TechStars Cloud

11 Startup Teams will descend on Geekdom for 3 months from Jan-April 2012.

Chosen companies will receive seed funding, mentorship from many of the world’s top cloud infrastructure thought leaders,
and will have access to perks available only to TechStars companies and alumni.

Lean Startup Meetup: Customers Don't Always Have The Right Answers

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Jason Cronkhite will be sharing the Kulabyte story from startup to acquisition.  From late 2005 to early 2011, Jason helped build the live video encoding software company that experienced many ups/downs and 3 major business model pivots prior to the company's strategic acquisition by Haivision Video Networks.

A great deal was learned in the process and especially how valuable the Lean Startup methodology can be to a company that is searching for product market fit. Unfortunately, customers and the company's own aspirations led them down some difficult stretches.

Come join us as we explore this case study and learn together.  If you missed the last event catch it here.

Branding: Storytelling and Visual Identity

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Branding goes well beyond a cool company name and logo design. A strong brand is based on a compelling story and visuals that will make customers FEEL.

Why does branding matter? Your brand impacts purchasing behavior by 1) distinguishing it is from others in the same market, and 2) evoking feelings that will result in a desired action. During this interactive session, Geekdom members Beverly Ingle and Cynthia Phelps -- and perhaps a few surprise guests -- will walk you through some of the major questions and considerations you need to explore on the way to creating excellent branding and visual identity that leads to sales.

Convergent Media Lecture Series: Dustin Younse and Brandon Wiley

7:00pm - 9:00pm

The Convergent Media Lecture Series welcomes back Dustin Younse and Brandon Wiley. Each will be giving cutting edge talks about their latest research in media, software and beyond. This duo last spoke together in the Spring of 2011 where they filled us in on internet culture and distributed technologies and social movements. 

WordPress San Antonio

6:30pm to 8:30pm

In the past we have discussed the more advanced functions of WordPress as a Network(Multisite), creating a WordPress Plugin and  creating a Powerful Content Management System with WordPress but it is time to get back to "The Basics". We will show you how to set up a WordPress site, choosing a theme or creating one, adding Plugins, Posts, Pages and Contact forms. This is a great time to get familiar with WordPress in a hads on enviromnet.  Bring your laptop!

Geekdom Member Meetup

5:30pm - 6:30pm

We're going to be hosting a member meeting next Monday (February 20th) at 5:30-6:30pm. We will be discussing the Geekdom educational program, SXSW plans, the new community directory and Geekdom member outreach. Food and drinks will be provided.

CodeYear Weekly Meetup - Learn to Code in One Year

6:00pm - 7:00pm

We will be using the tutorials from Codecademy (which is mostly Javascript). At the end of the day it doesn't matter which language you use, it's about code fundamentals and getting your computer science skills up to par. This is a meetup foremost and not necessarily a class, so novices will be teaching novices - this is the best way to get started.

Convergent Media Talk Series: Jason Torres- Projection Mapping

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Convergent Media is proud to announce that Jason Torres will be giving a full lecture/demo on February 15th about projection mapping. Projection mapping has an array of applications, from art installations to interactive interfaces.

San Antonio IOS Development Group Meetup

7:00pm - Midnight

San Antonio iOS Developer Group is a monthly meetup (2nd Wednesday of every month) focused on teaching and learning all about iOS development for iPad, iPhone, iTouch.

More details: http://www.sa-ios.com/

Superbowl Party @ Geekdom

Kickoff at 5:30 CST

All of the Techstars are getting together on Sunday at Geekdom to watch the Super Bowl on the big screen. Come on down and join everyone for the big show! The keg and the new Coke fountain will be here, but bringing your own drinks, chips, wings, etc. would be super nice of you. If you're interested, kickoff is at 5:30 CST. See you there!

Introduction to Arduino

Open to Public. 6pm - 7pm

Hands-on introduction to Arduino and 8-bit embedded development.  Please bring a computer with Linux, OSx, or Windows. We will supply an Arduino and USB cable to the first 50 participants. More about Arduino and why it's so cool.

Startup Ignite

7:30pm - 6:00am

Monthly meetup and hack-a-thon for tech startups, entrepreneurs, designers, & developers. Food & Drinks Provided.