Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

I’m sure you all realize that there could be quite a distance between a great idea and a great startup. So, trying carefully not to rain on his parade, I suggested to my friend that he complete the following analysis as due diligence on the idea before spending his life savings (and others) to roll out a solution: Competitors are few.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The race to get your SXSWi panel to as many votes as possible so that you will be selected to present at the coming 2012 SXSW. For those who may be living under a rock and have no idea what SXSWi is, its five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Friday, September 21, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine. Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Where did the idea for the event come spark from? When: March 11th 9am (During South by Southwest 2012). The organizers of SXSW really care about their community and I think a lot of people do the best they can do to make the whole conference come together smoothly. All the details you’ll need are below. No badge needed.

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AUGUST 25, 2012

Friday, August 31, 2012 -- Bootstrappers Breakfast - San Diego. Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers. Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 5, 2012

We had over 35 ideas pitched Friday night, certainly on the higher side than normal with some really killer ideas. Attendees then cast their votes and 12 winning ideas were selected. Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room.

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JULY 8, 2012

Saturday, July 14, 2012 -- TEDxAFC. The purpose of TEDx is to provide a platform for local ideas. Ideas that have the power to form community, to influence change in society, to improve our lives, or to make them more beautiful. ideas worth spreading? See [link] (more)

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APRIL 21, 2012

Friday, April 27, 2012 -- Bootstrappers Breakfast - San Diego. Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers. Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. See [link].

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JUNE 4, 2012

Sunday, June 10, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 20, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 -- Startup Equinox. The University of Southern California is becoming a hot bed of innovation and entrepreneurial energy, but ideas and energy often don't translate to startups. It takes a diverse team to create a successful startup. Enter Startup Equinox.

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JUNE 3, 2012

Saturday, June 9, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

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JUNE 2, 2012

Friday, June 8, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Saturday, February 25, 2012 -- Blackberry Hackathon San Diego. The opportunity to turn your ideas into reality has arrived with the brand new BlackBerry Hackathon in San Diego, on February 25 2012. Start planning your app, develop it in one day, meet people, meet the experts from BlackBerry, have fun and earn prizes!

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OCTOBER 27, 2012

Friday, November 2, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Santa Babara. Startup Weekend Santa Barbara is a 54 hour event where entrepreneurs, designers, developers come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. Santa Barbara's second Startup Weekend will be held at Citrix Online. See [link] (more)

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MAY 24, 2012

Friday, May 25, 2012 -- Bootstrappers Breakfast - San Diego. Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers. Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. See [link] events@skmurphy.com 408-252-9676.

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MARCH 24, 2012

Friday, March 30, 2012 -- Bootstrappers Breakfast - San Diego. Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers. Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. See [link] events@skmurphy.com 408-252-9676.

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MARCH 14, 2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 -- Startup Ideation Bootcamp. The evening begins with talks by leading startup Founders designed to teach you the components of good and bad startup ideas. Then, attendees can share their ideas with both experts and peers to receive constructive feedback. See [link] (more)

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MAY 9, 2012

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- VC in the OC. Where people and ideas come together with capital and resources to fuel Orange County's venture and innovation industries. Even more VCs have been added to VC in the OC 2012! The Largest Gathering of VC's in Southern California this Year.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 -- The Startup Ideation Bootcamp provides expert advice with real-world practice. The evening begins with talks by leading startup Founders designed to teach you the components of good and bad startup ideas. Then, attendees can share their ideas with both experts and peers to receive constructive feedback.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Monday, November 26, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Ask questions and learn.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Monday, August 6, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. link] (more)

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 -- 16th Annual Softec Symposium - Tech Pitch! Tech Pitch is a unique opportunity where select entrepreneurs with tech-related businesses will pitch their ideas to a live panel of active investors, in front of a live audience. Want to.Watch Tech Pitches Live? Hear Investors' Critique? Attend Tech Pitch.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Monday, September 10, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Special Guests, Dr. Martha Dennis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

Foster an active culture and reward program for new ideas. If you don’t, the smart people in your company will give their ideas to someone else, or leave to be your competitor. Hire people smarter than you. They will see things that you don’t see. Be an active part of your community.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. Join us in a relaxed, informal environment to mix, mingle and discuss new business ideas and how to get funded. If you are an entrepreneur and want to meet angel investors and fellow entrepreneurs, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Entrepreneur Mixer. See [link].

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AUGUST 9, 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Ask questions and learn. See [link] (more)

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JULY 30, 2012

Monday, July 30, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Ask questions and learn.

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MARCH 1, 2013

They attended other DEV events such as the AT&T Aspire Mobile App Hack-a-thon hosted in LA to spread the word, created an event page and began registration through Eventbrite as early as September of 2012. 1 2 3 ► The post UCLA DEV Contest Proves Grand Ideas & Teamwork are Essential to LA Tech appeared first on TechZulu.

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JULY 19, 2012

Monday, July 23, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Ask questions and learn. See [link] (more)

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JULY 8, 2012

Monday, July 9, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Ask questions and learn.

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JUNE 7, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 -- TCA Entrepreneur Mixer. Join us in a relaxed, informal environment to mix, mingle and discuss new business ideas and how to get funded. If you are an entrepreneur and want to meet angel investors and fellow entrepreneurs, don't miss the Tech Coast Angels OC Entrepreneur Mixer. See [link] (more)

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MARCH 30, 2012

Thursday, April 5, 2012 -- TEDxAFC will be presenting an evening simulcast of TEDxChange 2012. Our event is called TEDxAmericasFinestCityChange and is one of many TEDx events happening around the globe on April 5th that will expand on the ideas brought up at TEDxChange 2010 We'll be hosting this event at the University of San Diego.

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JUNE 7, 2012

Monday, June 11, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Ask questions and learn.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 -- Building a Scalable Business from Scratch. Our panel of entrepreneurs will discuss how they turned their ideas and passions into great businesses. StartOut is proud to present its next entrepreneurship event in Los Angeles, ?Building Building Scalable Businesses from Scratch.? See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Friday, November 16, 2012 -- STARTUP SHOWCASE: Venture Spark Network.Are you an investor or executive and looking for talented startups that already have early traction and poised for growth? In June of 2012 over 10 internet startup ideas went through a filtering process and feasabiity analysis.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -- Startup Equinox. If you have a startup or project idea, you too can pitch your idea on stage at Startup Equinox to build a team! USC Ronald Tutor Center. Form your startup team at Startup Equinox! A great team has excellent technical skills, business smarts, and creative talent!

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