SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc.

Layoffs 159

Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 -- Managing Online Communities. Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo, will broadcast "This Week in Start-Ups" live from the event and his guests will be community experts Peter Hirshberg, chairman of The Conversation Group and Michael Jones, COO of MySpace. Digital Family Summit.

Mahalo 100

Mahalo USC Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009 -- Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs. Startups Uncensored. This month's Startups Uncensored will be on the "Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs". We are joined this month by Jason Calacanis the CEO of Mahalo, co-founder of Weblogs Inc and publisher of Sillcon Alley Reporter.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Mahalo Report Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” Total raised: $83mm; Series B round (July 2009 for $43mm) valued company at $400mm. OTHER DEALS: 1.

Venture Capital 240

Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

This technology allows us to see what is hot. This is based on occurrences during this time period as compared to other time periods. It also includes some other social signals such as traffic, clicks, etc.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I just had to line up behind him. We then started talking about Dave McClure. At first I was cynical about his ability to have 500 startups (or some fraction of that which is still larger than any VC has). I started to realize that Dave is able to do it because he approaches VC differently. I appreciate it. Show Notes.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292