Watch or read some late last-century scifi and you’ll be amazed at how many technologies that were science fiction just a few decades ago are now science fact! A favorite one of mine is the Bable Fish from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1980). While we don’t actually insert tiny alien fish into our ears to translate a foreign language, real-time translation is now possible with smart phones apps. What are some of your favorite fiction to fact technology advances?
If this kind of thing excites you, explore what’s on the horizon for technology at the Future Worlds Symposium this Thursday at Sacramento City Hall. Digital technologies are opening up a new paradigm for the future world and fast transforming our society. Intelligent Homes, Smart Buildings, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Autonomous Cars and Automated Factories are opening up new possibilities for how we interact with the world in our daily lives. Space is limited so get your ticket ASAP. A handful of discounted tickets are available for 50% off the $100 admission with promo code “startup” — Get your ticket here.
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Startup Grind’s August 16 guest is 27-year-old Brian Wong, the Cofounder and CEO of Kiip, a mobile consumer engagement platform that has raised over $35 million in funding. If you buy your tickets early, you’ll pay just $10 with promo code “digest.” Get Tickets.
ICYMI, last week I announced that Grow with Google is partnering with TechStars Startup Weekend Aug 24-26 in Oakland. This is remarkably a FREE event so if you want to be a part of it, register early because it’s going to fill up FAST. More info here.
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The 4th annual Wordcamp Sacramento is Sept 15-16 at the Sacramento Convention Center. If you want to make sure you get a t-shirt to commemorate this all-volunteer organized event, register by/before August 28. Get your $40 ticket here.
We’re building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook group launched a few weeks ago and already has over 180 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. We include a lot of tech events that aren’t necessarily startup-focused on the StartupSac event calendar. Check it out here.
