CTO Awards
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 16, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019 -- LABJ CTO Awards. This event will honor Chief Technology and Information Officers and others who are in the top information technology positions within their organizations.
PartySlate Raises $3M For Event Showcase Site
socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2017
Los Angeles-based PartySlate , a new startup which lets event planners showcase venues, parties, and events they have hosted, has raised $3M in a funding round. PartySlate is led by CEO and co-founder Julie Novack, who teamed with John Haro (CTO, Co-founder) and Mark Semon (Executive Creative Director) on the new startup.
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Ford CTO Ken Washington at TC Sessions: Mobility on July 10
TechCrunch LA
MAY 20, 2019
We’re excited to announce that Ford CTO Ken Washington will participate in TechCrunch’s inaugural TC Sessions: Mobility , a one-day event on July 10, 2019 in San Jose, Calif., A conference dedicated to transportation and mobility wouldn’t be complete without hearing from Ford, the U.S. automaker with a storied 116-year history.
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CTO Mixers: Cruise w/ Anita Sengupta of Virgin Hyperloop
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 25, 2018
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 -- CTO Mixers: Cruise w/ Anita Sengupta of Virgin Hyperloop. CTO Mixers is a curated, invite-only event. Geared at C-Level, SVPs in the Enterprise and high quality entrepreneurs. See [link] (more)
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SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 31, 2018
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 -- An Evening of AR/VR with CTO Mixers and ARwall. CTO Mixers. On January 31st, LA CTO Mixers will meet with a panel of experts. CTO Mixers is a highly curated, invite only event. Geared at C-Level and SVPs in Enterprise and high quality Startup Execs and entrepreneurs.
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An evening with CTO Mixers on a Yacht with Blockchain Luminaries
SoCal Tech Calendar
AUGUST 17, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 -- An evening with CTO Mixers on a Yacht with Blockchain Luminaries. CTO Mixers. CTO Mixers is a highly curated, invite only event. Geared at C-Level and SVPs in Enterprise and high quality Startup Execs and entrepreneurs. See [link] (more)
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First Ever SouthBay LA AWS User Group event
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 13, 2018
Monday, March 19, 2018 -- First Ever SouthBay LA AWS User Group event. In this event, there will be drinks, food and a round table discussion, led by Jonathan LaCour (CTO at Reliam), where we'll all chime in about what topics should be presented for future events.
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Turbo-Charging Your CTO
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 -- Turbo-Charging Your CTO. Are you getting the most from your CTO? This presentation and conversation will offer CEOs and Board Members a comprehensive overview of strategies and tactics for assessing the performance and the long-term viability of your technology leadership. Cross Campus. not working?
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Come Check Out a Very Important LA Tech Event on June 1st
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 31, 2013
Tomorrow LA is hosting an important tech event - please consider registering and coming by. A special thanks to Jason Lehmbeck , founder & ceo of DataPop , a great LA startup of which I have been a long-standing fan, for championing this event and bringing it to my attention.
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Snap To Run Partner Summit Online
socalTECH
MAY 28, 2020
co-founders Evan Spiegel, Chief Executive Officer, and Bobby Murphy, Chief Technology Officer, along with others. The move is unsurprising, given the worldwide movement to virtual events this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said those keynotes will feature Snap Inc. READ MORE>>.
Startup CTO Speaking
SoCal CTO
MAY 21, 2012
So, here goes: Dr. Tony Karrer Over the past 15 years, Tony has been a part-time CTO for more than 30 startups. Most notably, he was the original CTO for eHarmony for its first four years making him partly responsible for more than 4% of the marriages every year. He is a frequent speaker at trade and industry events.
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Los Angeles Startup Events
SoCal CTO
MAY 22, 2012
In that post, I mentioned how one of the signals is the big increase in number of startup events and the number of attendees at those events. So, you may also want to go look at: Los Angeles Startup Events Here are some of the events and meetups that I've spoken at, attended or at least interest me.
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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers.
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Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California
SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 6, 2009
He talks about a bunch of the different networking events that occur in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California. In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. They put on great events. AITP-LA – Monthly events.
