Paul Walsh, the Irish Opportunist

You may or may not know this, but an events company called Net.works is amongst my tiny portfolio of small companies.

Net.works is a networking events company. We connect people who are serious about doing business by staging informal, fun events in relaxed surroundings.

Here are some of the events that are coming up…

OpenSoho

There’s a buzz around town following the 2008 launch of these monthly informal meet-ups for talented entrepreneurs working in the tech and media industries. OpenSoho has helped create a community of like-minded followers through its Facebook group and Twitter page, causing a clamber for tickets each time they’re made available. With a sponsored bar and late-night dancefloor, OpenSoho is a highly acclaimed night on the tiles for those currently causing waves and shaping the future of the UK digital, media and advertising scene. These folk work hard and play harder, come join in the fun.

Upcoming events for January, February and March 2010 - grab your ticket.

• January 20th
• February 23rd
• March 23rd

Digital Dinners

Up to twelve guests, each month are matched according to their business interests. We then ensure both the wine and the chat keep on flowing throughout a three-course meal in lavish surroundings. Topics are discussed, issues debated and contacts are made in a relaxed, fun and non-pressured environment. Dinner are held two to four times per month. Inspiring dinner party conversation often depends on who’s sitting next to you.

With the Digital Dinners format, there’s no need to sneak in beforehand and move the place-names around (although, we guess you can if you really want to). How you then choose to develop the contacts you’ll make after being wined and dined by us, is entirely up to you. Here who’s coming to our first dinner this month. Sign up to our mailing list and provide a short bio to receive your invitation to the next one (January 26th).

• Andy Hinder, Managing Partner, Steel
• Nicky Applegarth, Commercial Director, Steel
• Tom Bradley, Principal, DN Capital
• Bill Morrow, Founder, Angels Den
• Clare McDonald, Executive Creative Director    Sky TV
• Richard Daish, Digital Product Manager, Nike
• Abigail Harrison, Managing Director, thebluedoor
• Ben Tompkins, General Partner, Eden Ventures
• John Straw, CEO, Linkdex
• Paul Walsh, Founder, Net.works & Segala

Business Retreats

A focused exclusive business retreat abroad where a selected 24 success-driven entrepreneurs come together in a luxury environment to achieve the very best for themselves and their business. Pair this with 3 planned days of fun and strategy, and the rest is up to you.

We organise three-day business retreats in some stunning locations across Europe. Imagine, aligning your brand alongside 23 focused entrepreneurs staying in a 17th Century five-star French chateau and striving for success in inspiring surroundings.

Over the course of the three days, guests will find time to relax, indulge, have fun, build strong relationships and do a spot of work in the sunshine. As sponsor, you’ll be there to help, inspire and discuss how your brand can help with the day-to-day issues entrepreneurs face.

Each evening, themed dinners and entertainment will take the stress out of striving for business success. And on guest’s return to the UK, we’ll ensure they receive additional help and guidance from two carefully selected mentors on any of the business issues raised on the retreat. As sponsor, one of these mentors may be you. Check out our first retreat.

We have a cool retreat coming up in the next couple of months so sign up now to ensure you find out about it.

Check out the last one we did!

Sign up to the mailing list now and receive updates and invitations to special events and gatherings.

Since we introduced a £5 price tag ticket sales have been steady with about 200 sold already.

You can buy your ticket here.

Sponsored by

http://www.ilikeucoz.com

ILIKEUCOZ is the world’s first ‘appreciation engine’ - a service designed to say why do you like the people that matter in your life. It’s an easy way to send spontaneous compliments and bring the feel-good factor back. Go on, make someone’s day on http://www.ilikeucoz.com

http://www.mitef.org.uk/

Part of an international network of MIT Enterprise Forums providing connections between technology entrepreneurs and its global communities, the UK Forum is open to all individuals, entrepreneurs and investors passionate about driving technological enterprise and innovation, whether MIT alumni or non-alumni.

OpenSoho is an informal meet-up in Soho for people working in the tech & media industries in London. Everyone welcome. It’s not necessary to live or work in the Soho area to join the group or attend the events.

Last month, 200 tickets went in less than 12 hours and this month, 200 disappeared in less than 3 hours! Moreover, the tickets this month were released to my mailing list only. As I promised the mailing list, they’ll always be the first to hear about tickets being released for OpenSoho and all other upcoming events - if you’re not signed up already, why not do it now.

At the time of writing this post, there were 28 tickets left for OpenSoho March - which by the way, falls on St Patrick’s Day. So, it’s compulsory to wear something Irish - even if it’s just something green.

Sponsored by

http://www.voipuser.org/

“VoIP User is the largest open-source voice network. They like to buck the mainstream trend by building interesting applications around VoIP and by using a unique funding model based on revenue generated by calls inbound to its network. VoIP User also have a well-maintained, spam free, forum for discussion about voice technologies and their application.”

Please get in touch if you’d like to sponsor an OpenSoho in the future - paulatwubud.com

What happens if I don’t get a ticket?

If you don’t manage to get a ticket, please don’t email us as there’s way too much admin involved in adding people. We really can’t make exceptions to the rule this month. We might however, run a lottery closer to the time if the demand is high enough. Please leave a comment here if you don’t get a ticket and would like to be entered into the lottery.

Register for OpenSoho now.

[Update: few minutes later... sold out]

We released another 50 tickets last night on account of another event being hosted on the same evening. However, 44 of them were taken up within a couple of hours of me sending out a message to our mailing list. That left just 6.

After twittering about it just 1 minute ago, 2 more went. That leaves just 4. So you need to be fast if you’re to get a ticket for London’s most popular tech event.

Moral of the story? Sign up to the mailing list at http://paulfwalsh.com/events to ensure you hear about this and other upcoming events that might be of interest.

Have fun and good luck with getting a ticket. Get your ticket now

By the time I finished writing this post ALL TICKETS WERE TAKEN - so we’ve just released another 20. HURRY!!

SPONSORED BY:

VIAPOST - http://www.viapost.com/

ViaPost is the Skype of post (Post Over Internet Protocol)…send physical letters direct from your computer at the touch of a button from 27p, including print, stationary, envelope and 2 day delivery. No more stuffing envelopes or licking stamps.

IQ Development - http://iq-development.com

An ideal development house to partner with for delivery of exceptional online solutions.

Always looking for sponsors for this and other events

Please get in touch if you’d like to sponsor this event paul@wubud.com

[Update: all 250 tickets were gone within 12 hours.]

Join us for an informal meet-up in Soho for people working in the tech & media industries in London. Everyone welcome. It’s not necessary to live or work in the Soho area to join the group or attend the events.

With more 300 in attendance at the last one, make sure you don’t miss out.

Join the Facebook group to stay updated.

If you’re on twitter you can also follow @opensoho for updates.

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SPONSORED BY:

VIAPOST - http://www.viapost.com/

ViaPost is the Skype of post (Post Over Internet Protocol)…send physical letters direct from your computer at the touch of a button from 27p, including print, stationary, envelope and 2 day delivery. No more stuffing envelopes or licking stamps.

IQ Development - http://iq-development.com

An ideal development house to partner with for delivery of exceptional online solutions.

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LOOKING FOR ONE MORE SPONSOR

Please get in touch if you’d like to sponsor this event paul@wubud.com