socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Those programs--epitomized by YCombinator in the Bay Area, and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado--attract newly minted entrepreneurs with a mixture of cash and mentoring, and a program which rapidly takes ideas and turns them into viable, executing businesses. Those mentors are not just Bruce and I, although we are full time on this.

Startup 221

Startup Mentor Southern California Incubator 221

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

To give visibility to these companies to: Sources of funding (angels / VCs), business development partners, mentors who have themselves built successful companies, the press and potential employees to hire. One senior mentor to Launchpad LA recently said, “I got more out of Launchpad LA than I even put in.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 11, 2011

This Sunday BetterWorks his hosting Coloft Hackfest in Santa Monica, CA,and what better way to spend your weekend then with an amazing group of individuals from your local Southern California Tech scene. Come by yourself and team up or bring your engineering/product design friends. Coloft –> 920 Santa Monica Blvd.,

Santa Monica 72

Santa Monica Yammer Geni Southern California 72

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2013

Whether you were a startup, an investor, a blogger, a fashionista, or someone just curious about what is happening in Santa Monica aka “Silicon Beach,” the recent Silicon Beach Fest had something for everyone which included panels, parties and more. Most companies are referred by other VC’s, founders or mentors.

Cornerstone OnDemand 93

Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica Technical Review Startup 93

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

We have a number of locations, including one in Santa Monica, one in Pasadena, one in Downtown, and one in El Segundo and the South Bay Area. In Silicon Beach, and in Santa Monica, we've adapted to that community as far as staffing and circumstance. Cross Campus is really a community oriented around coworking.

El Segundo 100

El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

LATechDigest

JUNE 6, 2016

General Assembly, Santa Monica. Real Office Centers, Santa Monica. Santa Monica Public Library. TIGERTEXT Works with Honeywell on Patient Info Product ( link ). JJ Abrams Drops by AMPLIFY for a Mentor Talk ( link ). THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: see full calendar. 06/07/2016. Hack for LA.

Snapchat 40

Snapchat Pasadena Santa Monica LMU 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

To that end, last week, Los Angeles-based MuckerLab (www.muckerlab.com) announced its plans--and a big lineup of local CEO mentors--to start up a new, YCombinator- and TechStars-type program in Los Angeles, headed by former Silicon Valley venture capitalist Erik Rannala , and affiliated with the TechStars Network.

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Applications are being accepted starting today, through April 16, 2014 for early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment product ideas. Also joining the team will be Yohei Nakajima , former academy program director at CoLoft, a popular co-working space for tech entrepreneurs in Santa Monica, California.

Entertainment 102

Entertainment Santa Monica Ideas Mentor 102

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

Last week Fred Wilson and I sat down in Santa Monica for an hour+ discussion with the video cameras rolling. Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.”

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Writing Blogging 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Awareness Years ago Upfront Ventures rented out a movie theater of 350 people in Santa Monica to screen the movie, “ Code: Debugging the Gender Gap ,” an important movie by Robin Hauser and we invited senior members of many local tech firms to attend.

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Venture Capital Examples Screening Help 256

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. Dan Dato , Mentor at upStart.LA. Amanda Coolong has interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and influencers at every major industry conference, and is an active beta tester for many of the products she encounters. His passion has always been working with startups.

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Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Internally, we look very similar to a tech company, in that we have a development team, go-to-market team, and product people, and the ultimate goal of what we want to accomplish is to create companies that can run independently, with their own management teams. We created a product that would allow you to print barcodes.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. Once off the ground she could attract mentors from her industry. She focused on her customer.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2011

We started out with our first event at South Bar (in Santa Monica) with about 30 people in attendance. Since out first event we’ve done large parties at high profiled locations such as, The London, SLS (in Beverly Hills), and The Viceroy (in Santa Monica). So it grew really fast. We are indeed. What’s next?

Santa Monica 74

Santa Monica Startup Beverly Hills Orange County 74

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund.

CalTech 79

CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

CODA Automotive is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Monica, California that designs, manufactures and sells electric vehicles and lithium-ion battery systems purpose-built for transportation and utility applications. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! Start Engine offers a team of mentors who have proven themselves as successful entrepreneurs – not professional investors – ensuring that its startups are guided by the right people for the right reasons.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

We want to provide our audience with not only amazing presenting startups/newly released products (submissions still open Apply Here ) but also outstanding people that can help you grow as an entrepreneur and lead a successful business. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

Tsavo 76

Tsavo Idealab Tech Coast Angels Userplane 76

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This included stabilizing a historically negative traffic and user trend, reducing the operational cost of the business by nearly 90 percent and pivoting the product from its legacy as a social network to a social entertainment destination. CallFire.com is a small company with fewer than 20 employees located in beautiful Santa Monica.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

Idealab 77

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

Idealab 49

Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Friday evening, August 19th, rolled around and Startup Weekend LA was underway with attendees showing up at Coloft in Santa Monica around 6:00 pm and the classic Idealab keg there to quench everyone’s thirst. Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg. Rob Maigret.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success. It’s been a fascinating sociology study starting with the first panel of all female executives I heard during a conference on the Santa Monica Pier all the way up until now. Novel concept.

Conference 40

Conference Entertainment Startup Digital Hollywood 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. A move to more urban environments (SF over SV, Cambridge over Waltham, London over Thames Valley, Santa Monica / Venice, Flatiron and so forth) as basically young people want to live where young people want to live.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s. Named as one of the 20 most innovative startups in the country, based in Santa Monica. Los Angeles is a hotbed of creative activity, and not always in the traditional sense. Want to sponsor?

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42