An afternoon at the outdoor startup fair (photos)

The plaza in front of City Hall became "Startup Village" today in downtown Mountain View, Calif., where CEOs, developers and venture capitalists gathered to see the work from more than two dozen nascent companies.

The outdoor festival was being held as part of The Startup Conference, a program on all things startups, ranging from finding jobs to finding funding, everything in between.

AdEspresso uses detailed targeting and analytics to makes Facebook ads simpler to manage and easier to scale.

The wearable wallet, Wristag, is an Near Field Communications, or NFC payment system.

Visitors to the Startup Village could text a vote for their favorite startups, giving them a shot at the People's Choice Award.

Scendify social recruiting uses social networks to recruit the best job candidates.

It was a sunny day of outdoor business browsing for the 1,500 attendees in Mountain View, Calif.

Jackie Change drew caricatures for a chance to win an iPod for Kuyam, a company that wants to better organize your life by helping you schedule and share your appointments.

Expansion Bridge empowers businesses by providing operating infrastructure, staff, and full software engineering teams.

SugarSync cloud services give you your information, anywhere.

Uservoice wants to make customer service better by providing help desk and knowledge-based software.

Gamers Portal is a social network just for gamers.

Just inside the plaza, the one-day conference includes a full schedule of panels, pitches, and speakers.

A stencil at Startup Village begs "Don't pitch me bro."