The event "reminds me of the happy hours back in the boom, " said Sue Sweet, co-founder of BuildFast, a San Carlos, Calif.

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Sweet and BuildFast co-founder Patrick Freeburger, however, looked like the new kids on the block, dressed casually in blue oxford shirts and khaki pants amid a sea of business suits and cocktail dresses.

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