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Commonwealth Club: In Conversation with Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons

Category:: Lectures & Books
When:: Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:00 PM
Where:: Commonwealth Club of California

based on 39 reviews

595 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 597-6700
How:: Official Website
Tickets
Cost:: $12.00 - $20.00
Submitted by:: Nish N.
What/Why:: Hey Yelpers, this is a cool opportunity to see our co-founders discuss Yelp's past, present and future. Here are the event details:
The Commonwealth Club's INFORUM presents
Thursday, October 25
Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons, Founders; Yelp

In conversation with Greg Sterling, Founding Principal, Sterling Market Intelligence

Yelp has radically changed the way the Bay Area (and indeed the US) thinks and perceives local businesses. Much more than a city guide; a vibrant community of yelpers write about their personal experiences - the good and the bad - on everything from restaurants and bars to doctors and even organizations like the Commonwealth Club. Join us to talk about Yelp, the power of real people's reviews and their impact on businesses and their owners. An in-kind sponsorship for the reception, generously provided wine & cheese reception sponsored by Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant (the new place from the people at Oola) http://www.yelp.com/bi...) will follow.

6 p.m., Registration | 6:30 p.m., Program | 7:30 p.m., Wine & Hors d'oeuvres Reception | Club Office, 595 Market St, 2nd floor, San Francisco | $12 for Members of Commonwealth Club, $20 for Non-members, $7 for Students.

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9/13/2007 Jeremy "Big Papa" S. says:

Believe it or not, I'll be there :)

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9/13/2007 Lauren S. says:

i work upstairs...id be silly not to go!

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9/13/2007 matt "m i l l s" m. says:

Me too! I'm totally there.

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9/13/2007 frisco j. says:

first question: when is the ignore button rollout?

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9/13/2007 Nish N. says:

Keep it clean, Frisco!

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9/13/2007 Tom H. says:

i will be getting my eyes lazor'd, but sounds fun.

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9/13/2007 Wes "The VillageMaker" M. says:

I'm so there, provided I can get a ticket.

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9/13/2007 frisco j. says:

2nd question: do you have to be like totally hot to work at yelp?

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9/13/2007 Pookie "Pookie" W. says:

Wait, do you guys model?

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9/13/2007 Brian "A 'Space Cowboy' but rarely a 'Gangster of Love'" B. says:

i wonder if i flag this as inappropriate if anything will happen.

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9/13/2007 Keane L. says:

$12 for members of Commonwealth or Yelp?

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9/13/2007 Nish N. says:

Hey Keane, sorry if that wasn't clear, the discount is for Commonwealth Club members, not Yelpers, I made it more clear. Still worth it, the Commonwealth Club is one of my favorite non-profits in the city, or anywhere. In theory, you could join and get the discount, but otherwise the price is $20.

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9/13/2007 jay h. says:

Is this the only way I get to see Russ and catch up with him?!?!? Paying $20????

AHEM!!! RUSS!!!

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9/14/2007 Melanie C. says:

Sounds like a great event and I'd love to go, but don't you want to save the room for people who aren't already groupies and/or even aware of Yelp yet?

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9/14/2007 Nish N. says:

Good point Melanie, actually Inforum (the young person's division of the Commonwealth Club) is also promoting the event early. Ideally we'd like a good mix.

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9/14/2007 Gregory "The Style Buddha" B. says:

I'm down

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9/14/2007 frisco j. says:

3rd question: when is yelp going international?

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9/14/2007 Kelly S. says:

this will be my first Yelp elite event...I've been meaning to check out the Commonwealth Club...how cool to combine them both

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9/14/2007 Tammy "so over this" A. says:

I used to be a Commonwealth Club member...expensive, but AWESOME opportunities to listen to some incredible speakers! Dropped my membership when my schedule got too crazy to make any events.

If there are still tix on payday, I'm in...but I gotta wait 'til then.

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9/16/2007 Mollie M. says:

This sounds like a cool event. Ive always wanted to go to a Commonwealth Club forum. Now i just need to wiggle myself out of work...

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9/17/2007 Vikram A. says:

The commonwealth club is an awesome organization. A membership there is completely worth it.

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9/17/2007 Stanley "The Only One Who Can Ride That Horse too" K. says:

Is there going to be any single women there?

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9/19/2007 jessica "the original" d. says:

The Commonwealth Club's programming is worth every penny of the membership. Good stuff- should be interesting!

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10/4/2007 Nish N. says:

Hey folks, we hear tickets are selling pretty briskly, so hopefully you've purchased some!

10/9/2007 ninja "the official espresso addict extraordinaire" M. says:

only if the dog is in. will there be beer? (jk-

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10/9/2007 jay h. says:

I'll go if Darwin is there...he's the real reason I even talk to Jeremy and Russ.

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10/9/2007 Nicole "Nico" G. says:

INFORUM rocks. I'll be there fo sho! It's only $75 to join for the year, by the way.

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10/9/2007 Nish N. says:

Thanks Nicole, and yes, Inforum does rock, one of the reasons we were so excited to see this event come to fruition.

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10/12/2007 Nancy "Using My Indoor Voice" R. says:

Another cool event I won't be in town for! Drats!

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10/14/2007 Nish N. says:

I'm going to ask Jeremy why I can't have a corner office with a window.

10/15/2007 Tiffany B. says:

wish i could make it - i'll be out of town.

10/16/2007 Mike C. says:

you guys can walk there...

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10/22/2007 gwynnie p. says:

Oh this is sounding better and better. Yeah for a whine and cheese reception from Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant!

10/23/2007 Martina R. says:

oh cool!

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10/25/2007 Nish N. says:

Tonight's the night, and contrary to what Rod Stewart would have you believe, it's gonna be more than all right!

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10/25/2007 Farah "Blackie Kennedy" S. says:

Wish I could go! :(

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10/25/2007 Suzanne "sususushi" A. says:

how did it go??

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10/26/2007 Jeremy "Big Papa" S. says:

Bor-ing. Just kidding, I rocked. Just kidding, better ask someone else. :)

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10/26/2007 Stephan "IYLMNYTATYPOM" W. says:

Jeremy & Russ rocked the house. There were a couple people with some pesky questions during the Q&A, but they handled them with aplomb. I think there is (will be?) a podcast of this from commonwealth club shortly.

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10/26/2007 Rachel "Co9 Mom" C. says:

Jeremy & Russ dodged some bullets successfully.
I was disheartened to hear that some folks think all Yelpers are 21.
Large crowd. About 50/50 men & women, it appeared.
Excellent wine & tidbits.
Some good answers to some silly questions.
Great location.
Moved along. Interest remained high.
No snoring in the crowd.
Let's do it again sometime.
I'm sure we'll have more questions soon.
When did you say we're going international?
I learned a lot.
Keep up the good work.

10/26/2007 Laura 'jinx.tv' K. says:

It was okay, I didn't really learn anything new about Yelp or much of anything else other than that stuff like Elite events and parties seem to have been an afterthought and not part of the original business plan of Yelp...interesting when it seems like that is their most unique feature.