SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012 -- Raise $1 Million for your Startup. His dad, Tim, is a venture capitalist and so is his grandfather, William who is credited for starting the venture capital industry in tech. They've funded some of the biggest names in High Tech over the last 50 years. It's in his blood.

Startup 113

Startup Venture Capital Draper High Tech 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 -- Brad Feld Speaks at SCV Startup. Brad Feld is coming to Valencia to speak to SCV Startup. As a successful entrepreneur, investor, creator of the Tech Stars Accelerator, and best-selling author he is one of the most sought after speakers in High Tech. The rumors are true.

Startup 113

Startup High Tech Entrepreneur Invest 113

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. Effective startup mentorship can come from unlikely sources. Look around.

Tips 247

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

OCTANE 150

OCTANE Orange County High Tech Mentor 150

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2012

You may not see it here in Southern California's high tech sector--which has been booming, due to a surge of startup and accelerator activity--but apparently, the technology sector has seen its highest level of layoffs in three years, according to a report today. Image courtesy Bigstock.com READ MORE>>.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Layoffs Southern California Report 133

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The empirical evidence highlights the lack of women and minority founders in the startup world. A 2012 Dow Jones'' report entitled Women At The Wheel encompassed 15-years of data on venture-backed startups. I recently asked Tracy why she believes that women are so under-represented across the startup landscape.

Customer 185

Customer Custom Study Metrics 185

InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

As discussed in Mini-ventures Build Entrepreneurial Muscle , I am an advocate of students starting side businesses while in college. Although the startup is still nascent, it has the potential to grow rapidly, as it rides the momentum of one of the most contentious and closely watched elections of the past several decades.

Startup 100

Startup Sites Research Santa Barbara 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

One of the most frequent questions from high tech startups is: where''s my exit? We caught up with David Siemer , both an investment banker who runs Siemer & Associates (www.siemer.com) and an early stage investor here with Siemer Ventures (www.siemervc.com), to get his thoughts on the subject.

Southern California 124

Southern California SoCal Commerce Invest 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

MM: How did you end up enlisting? DB: I grew up in rural Michigan. After high school, I wasn’t interested in pursuing college at the time. DB: My service was up in August of 2008, and I moved back to the U.S. I also joined the staff of CALinnovates in 2012. I love startups. MM: What happened next?

Training 98

Training UCLA Technology IP 98

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In the 1980s, high-tech companies stored information about their customers on their sophisticated and high-cost computer equipment. A layperson would be excused to think that in 2012, questions about how to store data on computers have been worked out. Let's start with scale.

Platform 227

Platform Startup High Tech Develop 227

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298