# Event Details - **Event Name**: San Francisco Tech Networking: Test-Drive a Partnership Before You Commit - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Tech networking in SF where the room actually works: two hours next to someone tells you more than two weeks of coffee chats.About this EventYou'd never hire someone from a profile. Why would you pick a co-founder that way?Two hours of working next to somebody tells you what no interview will: how they frame a problem, whether they cut scope or gold-plate it, how they handle being wrong in front of strangers.⚙️ WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENSEveryone submits one real problem before the evening — by the time you arrive they're all on the board. The room votes on which ones get worked on. Then tables of five, one problem at a time: two minutes to explain, three minutes of questions only, eight minutes while the table works on it out loud and the author turns their chair around and takes notes.Halfway through there's a second vote — the problems that didn't make the first round get their turn. New table, new problem.🔧 FOR BUILDERS SPECIFICALLYHalf this room is looking for a technical partner and has no idea how to evaluate one. Twenty minutes of being visibly useful at a table is the strongest signal you can send — and the fastest way to find out whether you'd actually want to work with them.You don't need a startup to come. Bring an engineering problem, a hiring problem, or the question you keep circling: should I even do this.🎯 NOBODY LEAVES WITH NOTHINGNear the end the host asks who still has no answer, and the room finds them a contact — by name, out loud. Including you, if your problem didn't make the tables.🤝 MUTUAL MATCHES ONLYYou mark who you'd build with; we connect when both sides agree, within 48 hours. Nobody gets a cold list of your contacts.📋 ONE THING IS REQUIRED BEFORE YOU COMEAfter booking you'll get a three-minute form in our Mini App: your problem in one line, some context, how long it's been unresolved. Only submitted problems make the board.👥 WHO'S IN THE ROOMEngineers, designers and technical leads considering the founder path · solo founders looking for a technical partner · operators from scaling startups · founders with a team who came to unstick something.Hosted by Andrey Krylow. He greets every guest at the door, seats you at the right table, and makes the introductions.WHAT'S GUARANTEED: a curated room, two working sessions, mutual matches within 48 hours.WHAT WE DON'T PROMISE: a room full of investors. Some evenings have angels and scouts, some don't — better you know before you buy.Chatham House Rule applies: use what you hear, don't attribute it to anyone in this room.Registration required. Check-in and contacts through the Ascent Valley Mini App — no new account, no second app.Ascent Valley — a founder and investor ecosystem across 20 cities. IDEA → PROCESS → RESULT.Agenda🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:25 PMCheck-In & the Board Info: Check in with the QR code, grab a drink, find your problem on the board.🕑: 07:25 PM - 07:28 PMHouse RulesInfo: Three rules, sixty seconds. Then we work.🕑: 07:28 PM - 07:48 PMThe RoundInfo: Forty seconds each, standing: name, what you're building, the problem you brought.🕑: 07:48 PM - 07:55 PMThe Room VotesInfo: One vote each. The problems the room cares about become the tables.🕑: 07:55 PM - 08:20 PMWorking Session IInfo: Tables of five. Two minutes, three minutes, eight minutes, two minutes.🕑: 08:20 PM - 08:50 PMSecond Vote & Session IIInfo: The problems that didn't make it get their turn. New table, new problem.🕑: 08:50 PM - 09:10 PMThanks & MatchesInfo: Who helped you tonight — out loud. Then mark who you'd work with again.🕑: 09:10 PM - 09:30 PMClosing RoundInfo: Who still has no answer? The room finds them a contact. Then the bar stays open. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-francisco/san-francisco-tech-networking-test-drive-a-partnership-before-you-commit/100001996900398848 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: under_21_with_guardian - door_time: 2026-09-03T01:35:00Z - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: Rick & Roxy's - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 350, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: San Francisco - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Rick & Roxy's - **lat**: 37.7996063 - **long**: -122.4366321 - **full address**: Rick & Roxy's, 2131 Lombard Street, San Francisco, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: San Francisco Tech Networking: Test-Drive a Partnership Before You Commit - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/1bc73483d45bef78d3089bfdbe5a4c9f2ab7b92bbdc5f12b3333e38f27a87492-rimg-w1200-h600-dc181818-gmir.jpg?v=1786083689 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is San Francisco Tech Networking: Test-Drive a Partnership Before You Commit being held? - **A:** San Francisco Tech Networking: Test-Drive a Partnership Before You Commit takes place on Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 pm at Rick & Roxy's, 2131 Lombard Street, San Francisco, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing San Francisco Tech Networking: Test-Drive a Partnership Before You Commit? - **A:** San Francisco Tech Networking: Test-Drive a Partnership Before You Commit is organized by Ascent Valley. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Ascent Valley's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Ascent Valley a rating of 3.67/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Ascent Valley has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** San Francisco Tech Networking: Test-Drive a Partnership Before You Commit is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in San Francisco, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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