What do I, MC Hammer, Chamillionaire and a about a thousand other tech/internet folks in Silicon Valley have in common? We were all at the third annual TechCrunch party/meetup at August Capital in Menlo Park Friday night.The TechCrunch event is apparently *the* event of the year in the Valley, bringing together hundreds of key decision-makers from all sorts of tech companies, venture capitalists and the media. As one of my colleagues remarked early in the evening, it's the Hollywood of Silicon Valley. And looking around, reading the name tags of the attendees, that wasn't far from the truth.
Bringing a slightly more traditional Hollywood vibe to the shin-dig were Grammy Award-winning rap star, Chamillionaire, and music sensation turned internet entrepreneur, MC Hammer. I have yet to piece together the former's connection to this world of bits and bytes, but Hammer is behind the recently launched DanceJam social media destination site.
I can see why everyone looks forward to this event in particular -- it was a great networking venue and a excellent place to reconnect with people you haven't seen in a while. My company, Kaboodle, was a sponsor of the event and provided a mini photo studio complete with red carpet, to help revelers capture the evening for posterity. Check out the pic above of some of the Kaboodle crew with MCHammer... Can't touch this!
(You can see the rest of the event photos here.)
2 comments:
Awesome...MC Hammer, who could ask for more?!?! Glad you're having fun and enjoying life in Menlo Park. And on another note, I have the same top as the girl standing next to you, but in black :-)
I know, right?? I saw MC Hammer (with Boyz II Men) in concert in Vancouver... WAY back in the day. A total kick to meet him in person. He's still too legit to quit. :-)
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