Today is International Coffee Day (Saturday was National Coffee Day). I don’t know about you, but I don’t need a special day — I celebrate coffee every day! Caffeine is the drug of choice in the entrepreneurial community. In fact, 1 Million Cups, a weekly meetup for startups, is based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee. And even if coffee occasionally gets a bad rap, it has some scientifically proven health benefits. Just google “benefits of coffee” and you’ll discover it reduces the chance for some types of cancers, reduces the chance for Type 2 diabetes and could even help you live longer. But we don’t drink it for those reasons — they just justify our habit, right?! For me it’s a brain booster, making me more alert and helping me stay focused. It’s even a mild antidepressant. At a usual consumption rate of two cups a day, I’m not too worried about overdoing it.
This bears repeating…last week I highlighted StartupSac Warm-Up Pitch, a pitch practice opportunity (application deadline 10/12), and Five Star Bank Tank, an investor pitch (October 31). If you are near or at the investment ready stage, you should definitely check out these two events.
This Week’s Best Bets
1 Million Cups is at Impact Venture Capital this Wednesday morning. Come find out what makes this weekly meeting such a cool place for founders to meet founders! Free to attend and of course we’ll supply the coffee! RSVP
Launching a successful mobile app is about way more than just coding! Apptology CEO Rich Foreman is teaching a free workshop, Mobile Apps: From Idea to Execution, at InnoGrove in Elk Grove on Wednesday evening. Come learn how to turn your app idea into a viable product. RSVP
Plan Ahead
Itching for a Startup Weekend? We don’t have any planned for the Sacramento area in the near future, but there are 3 coming up in nearby communities. The weekend of October 19, you can choose from Startup Weekend Latinx in Oakland or Startup Weekend Education in San Francisco. The weekend of November 9, our Nor Cal neighbor Redding is having a Startup Weekend. Look for one in Sacramento in the Spring of 2019.
Upcoming Accelerators & Bootcamps
- Startup Hustle is accepting applications for its Bootcamp. Starts 10/4. Learn More
- Founder Institute Sacramento is accepting applications for its Winter Cohort. Starts in January. Learn More
- UC Davis Big Bang! kicks off on October 25. It’s open to everyone, not just students and faculty. Learn More.
- Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy is accepting applications for its 2019 Cohort. Starts Q1 2019. Learn more
We’re building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook Group launched a couple of months ago and already has over 225 members. Now we need you! Request to join here.
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’d like to receive the digest in your inbox every Monday morning, sign up for free here. 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, browse the StartupSac Website.
