Today I’m going to be short and sweet like a gingerbread woman! Have you seen Comstock’s Magazine’s December issue yet? It’s is all about Innovation in our region! You should read it! It even includes an opinion piece Jeff and I wrote: We Can’t Stop Improving Our Innovation Ecosystem. Let us know what you think!

Get some events under your belt the next five days because starting next week, it’s gonna be slim pickings until January!

This Week’s Best Bets

Startup Grind’s Annual Startup Holiday Party is tomorrow, Tuesday, at The Urban Hive. Live music, festive eats and top-notch mingling and mixing! Close to 100 people are expected to attend! Bring an unwrapped toy or donate $10. RSVP

The quality of the images you use on social media and on your site can significantly impact sales transactions, Come learn more about using quality imagery to drive sales conversions at a free founders workshop at InnoGrove on Wednesday.  RSVP

Application Deadlines

  • Dec 16 Founder Institute Sacramento Winter Cohort. Learn More
  • Dec 21 Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy.  Learn More
  • Dec 21 Capital Region AR VR Accelerator. Learn More
  • Feb 21 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition (early registration has passed).  Learn More.

We’re building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook Group has nearly 300 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.