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Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley - the innovation capital of the world.
The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship.
Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere, with a great idea and a burning desire to succeed, to make it big, and in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time.
HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just an idea.
Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions in Silicon Valley and beyond. Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing".
We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, engineers, venture capitalists, angel investors, educators, financial professionals, corporate executives, attorneys, academics, bloggers, writers, content creators, and social activists.
Our mission is to provide entrepreneurs with the knowledge, guidance, tools, and connections they need to succeed. Our goal is to build a strong, vibrant, collaborative entrepreneurial community with deep, lasting business and social relationships throughout Silicon Valley and beyond.
One of the compelling features of our organization is our packed, busy calendar of informative programs and practical activities designed to help our entrepreneurial members achieve their objectives and realize their aspirations. Taking advantage of this vast array of relevant content will make you a better entrepreneur.
We believe in working together. We share resources, exchange ideas, and actively engage with each other -- on a personal level as well as on a business level. We participate in on-line as well as off-line events.
Our events feature expert speakers, networking opportunities, collaboration, community, and fellowship.
Many events on our calendar are in held in collaboration with other like-minded Silicon Valley organizations and institutions.
Our popular business and social networking mixers are festive occasions that allow you to meet new people from many different groups. We hold many social events to help members connect on a personal level and make friends.
Our network is expansive and global. We have members throughout the U.S. and around the world. We welcome international entrepreneurs from everywhere in the world to become part of our global community.
We are inclusive, not exclusive. : - )
We believe entrepreneurial educational opportunities should be accessible to anyone with a dream and ambition.
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From Expert to Builder: Using AI to Turn Your Knowledge Into Products
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You don't need to abandon your expertise to build AI-powered products. The best leverage comes from taking what you already know—your judgment, your relationships, your domain experience—and using AI to turn your recurring problems into products others will pay for.
In this session, Scott Simson (AI Marketing World, AI Mavericks) walks through a framework that's already working for professionals and entrepreneurs: Protect your expertise, Automate the friction, Multiply by packaging solutions for others.
You'll Learn- How to identify what's defensible about your expertise (your "moat") in an AI world
- Where vibe coding fits: describing what you want in plain language, iterating with AI, and letting the system handle the implementation
- A repeatable path from identifying a friction point in your work to building a product others have the same problem with
- Real examples: marketers building custom tools, operators automating internal workflows, SEO experts turning expertise into software
Who This Is For
- Job seekers and professionals who think "I'm not technical, so I can't build"
- Experienced operators looking to create career optionality or side leverage
- Anyone with domain expertise who's hit the barrier of "I need a developer to build this"
Who This Isn't For
- People looking for a live coding walkthrough or technical deep-dive
- Developers seeking advanced AI engineering content
Format
This is a conversation and framework session, not a live coding walkthrough. Scott will walk through the mindset and structure, share how professionals are using this approach, and answer your questions—but you won't see an application being built in real-time. Bring your thinking, not your laptop.
What Happens Next
At the end, you'll be invited to join AI Mavericks—a community of professionals and builders who are shipping products this way, sharing what works, and thinking about AI as a career tool, not a replacement skill.About Scott Simson
Scott Simson is the founder of AI Marketing World, a leading event and education platform focused on practical AI adoption for marketers, operators, and builders.
Scott works at the intersection of AI, marketing, and product experimentation, helping professionals understand how to apply emerging tools without getting lost in hype or unnecessary complexity. His work emphasizes real-world use cases—how AI actually gets implemented inside workflows, teams, and early-stage products.
He is particularly known for translating fast-moving AI trends into accessible frameworks that non-technical audiences can use to build, test, and ship ideas quickly. Scott has been featured on ABC, NBC News, Fox, and in many other publications.
Connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsimson/.7 attendeesHow to Get an O-1A USA Visa !
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How to Get an O-1A USA Visa ! Tickets, Tuesday, September 22 • 6 PM - 7 PM PDT | Eventbrite
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O-1A approvals for founders are happening right now — and we're pulling back the curtain on how.
Join a Manifest attorney for a real look at recent wins: what USCIS is actually approving, what evidence made the case, and where founders most often trip up.
No generic visa 101 here.We're talking real cases, real strategy, and what "extraordinary ability" looks like when you're the one building the company. If you're weighing your options or already deep in the process, this is the session that gets you thinking like an approval — not just an applicant.
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28 attendeesVisas for Startup Founder and Early-Stage Startups
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Visas for Startup Founder and Early-Stage Startups Tickets, Wednesday, September 23 • 4 PM - 5 PM PDT | Eventbrite
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(The login link will be emailed to Eventbrite registrants right before the start of the event.)Your startup is the reason you need a visa and the reason the visa is hard. There's no HR department to file for you, no decade-long track record to point at, and the only company that would sponsor you is the one you incorporated eight months ago.
Founders have more options than they think. Some of them work best early — before the cap table, the board, and the payroll settle into a shape that closes doors. And the category you pick now decides what evidence you spend the next year building.
Ana Senior, immigration attorney at Manifest Law, walks through:- The pathways founders actually use — O-1A, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, and a self-sponsored H-1B through your own company — and how they differ
- What your startup needs to look like to sponsor you: ownership, control, who signs the petition, and who has the authority to let you go
- Which extraordinary ability criteria founders tend to already meet — funding, press, critical roles, judging — and which ones take deliberate building
- What to start collecting at pre-seed and seed, so filing later isn't a scramble
The earlier you start, the more time you have to strengthen your case. Bring your questions — we're leaving plenty of room for Q&A.
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