CTO RoundTable: Big Data Panel
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 17, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012 -- CTO RoundTable: Big Data Panel. In this panel driven event, we will discuss innovation, competition and productivity in harnessing the enormous potential of Big Data. Big Data: Innovation, Competition, and Productivity. Panel: Paypal, ProvideCommerce, Microsoft, PhD. See [link].
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TechCrunch LA
MARCH 23, 2021
These products don’t get at the full potential for cellular technology according to Daan Luining, Meatable’s chief technology officer. Early Stage is the premier ‘how-to’ event for startup entrepreneurs and investors.
TiE Southern California's May Event.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MAY 6, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -- TiE Southern California's May Event. Speakers include: Mr. Uday Kumar - Head, US Ops at Reliance MediaWorks; Mr. Basu Ghosh - CEO, Omnikron and CEO Basu's HomeStyle; Nick Wilson - CTO, Break.com; Jon Ham - CEO, Fitness on the Run. See https://www.123signup.com/servlet/SignUpMember?PG=1521728182300andP=1521728191150788000andInfo.
Events and Networking in Los Angeles
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 23, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
I’ve updated my earlier post on Networking Events Los Angeles with some great suggestions from Lorin Cha who I just met through LinkedIn. Lots of scattered events around LA on social media. SoCal Kanban/Lean software meetup Coloft They have a line up of events there. Doing a good job of helping to make events happen.
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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup
SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2012
I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system? Make sure you meet the people who run these events.
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Leveraging Machine Learning and Data Science to Drive Business Results
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
This joint event between AITP-LA, Technology Council of Southern California, and the CTO Forum promises many technology insights as well as outstanding networking. Thursday, November 16, 2017 -- Leveraging Machine Learning and Data Science to Drive Business Results. See [link] (more)
Startup Surge in Los Angeles
SoCal CTO
MAY 14, 2012
At the event, the enthusiasm for startups was palpable. My two big data points are: What's happening in the Los Angeles Startup Events such as popular events like LA Demo Day. Increase in the number of inquiries I've been getting for: Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and/or other similar kinds of inquiries.
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Guardian Circle Adds Peter Diamandis As Advisor
socalTECH
MAY 29, 2018
The startup--led by longtime LA entrepreneur Mark Jeffrey--has developed a system which uses mobile apps running on OS, Apple Watch, Android and Alexa where users can summon "emergency help" from their social circle, which the company calls "citizen-rescuers" who are alerted in the event of an emergency, dispatching aid closest to the situation.
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Secret for Networking at Events - Prenetworking
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 6, 2008
Luckily, I've found a GREAT way to make my time spent at events much better. I call it: Prenetworking I spend about 30 minutes prior to the event going through the list of attendees and reaching out ahead of the event to suggest that we meet while we are there. I try to do this roughly about 2-3 days ahead of the event.
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Why Founders Can’t Afford to Have Any Weak Links
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
In fact, nearly every team work with I encourage them to think about succession planning in the event “that somebody gets hit by a beer truck.” Then my CTO quit. And the CTO was a super close friend (and former roommate). ” I don’t know where I started using the phrase but it stuck.
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amSTATZ Social Network For Fitness Gurus, Athletes & Events | Interview With Founder
Tech Zulu Event
APRIL 23, 2013
amSTATZ is an online community that brings fitness professionals, athletes and fitness events together into one place. Founded in the summer of 2011 and their first product out a few weeks ago amSTATS wants to help users to follow fitness events and programs near them and find a great fitness trainer to help them stay fit.
CTO RoundTable – Technology in Entertainment | Presented Live By TechZulu
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 21, 2011
Join TechZulu as we bring to you live from the Microsoft HQ in downtown Los Angeles CTO RoundTable at 7pm PST. We'll discuss current trends in technology with in the entertainment industry. Visit TechZulu for full story.
Leveraging Machine Learning and Data Science to Drive Business Results
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
AITP Los Angeles and Technology Council of Southern California. The new technology landscape with origins in data science opens many new possibilities. Our November event will provide insights on the many emerging trends.
