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Help YC: Hackers and Founders NYC Needs a sponsor for tomorrow.
Hackers and Founders New York is putting on a presentation tomorrow entitled "PR for startups"[1].
Our beer/pizza sponsor backed out at the last minute, and we could use a sponsor. Cost is $800.
Hackers and Founders is a bootstrapped, grass roots organization dedicated to helping startups have a beer and talk with each other. Occasionally we do larger events/presentations like this.
There are going to be 200 people at DogPatch labs in NYC for the event, and they are streaming it live to other chapters in Silicon Valley, New Zealand, Boston and Indianapolis. H&F Silicon Valley has 120 people watching the stream[2].
If you're interested in pitching in $800 to buy every one a round of beer and a pizza, we'd be eternally grateful, and we will sing your praises.
HN members are always welcome to join us and watch the stream.
If you're interested, ping me: jonathan@newsley.com.
ref:
[1] http://www.livestream.com/hackersandfounders
[2] http://www.hackersandfounders.com/calendar/15207038/
- daveambrose 16y agoMore background here as Jonathan summed up nicely. Our original sponsor, Microsoft went AWOL, and now we have a large amount of folks coming to the event tomorrow expecting beer and pizza and most importantly, a great conversation about PR. Right now, we need a sponsor or more to help contribute to the food/drink cost before the event starts at 6:30 PM EST. If you know anyone or a company that would be interested, please email me or Jonathan.
- nailer 16y agoShouldn't that be 'Request help HN' rather than 'YC'? unless you're actually asking for yc itself to be the sponsor, in which case this may not be the ideal forum.
- staunch 16y agoiamelgringo is just doing it old school. The self-posts used to be "Ask YC" not "Ask HN"
- iamelgringo 16y agoAwkward. You are absolutely correct. I've been scrambling to help fix the situation, and I didn't triple check my post like I usually do. I did indeed mean "Request help from the HN community" not "Y Combinator, please rescue us." Sorry for any confusion.
- deathflute 16y agoHey, instead of asking for one sponsor, perhaps you could set up a donation system (kickstarter?) so that people can contribute whatever they feel comfortable with.
- citizenkeys 16y agoIntel - Sponsors of Tomorrow http://www.intel.com/consumer/tomorrow/index.htm http://www.intel.com/consumer/tomorrow/index.htm