SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2016

In this mini-hackathon event, participants will use design thinking, UX design methods and web development skills in an entrepreneurial spirit to address social, economic, and environmental challenges specific to South L.A. education/solahack/los-angeles/27497. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/solahack/los-angeles/27497.

Web Development 100

Web Development Education Design Web 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp is the online web series school teaching the next generation of web series creators how to make and market their own new video projects on the web. CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. When was it launched and where? Who are its founders?

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , the free, online web conferencing and webinar service run by Costin Tuculescu, has launched a new feature which allows anyone to sell tickets to their webinars. The company said the new feature is idea for trainers, educators, speakers and professional webinar hosts. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 171

Tech Coast Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena Education 171

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2013

Among the new features of the social promotion tool released by Los Angeles-based PromoJam earlier this week: a new link to demographic data from Esri in it analytics.

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Tool Startup Template .Net 215

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. It's a hands-on kind of education.

Web 187

Web Content Startup Education 187

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , the provider of phone authentication services used to reduce fraud and spam with web services, said Tuesday that it has named Max Powers as its Vice President, Client Services. Powers joins the company from Vantage Media, where she was GM of the Education Division.

Commerce 140

Commerce Web Education Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The firm's web site now lists Menlo Park as its headquarters, after it raised funding from Battery Ventures, Western Technology Investment, and angel Gokul Rajaram. Tags: edufire education video venture capital. in a Series A funding. The firm's CEO, Jon Bischke, did not respond to emails for comment.

Funding 140

Funding Santa Monica Education Class 140

socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace is looking to boost its Internet safety efforts today, saying that it is backing a campaign by nonprofit Enough is Enough to help keep children online. Hemanshu Nigam, MySpace Chief Security Officer, said that MySpace began working with Enough is Enough over three years ago. READ MORE>>.

Social Network 183

Social Network Education Sites Networking 183

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

They became fast friends, and Salamon talked about how it’d be fun to move to Los Angeles and make movies with Bauer some day; neither of them had any expectation, at the time, that they’d collaborate on Wisecrack , one of the most successful YouTube video producers of our time. It got a s**t load of views,” says Salamon.

Education 92

Education Los Angeles Class Ideas 92

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

When my team of graduate students and I sent the first message over the internet on a warm Los Angeles evening in October, 1969, little did we suspect that we were at the start of a worldwide revolution. Leonard Kleinrock is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.

UCLA 253

UCLA Social Media Social Network Santa Barbara 253

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Using the social web to fill excess capacity that exists in nearly every business was one of the best uses of the web that I've seen. We've seen a lot of innovation come out of Los Angeles in the past few years, with Demand Media, Socialvibe, Zag, ShoeDazzle, Factual and many others. Great things will emerge there.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Southern California 234

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Bruce Huang: We are an educational, collaborative ecosystem, trying to bridge between the tech community and academics. I go to lots of events in Los Angeles, and there are many entrepreneurs who want to start companies, are bootstrapping, and everyone has a great idea and is figuring out how to launch their products and launch their startup.

UCLA 159

UCLA Education CIO Examples 159

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud. Many of these new entrepreneurs come to me looking for an angel investor or crowdfunding, which will never happen.

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Course Entrepreneur 106

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based BiasSync (www.biassync.com) was founded by three, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Michele Ruiz (broadcast journalism), Robin Richards (CareerArc, Internships.com, NTI Group, MP3), and Dan Gould (former VP of Technology for Tinder). It's education, measurement, analysis, and ongoing mitigation strategy.

Content 150

Content Training Education Outsource Development 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

Los Angeles-based GoGuardian , a developer of educaitonal software, says it is targeting the problem of suicide and self-harm in K-12 schools, with a new product called Beacon. According to GoGuardian, its new tool uses mahcine learning to identify and alert school staff about at-risk students, so they can get assistance they need.

Software 100

Software Social Media Equity Tool 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud. Many of these new entrepreneurs come to me looking for an angel investor or crowdfunding, which will never happen.

Startup 164

Startup Social Media Course Entrepreneur 164

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

Chromatik has developed web and iPad applications which let musicians upload, record, annotate, and share their sheet music; record a performance; give feedback to other musicians; and much more. The firm's products are an example of what applying technology, and smartphones and tablets, can do for music education. Comment below.

