SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 -- The San Diego Tech Coast Angels present Early-Stage Valuation. Program Overview: This interactive workshop educates and empowers angel investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in access to capital on a variety of ways to value pre-revenue companies.

Tech Coast Angels 113

Tech Coast Angels Case Study San Diego Study 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

As entrepreneurs, you always need to be on the lookout for ways to expand your current business, and always on the lookout for your next big thing. These could be support related, or education related, or a package of product and services for a new class of customers. Add services that are complementary to your product.

Startup 98

Startup Customer Custom Entrepreneur 98

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 18, 2012

During this years 2012 SXSW the team behind the.CO domain were our in force educating entrepreneurs and the like that a company should be on a.CO CO standing for company). domain was good enough for the Brooklyn hipster, referring to the company Hipster out of Brooklyn, NY. Will you get your company a.CO

.Net 78

.Net Education Entrepreneur Help 78

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

As the company’s third employee hire, Salamon could look back and see the rise of the company’s entire journey as he was trying to figure out what to do next with his life: does he stay or strike out on a bold new path? I said, ‘Let’s give this a shot’. That phone call became their first book deal.

Education 92

Education Los Angeles Class Ideas 92

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2012

One thing I noticed from our previous interview is that Heather is one smart entrepreneur. For a first-time entrepreneur, she is not only getting it right and getting “base hits”, but she is slugging balls out of the park! However, they are not done with helping forge a better future for post-secondary education.

Education 63

Education Web 2.0 Course Platform 63

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Idea Mensch.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

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. For many entrepreneurs, college has little appeal. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. Bottle Washing. "There

Tips 247

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Nanxi Liu about the company''s software. What''s the story behind the company? Nanxi Liu: We started the company in the summer of 2012, with five totally random people. Explain how five strangers all ended up starting a company together, exactly? We were actually all strangers.

Social Media 178

Social Media Media Startup Culver City 178

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. How long has company been around? What is Tradesparq?

Southern California 170

Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

I’ve always wondered who started the urban myth that the best way to start a company is to come up with a great idea, and then find some professional investors to give you a pot of money to build a company. Eighty percent of new entrepreneurs used this approach, with only six percent using investor funding.

Startup 105

Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur Legalzoom 105

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. Whatever you’re trying to brand – your company, your community or yourself – this is the first exercise I would recommend that you start with. We’ll work our asses off and build huge companies that will define the next generation of American’s lives.”

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2013

Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and VC, Karl Mehta has launched Code For India (CFI) to empower the country’s citizens to actively participate in improving their communities. There are thousands out there too, many of them engineers building companies in Silicon Valley just like Mehta. Over 20 years of experience.

Clearstone 79

Clearstone Organization Education Google 79

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

For the first time in SXSW history, young group of entrepreneurs are being celebrated for their accomplishments and have been invited to be on a panel to discuss and share their insight on problem solving, social consciousness, and making the world a better place. Hart Main is a 15 year old CEO of ManCans.

News 95

News Education Social Network Organization 95

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

The first day of 2012 seems the perfect day to do so. The travel companies offer brochures showing private beaches and phenomenal sights. I always love visiting companies because you can tell so much about the character of the company by spending time in their offices. You get a feel for the company “vibe.”

Startup 319

Startup Organization Entrepreneur Blogging 319

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Our challenge is to help start, fund, improve, and grow 1000 companies in five years. There are many other outlets in the community providing mentorship, education, workshops, and networking, and many others supporting entrepreneurs, but we believe there is a void in the very early stages of formation.

Orange County 192

Orange County Southern California Startup Class 192

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

For the first time in SXSW history, young group of entrepreneurs are being celebrated for their accomplishments and have been invited to be on a panel to discuss and share their insight on problem solving, social consciousness, and making the world a better place. Hart Main is a 15 year old CEO of ManCans.

News 77

News Education Social Network Organization 77

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

There were only 22% women who invested in 2012. Natalia Oberti Noguera: Pipeline Fellowship is a program to educate and bring more women into the investment side of business. We also want to create more capital for women entrepreneurs to increase the chances of being funded and connected to a bigger network.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Here are just a few: Nolan Bushnell , a seasoned entrepreneur who founded both Atari, Inc. An electrical engineer by training he has built embedded medical devices, consulted on lean/agile, founded a couple of (failed) startups, worked as a VC, and has advised and invested in a small handful of early stage companies. Interview).

Technical Advisors 89

Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). Higher education. Much more data in the full post. They have grown at a 200% CAGR over the past 4 years. There are 2.9

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The reality, however, of the coexistence between immigrants and their American peers is proving to be a one-sided pursuit, with qualified immigrants struggling to stay in the country to join the companies that they have co-founded. To speed growth, some companies and venture capitalists, most notoriously Blueseed, feel so strongly about “U.S.

Technical Review 77

Technical Review Startup Offshore Entrepreneur 77

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 26, 2015

I believe that a teacher is not only obligated to merely educate. My definition of the American Dream includes home ownership, a well paying job and a business environment in which entrepreneurs can create their own ventures and control their own destiny. They should also inspire the young people held in their trust.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Class Mobile Report 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

It shows a return to cautious optimism despite growth lower than expected in 2012, and much improved perspective from the record-high pessimism of the last few years. Some companies turned to cutbacks over boosting financial reserves. strategy entrepreneur startup optimism business'

Study 78

Study Tips Entrepreneur Guide 78

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality. All messaging coming from employees should be aligned with your company’s values and brand. Gone are the days when companies could put up a website that sat on the screen like an electronic business card. Not having a social media policy. small businesses.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Startup Tips 93

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

This second annual fest brings together technology leaders, startup CEOs, investors, Hollywood studio executives, entrepreneurs, developers, students and more to celebrate LA’s dynamic technology industries with panels, workshops, hackathon, mixers, and a start-up showcase spotlighting 40 local startups. In 2012 over $3.2

GRP Partners 88

GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

myLINGO is the first product of her company Oladas, Inc., Just 20 years old and a recent Harvard University dropout, Olenka provided insight into her transition to Los Angeles, life as an entrepreneur, and how she’s passionate about helping non-English speakers see American movies in their own native language. You have deliverables.

Startup 91

Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

The large gathering of top investors spilled out of the office into the surrounding sidewalk and swelled with buzz and speculation of what the 10 newly formed companies had to offer. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. Or maybe a goldmine. Founded by L.A.’s

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. AOL controlled the services, taxed companies to access users and decided what was good or bad. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. companies versus the Web 1.0

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. So I agreed to offer my current thinking on the economy and what it portends for the VC industry & fund raising for entrepreneurs. raise money now to weather any storms). I doubt they will ever catch up.&#. Sound familiar?

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. Valuations were enormous relative to progress in companies. Companies with less than $2 million in revenue were asking for $50-60 million valuations and getting them. Yesterday was a Monday. Depressing.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305