mixer 1.8

had STIRR mixer 1.8 on wednesday at a new location this time. Illusions in PA. the venue seemed to work a lot better than our other venues - larger, more open, has a stage. but still, volume is an issue. it got hard to talk with everyone since it was so loud. but then, it's always loud when you have over 200 people talking at the same time. sooo...kinda hard to do something about that. although people liked the patio area in F&A so that they could have a quieter conversation if they wanted to. well i suppose that's what one on one meetings are for. :) since i've been involved with the group, each event just keeps getting better. we're attracting great people and generating quite a buzz! people are getting funded, managing directors of venture capital funds are attending and asking to sponsor, more events are getting added on, big industry folks who are now angel investors are attending, companies are getting written about and generating free marketing for themselves. it's great! when you're in the room, you just feel that something big is happening. the next myspace, google, yahoo is being put together. i really feel so lucky to be involved, although i wish i could do more than what i'm doing. working seriously puts a damper on being able to make stirr phone calls. =P our holiday party has just exploded and rather than the 150 people we were initially having, we're now going to up the numbers to 500 people at the exploratorium on dec 14th. it will be an awesome party! but in the mean time, all us stirr people are working our butts off to keep up with our full time jobs and plan stirr events at the same time. go STIRR!