on Wednesday night. RSVP here.

Plan Ahead

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1 Million Cups Sacramento will have it’s first meetup on Wednesday morning, September 21 from 9-10 am. The startups presenting at this inaugural event are Activity Jungle (born at Startup Weekend!) and GripTough. And there will be free coffee! Plan to come!

 

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Ready to Test Drive Entrepreneurship? The next Startup Weekend Sacramento is November 11-13 in Downtown Sacramento! Early bird tickets are available now. Use code “digest” and save an additional 35%!

 

Global Entrepreneurship Week Sacramento

Global Entrepreneurship Week is just around the corner! Your startup community builders have all sorts of really cool events going on between Nov. 11 and Nov. 20. Clear your calendar because you’re going to want to soak it all in! If you know about an event planned for that week, give me a shout out so I can make sure to include it.

There’s lots of great stuff going on in the tech startup community–check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. If you’ve organized (or know about) an event we have not included, please submit it here for consideration. And for even more startup information, happenings and resources, visit the StartupSac Website.

P.S. I’m at TechCrunch Disrupt in SF this week. Look for my tweets at @goodlaura.