This last Thursday betaworks had our annual Betaday, where we gather our entrepreneurs, investors, and other luminaries and prominent folks from the industry to meet and greet and have lively discussion on issues facing us today.


It was held at the Hiro Ballroom at the Maritime Hotel. Swank mood lighting and hipster chill bar decor was found everywhere:



..as was the latest footwear fashions:

Before the festivities:


John Borthwick giving the opening remarks to full house:



Gary Vaynerchuk on how social distribution is changing media:



Is the Web page dead?



The death and rebirth of search:

Stowe Boyd moderating niche membership and birth of mass amplification:


A lively discussion on crowdsourcing:





Another fun packed, informative day with betaworks!