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TokyoMango readers: come to an amazing event I'm hosting in SF next Wednesday

As many of you know, I've been working on an amazing project called The Tofu Project over the last several months, where we're bringing 10 of the most charismatic, world-changing Japanese entrepreneurs to the SF Bay area for a week of design thinking and creative brainstorming led by people at Google, Pixar, Adaptive Path, and IDEO. Well, they're here--and we just had an amazing Day 1 (Empathy day) yesterday and are about to hit the streets of SF full force on Day 2 (Ideate) with visits to Pivotal Labs and Pixar, plus a very special Nonsense Toy workshop hosted by Maywa Denki, topped off by an epic toast dinner party in SOMA.

Most of the events are private or by invite only, but on the very last day, Nov 2, we're opening it up to a select group of awesome folks who care about creativity, entrepreneurship, design, and Japan. As you can see we have some amazing speakers like Porter Gale, Matt Flannery, and Dave McClure, good food, fun workshops, plus a chance to meet the Tofu people. Did I tell you they're amazing?

As TokyoMango readers, you are all invited! Email info (at) thetofuproject (dot) com for a discount code, we're happy to give you one if you think you need it.

Buy tix to Welcome to The Tofu Project

Buy your tickets to The Tofu Project launch party on 9.9.2011 in Tokyo

Hey, if you're in Tokyo next Friday night -- that's 9.9.2011 -- please come to The Tofu Project launch party at the Digital Garage HQ. All the info you need, including a link to buy tickets, is here. Join us! It'll be fun! You'll meet lots of cool people and be inspired by some wonderful innovative entrepreneurs and designers.

Watch my Web 2.0 Expo keynote online (updated)

Hey guess what? I'm giving a keynote presentation at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco this Thursday, 3/31 at 10:15am PST about how the earthquake could jump start innovation in Japan. You can watch the live stream of my talk here. Oh, and right here even! (Updated with recording)

This is what I'm going to be talking about, roughly:

My speaker page

Pics of readers wearing TokyoMango Ts

Here are some pics of you good-looking TokyoMango readers wearing the t-shirts that Ben and I made... from top to bottom, Mat, Nami, Derek, and Ruby & Malcolm.

TokyoMango t-shirts shipped, and Reader Gallery

Dear readers who ordered a TokyoMango t-shirt,

I just went to the local post office and shipped off a boxful of t-shirts, which should get to you within a week or so. Please keep an eye out for yours, if you ordered one. And THANK YOU. It took Ben and me almost three full days to make them, but that's a good thing because we ended up selling a lot more than we expected — plus, it was fun.

Also, I'd love to do a gallery of photos on the site of TokyoMango readers wearing the t-shirts. Email me a pic to mango [at] tokyomango [dot] com by the end of the month to be a part of it.

Thanks, and have a good weekend!

Lisa