Southern California 254

Southern California Startup Sherman Oaks Venice 254

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2009

Los Angeles-based Panache , a provider of advertising insertion technology for the online video market, said Monday that the firm is in a partnership with TVO, a media organization based in Ontario focused on public education. READ MORE>>.

Customer 100

Customer Custom Advertising Education 100

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2017

The G-team also had another year’s worth of education and experience under their belts, so their skills and confidence were that much stronger. Interested in entrepreneurship, web development, or data science? Interested in entrepreneurship, web development, or data science? This article is courtesy of the Galvanize blog.

Competition 88

Competition Slides Artificial Inteligence Newsletter 88

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

Looking to help voters educate themselves better on the candidates, and the issues, Taylor Peck and Nick Boutelier came up with iSideWith (www.isidewith.com), a cleverly built site which lets users input their opinions on issues important to them, and helps the compare and match their answer with the positions of all of the candidates in the race.

Education 201

Education Sites Startup News 201

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike Jones , Investor and Advisor Located In Los Angeles. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Scott Sangster, President of Tech Coast Angels (Los Angeles)/CEO at OrganicStartup. Navy, Pfizer, & Unisys Corp.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

15desks.com), a new startup focused on the education market. Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model.

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Educational technology companies are augmenting the traditional educational system with their online coursework offerings, but they’re also creating a competing universe where students can find alternate learning experiences that may qualify them for a job, even if they don’t have an academic degree.

Education 45

Education Report Demand Research 45

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

Looking to help voters educate themselves better on the candidates, and the issues, Taylor Peck and Nick Boutleier came up with iSideWith (www.isidewith.com), a cleverly built site which lets users input their opinions on issues important to them, and helps the compare and match their answer with the positions of all of the candidates in the race.

Education 171

Education Sites Startup News 171

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

One of the startups in that area--born out of a.NET development organization here in Los Angeles--is FatCloud (www.fatcloud.com), which develops a NoSQL database which ties directly into Microsoft''s SQL Server database. The company was actually born in Los Angeles, out of a company which was a.NET development organization.

Startup 198

Startup Yahoo Software Education 198

Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own. He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. Education became a large facet within the space and focus for Taylor. Read more about virtual reality trends.

Startup 70

Startup Web Development Design Education 70

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. Oh, yeah. Positive feedback feeds the idea.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Alex Benzer: My partner and I met here in Los Angeles, in high school. We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. The most attractive thing about it was the educational value. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars. After TechStars, how did you end up in LA?

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

The Kauffman Foundation centers their work around programs for entrepreneurs and educational programs aimed at students from pre-kindergarten through college. Pipeline Angels (National Network). Their investor bootcamps help educate new investors about due diligence, valuation, and more. Pledge 1% (San Francisco, CA).

Startup 140

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

Daryl is also an angel investor, and has invested in such companies as MindBody Software and YouMail. We spoke to Daryl about the firm, the founders, and their use of Amazon Web Services as its back end. And, haven't some folks been trying to educate people about the market for awhile? Explain to me how your service works?

Outsource Development 100

Outsource Development Santa Barbara Education SaaS 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

He is the author of various best selling books including Practical Information Architecture, Web Dogma ’06 and Usable Usability. Attending his speaking events is not only educational and useful to your business but it has often been described as very comical and entertaining. Reiss is a world-renowned usability expert.

Culver City 105

Culver City Design Content Writing 105

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Daniel Scalisi is the CEO of Los Angeles-based MobileCause (www.mobilecause.com), a startup focused on the mobile, nonprofit fundraising area. We've now been operating for five months, and have become the leading web service for mobile fundraising in the country. We spoke to Daniel last week to learn more about his firm.

Mobile 162

Mobile Web Startup Customer 162

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

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Southern California 150

Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

One of the firms which has been active in that area is Los Angeles-based CauseCast (www.causecast.com), run by Ryan Scott , who talked us about the company's relationship with the Huffington Post, its new efforts to provide its technology to companies interested in corporate social responsibility, and other initiatives.

Causecast 222

Causecast Startup Content Education 222