Local Event Organizers Need to Adopt Social Media
SoCal CTO
JUNE 10, 2008
A while ago I posted about Secret for Networking at Events - Prenetworking where I recommended that people should look at who's attending the event prior to going to the event in order to make their networking more effective. I did a quick search and didn't find many blog posts mentioning that specific event.
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LA CEOs
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012 -- LA CEOs in coordination with the LA CTO Forum presents: CEO Pain Points; Working with the CTO. s top CEOs and CTOs. Discover what keeps each other up at night with worry about their key partner in their technology business. This free event is restricted to CEOs only of funded companies.
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socalTECH
AUGUST 2, 2013
According to Diep, the group is now holding one event a month to connect mentors and mentees. Diep was previously Program Director at StartEngine, and also runs the Schmoozd networking events in Los Angeles. Karrer is a local part-time CTO at TechEmpower, who has helped many of LA''s top tech startups get off the ground.
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TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Ulrich Kranz, originally the company’s CTO, has since taken over the day-to-day operations of Canoo. It hit a new low in March 2019 when Stefan Krause allegedly asked his wife to agree to a postnuptial agreement, which would presumably handle how shares of Canoo would be divided in the event of a divorce.
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Software Development Companies in Southern California
SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 7, 2009
I've helped organize the Los Angeles CTO Forum for almost 10 years. As part of doing that, I've had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of different chief technical officers from different kinds of companies over those years. Yes, there are some events around particular technologies.
Verizon Wireless Town Hall
SoCal Tech Calendar
MAY 12, 2009
At the Verizon Wireless Town Hall you'll hear from Anthony Melone, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Verizon Wireless about what's just around the corner at Verizon. This event will offer plenty of time for audience QandA, so bring your questions! See [link] (more).
Lunch 2.0 in Santa Monica - And Other Events
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 13, 2007
I saw that Ben Kuo wrote about it: More networking events His comment that the turn-out suggested that there likely would be more of these is probably true. event: Lunch 2.0 Or maybe it was free lunch? Or maybe it was free lunch? Other posts on the Lunch 2.0 in Santa Monica - They’re hiring! Los Angeles had its first Lunch 2.0
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SoCal CTO
MAY 17, 2011
Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:
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socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2014
The evening kicked off with a panel with Chet Pipkin , CEO of Belkin ; Abhi Nemani , Chief Data Officer for the City of Los Angeles ; Oded Noy , Co-founder, AmplifyLA and CTO, TargetClose; Erik Rannala , Co-founder & Partner, Mucker Capital ; and Matt Kozlov , VP Product Management, Telesign. Presenting Sponsor. READ MORE>>.
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SoCal CTO
MAY 17, 2011
Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:
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Jason Nazar
APRIL 7, 2010
We’ll be welcoming as our speakers: Alon Shwartz the Co-Founder/CTO of Docstoc , Nick Wilson the EVP/CTO of Break.com , Allen Hurff the former Senior Vice President of Engineering at MySpace , Travlin McCormack the CTO of Internships.com and former CTO of Slingshot Labs, and Nitu Gulati-Pauly Director of Recruiting at Cybercoders.
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Equity for Early Employees in Early Stage Startups
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
But the more important rationale is raised in the following about why employees most often do not have significant outcomes even in fairly positive liquidity events. There's also the aspect that the equity that you typically get as part of equity compensation is behind other equity in preference and thus effectively has lower value.
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SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 20, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? eHarmongy) as an acting CTO. Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.
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Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles?
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? Im part of a CTO group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. in Computer Science.
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Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 27, 2007
skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf I was just pointed to a set of great podcasts done by Stanford B-School and particularly, I just listed to the podcast by eHarmonys Greg Waldorf. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. in Computer Science.
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SoCal CTO
OCTOBER 12, 2009
This past week has had an interesting confluence of events that's led me to conclude that I want to start doing a lot of visible networking among the tech / web crowd here in Los Angeles. To top this off, at the LA CTO Forum we had Mark Suster as the presenter. More often 4. Especially with traffic.
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