Top 5 Things to do at The TechCrunch Party

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It seems like people are flying, biking and begging to go to the TechCrunch party this Friday. Most of the techy people I know ask about it and are all giggly about attending. I am not going. Why? Because there will be so many people and the really interesting ones will be mobbed. So here are somethings to do if you go:

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1- Don’t Go. Seriously 700 people. So crowded. Too loud. Too many guys. Too many guys (Yes, I wrote it twice). Not enough chicks.

2- Get paid $200 to go streaking. Do it.

3- Get drunk. Free food and alcohol. That could convince me to go in a second. Next year I am going to recruit homeless people to go with me and get them all Web 2.0 out.

4- Find the sponsors. Go find the web 2.0 companies and ask them to give you money. Why are startups spending money on a party that is not theirs? Beats me.

5- Hug Nick from Valleywag. He needs it and is so cute.

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If you are actually going to the party here are a few things that I would do:

1- Scope. Check out the guestlist. Plot your attack. Figure out who is really worth meeting. Don’t pick more than 3. Be realistic, the more famous they are the less likely they will care about you.

2- Plan. What the F do you want out of this party? Why are you spending your Friday night there? Star gazing will get you no where. Yes, a picture with you and Mike will sell well on eBay but won’t help your company. Think about what you want to accomplish.

3- Execute. Kill, kill, kill. Go get those people fast and early. No time for beers and food in the beginning. NameTag Hunt, get those people you highlighted, do what you wanted to do and then go get drunk;)

Bottomline: Is the event really worth $150 a ticket? You make that call. Try to spend time with only a few people but really make it meaningful. Have fun.

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16 Responses to “Top 5 Things to do at The TechCrunch Party”

  • Shivani
    August 18th, 2006
    11:03 am

    not enough chicks, huh? Problem solved, come to Women 2.0′s BBQ/Pool Party-Saturday, August 26. Food, alcohol, fun people :)
    http://www.entrepreneur27.org/archive/women-20-summer-pool-party-bbq

  • Jason L. Baptiste
    August 18th, 2006
    11:17 am

    Noah, makes sure the E-27 events have the right “ratio” haha. Might be worth starting a pool to see how many companies try to sell themselves to Ross Levinsohn tonight. The homeless people thing might work, but then again they could just be mistaken for overworked devs at Web 2.0 startups. Free liquor and food, well, I can’t argue against that too much.

    PS- all the cool kids are going to see snakes on a plane anyway. lol.

    -JLB

  • Will Pate
    August 18th, 2006
    11:44 am

    #1 – Bring a girl.

  • Sérgio Rebelo
    August 18th, 2006
    11:53 am

    Noah, I’m sorry to tell you but you’re not on the list. This way you can’t decide not to go. I hate when I don’t have the option. I love to decline invitations.

  • Noah Kagan
    August 18th, 2006
    12:15 pm

    Sergio, I cried as I read your comment. I am so lonely at home, wishing my readers would call me or keep me company:)

  • Sérgio Rebelo
    August 18th, 2006
    12:41 pm

    I’ll be here with you. I’m not on the list either so I cannot decline the invitation, and that makes me mad :P

    I have an idea. Let’s make a comment party. We’ll be chatting here on the comments of your post. And if we got tired we can even change the post or the blog and keep the party going. What do you think?

  • mroonie
    August 18th, 2006
    1:12 pm

    Hey….is this like an annual thing? Monthly thing?

    Wanna get our CEO to speak at the next one if possible…..

  • Susan Jones
    August 18th, 2006
    3:08 pm

    Snakes in the pool Shiv?
    heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • howard lindzon
    August 18th, 2006
    3:19 pm

    Went to one in January when he was just getting famous. YAWN.

  • Shivani
    August 18th, 2006
    4:57 pm

    I have been assured that there will be no snakes in the pool, in fact, i took a look myself, Susan. :) btw, is it just me, or does that movie, snakes in a plane look really stupid?

  • Dead2.0 » My Web 2.0 Part-AY experience
    August 19th, 2006
    10:19 am

    [...] But a few hundred tech nerds and venture capitalists (and visionaries, philanthropists, ), Friday night is the time to suck up to some bloggers (or try these things out).  They call it “TechCrunch7″. [...]

  • Susan Jones
    August 19th, 2006
    8:46 pm

    Snakes on a……
    yes, it looks brill dorky!!!!!
    but I wouldn’t miss it for the world!
    Come on! loosen up those nickers! have some fun,
    throw caution to the wind and go to Snakes on a Plane!
    wheeeeeeee!
    (I’m going, I would not miss the first movie to be marketed like Snakes
    has been marketed)

  • Victoria
    August 20th, 2006
    12:18 am

    It’s meant to be stupid. That’s why it will be so great. And why would anyone want to miss seeing what may be “the most internet-hyped film of all time”?

    I’m gonna see it eventually, but I think I’ll probably see “Little Miss Sunshine” or “The Illusionist” first. :)

  • Marketing NirvÄ?na — by Mario Sundar » ‘Are we there yet?’ Party!
    August 20th, 2006
    3:18 am

    [...] Quick Update: Well, Marketing Nirvana’s just got TechMeme’d as part of the party discussion. Also check out cool party updates from Thomas Hawk, Jeremiah Owyang, Guy Kawasaki, Robert Scoble, Scott Beale, Dead 2.0, Vincent Lauria, Alex, OkDork and of course, the organizer himself – Michael Arrington. Whoa! Another Silicon Valley “Web 2.0 Movers & Shakers” event (750 registered attendees!). Is this Bubble 2.0 or are we on the cusp of a huge tech revolution? [...]

  • Dave McClure
    August 20th, 2006
    9:14 am

    #6: bring a camera, take photos of A-listers, upload to Flickr, and write cheesy headlines for the pix.

  • Graphic Designing
    January 31st, 2007
    8:40 pm

    Who is that hot chic with Arrington?

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