Welcome to the Sacramento Startup Digest!

There are still a few things going on that are more informational and technical but most meetups are slowing down and taking some time to enjoy the holidays. If you’re looking to party on dude with fellow startup enthusiasts, check these out:

12/7   InnoGrove Holiday Open House (Elk Grove)
12/15 Startup Grind Sacramento Holiday Party (Sacramento)

I had written more for you this week but then my naughty dog slapped my laptop with his paw (it was dinner time) and I lost it! So I’m going to end it here — short and sweet! Hope to see you this month at one of the holiday parties listed above!

If you’ve organized (or know about) an event I have not included, please submit it here for consideration.

Sacramento Startup Digest is curated by:
Laura Good


Laura Good

– Sacramento Startup Connector

Contact Laura Good at laura.good@startupdigestmail.com

Let us bend your ear and your brain

Check out Ritika Puri’s article on startups.co, where she writes about how contextual commerce will create more payment opportunities in the future. And you might also want to listen to Braintree’s own Harper Reed discuss the future of commerce in his talk, Code.Ship.Repeat, which was given as part of our Braintree_Talks series. You’ll hang on to every last word.


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07
Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy Seeking Class of 2016 Entrepreneurs (No cost to apply)

December 7th 8:00am

The Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy considers applications from upper division or graduate students of four year colleges, or students with the equivalent of two years of college. More mature applicants are also welcomed. Applications are accepted from August through early-December. Interviews will be conducted during the months of October, November and early-December. Academy classes begin in January.

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07
InnoGrove Holiday Open House Party (Free)

December 7th 5:00pm

Join us at Elk Grove’s First Coworking space as we welcome in the Holiday Season! Drop in between 5:00 and 7:30 pm to mingle with our innovative startup community! We’ll have appetizers and beverages to make you merry!

Innogrove, 8153 Elk Grove Blvd,. Suite 20, Elk Grove, CA |


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07
Midi Synthesizer Using Python — Sacto Linux Users Group Meetup (Free)

December 7th 7:00pm

Speaker: Bryce Lovell and Brian Lavender. Wouldn’t it be cool is we could do a midi syntehsizer Python? Hang out at Hacker Lab with Sacramento Linux Users Group as we combine ourcrazy ideas with Brian’s mad programming skills (programmer and teacher at American River College) and hack away at coding a drum sequencer (sample-based) for the Linux terminal, in the Python programming language. What??! What is he talking about??!! Yes, just show up and you’ll learn stuff about computers, music, Linux, and coding. No experience necessary and you don’t have to be good at anything. High five.

Hacker Lab, 1715 I Street, Sacramento, CA |


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08
Hour Of Code!! — Women Who Code Sacramento Event (Free)

December 8th 6:30pm

Computer Science is a foundation …. Everybody should be able to code!! That’s the basis behind the World-wide “Hour Of Code” event. Participants will be provided a base code that they will edit to create something fun on their laptop screens..If you have never coded before and want a feel for it – this is for you …If you enjoy coding – this is for you too .. :) Anybody Can Learn!

https://youtu.be/FC5FbmsH4fw

Skyslope, 1210 G St, Sacramento, CA |


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09
Elk Grove Tech Connect & Pizza @ InnoGrove (Free)

December 9th 6:00pm

Join us to talk about our lives and work as technologists! No cost, and you’ll get a chance to see Elk Grove’s new coworking space, InnoGrove (which our group helped advocate for). Steve Barnett is providing pizza as well. No particular agenda, just networking and swapping stories. No pressure, just good people and a pleasant evening. See you then.

InnoGrove, 8153 Elk Grove Blvd. Suite 20, Elk Grove, CA |


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10
Developing apps with Firebase, NodeJS, and Redis — GDG Sacramento Meetup (Free but RSVP is mandatory to gain entrance.)

December 10th 6:30pm

Join Sacramento Google Developers Group for our monthly meeting, hosted by VSP Vision Care. This month’s Agenda features a talk on Node.js and Redis by Kyle Siler and a talk on Developing apps with Firebase by Oleg Kalugin. We’ll also have our monthly Raffle. Come check it out!

VSP Vision Care, 3333 Quality Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA |


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