socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Some of the highlights from this week from socalTECH's video section , where we're currently featuring community videos from and about local startups: Peter Pham of Science Inc. Peter Pham, of Los Angeles technology studio/incubator Science Inc., apparently likes not just his startups to move fast, but also his cars.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2012 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2012. Mike is actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Startups Uncensored #26. Josh and Diego started Beachmint in 2010 and since then have raised over (wait for it.) $70 They're also both active angel investors in the LA startup scene having invested in some of the most popular LA tech companies. 70 Million Dollars. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

If you''re a large, Hollywood studio, how do you tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community? We caught up with Debra Baker , Senior Vice President, Global Business Development at Warner Bros., We caught up with Debra Baker , Senior Vice President, Global Business Development at Warner Bros., Warner Bros. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. The number of startups being created has increased by an order of magnitude. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2014

More and more entrepreneurs are hearing about the successful graduates and investors queued behind a few well-known startup incubators, including Y Combinator, TechStars, and the Founder Institute. According to the National Business Incubator Association (NBIA), there are currently over 1,900 members in over 60 nations.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 27, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012 -- How to Raise Capital for Your Startup. An intensive 3-hour course on how to think about, plan for, prepare and execute a capital raise for your startup. Includes a detailed review of local incubators, vc's and angels. Taught by Jon Funk, a 25-year LA vc veteran. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012 -- Intro to the Los Angeles Startup Community. This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles. General Assembly. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Saturday, October 13, 2012 -- Intro to the LA Startup Community. Join us after our Weekend Workshop for an intro to the LA startup community! This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 -- Want to Start A Business? If you've ever dreamt of building a start up, now is the time! The Los Angeles tech scene has seen a rapid increase of women founding start-ups, mentors, investors and more. The panel will consist of women founders, investors and popular incubators.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Since the recent recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. It still adds up to over 20 million non-employer businesses out there today, with more starting every day. No wonder 90% of the successful startups still bootstrap.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

"When people would ask me when I was a little kid what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would tell them ''a waitress,'' much to my mother''s chagrin. It was that love of serving people that led me on my long journey of starting a company.". Sarah continued her story by describing her life growing up in an entrepreneurial household. "I

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Last week, a group of four angel investors here announced their plans to create a new, accelerator program to spur the creation of an entrepreneurial community in the area around new startups. We spoke with two of the founder of K5Launch, Amir Banifatemi and Kai Tao, to learn more about their efforts to start up its accelerator here.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 24, 2012

Thursday, August 30, 2012 -- TechCrawl. s like a bar crawl, but with startup/Accelerator/Incubator offices instead of bars. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and other startups in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. See [link] (more)

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Startup Weekend LA has grown to become a very special event here in Los Angeles. It’s also a very exciting time here in LA Tech with over 6 accelerators and incubators springing up over the past year. On Friday evening, the SWLA energy started to brew at the Coloft as participants began showing up around 5:00 PM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

M&A is a common way of acquiring new products and services, without the incubation time of building and testing the product. It may sound easy, but requires tremendous effort to document every process, establish vendor relationships, and monitor all stages of every implementation. Merge with or acquire another business.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 18, 2012

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -- Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch Competition. Finalists will each have 90 seconds to make their best pitch to a panel comprised of Tech Coast Angels members, founders of leading accelerators and incubators and other start-up experts.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Saturday, October 20, 2012 -- UCLA CS Majors -- You're invited to the first ever 24hr UCLA Hack Olympics! HackUCLA is hosting a 24-hour hackathon on October 20th-21st, sponsored by UCLA alums and the top LA startup incubators. The event will be held just off campus at Originate Labs (Wilshire and Veteran).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 16, 2012

Friday, June 22, 2012 -- Digital LA - Silicon Beach Fest, June 21-23. We're teaming up with west side studios, venues, incubators, and startups to plan the first ever Silicon Beach Fest! We've never had a home-grown startup-entertainment tech fest in LA, so let's make it happen! Email info@digitalla.net.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Over 500 startups applied last quarter to Launchpad LA’s accelerator, but only eight were chosen. Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

Meet the next generation of startup success stories at Be Great Fest in Los Angeles. Their mission: to support a charity, savor the hot SoCal nightlife, and transform Los Angeles into the startup capital of the world. Although the Startup Genome Project named Los Angeles the No. 3 startup ecosystem in the world, with L.A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

We recently sat down with Luc Berlin, co-founder of Miigle, a SoCal startup that has an aggressive global mission to bring entrepreneurs together from around the world. We first interviewed Luc in 2012, just as he was launching the prototype for Miigle. The quintessential problem that every startup has is one of visibility.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2014

In order to support all of these teams, there are several on-campus startup competitions every year, from the Silicon Beach USC competition to the New Venture Seed Competition, with prize funds to help build the companies. The post HipTraveler | Taking Startup Competitions by Storm appeared first on TechZulu.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 17, 2012

Saturday, June 23, 2012 -- Digital LA - Silicon Beach Fest, June 21-23. We're teaming up with west side studios, venues, incubators, and startups to plan the first ever Silicon Beach Fest! We've never had a home-grown startup-entertainment tech fest in LA, so let's make it happen! Email info@digitalla.net.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2012

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -- Digital LA - Silicon Beach Fest, June 21-23. We're teaming up with west side studios, venues, incubators, and startups to plan the first ever Silicon Beach Fest! We've never had a home-grown startup-entertainment tech fest in LA, so let's make it happen! Email info@digitalla.net.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 1, 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012 -- Vator Splash LA. Splash is a single-track evening event and startup competition. Splash gathers leading entrepreneurs, innovators, venture capitalists and angel investors across technology to inspire and energize the audience about entrepreneurship and innovation. See [link] (more)

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

However, far less attention has been applied to entrepreneurial philanthropy, in which a startup mindset and accountability is applied to issuing non-profit grants. Even the organization''s lexicon reinforces its startup mindset. The convergence of startup principles and the world of philanthropy makes total sense.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

What’s your role in the Coachella Valley area startup ecosystem? Joe: I came to the Coachella Valley in January of 2012 to serve as the Founder and Managing Director of the Palm Springs iHub. What makes the Coachella Valley an ideal place to start a company? They do offer nursing and are about to start a hospitality program.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2012

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 -- LAVA Special Event: Venture Funding in Digital Media. Incumbents are finding new ways to adapt, startups are embracing disruption, and a new class of incubators/accelerators are leading a large infusion of capital.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2012

TechZulu is proud to announce that we are a sponsor of the Variety 2012 Venture Capital & New Media Summit and will be there in full force bringing you all the action. based start-up incubators, and former CEO for Myspace. Venture Capital and Start-Up Landscape. Yup That’s the one! Speaker List.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Start in a business domain you know well.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2012

OCTANe , the Orange County-based organization helping to bolster the high tech industry and entrepreneurs, reported this morning that in the first half of 2012, companies participating in its startup accelerator have raised a total of $26.8M in funding.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

When: July 26, 2012 6-11pm. It’s like a bar crawl, but with startup/Accelerator/Incubator offices instead of bars. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and other startups in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. What do you do on a Tech Crawl?

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Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012. After selling MaxIT, Hinshaw said he became immersed in the startup world. “We He founded MaxIT Healthcare in 2001. Jean Balgrosky.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 8, 2012

2012 TechZulu Tech Crawl – Technically Awesome. When: August 30, 2012 6-11pm. It’s like a bar crawl, but with startup/Accelerator/Incubator offices instead of bars. If you have a startup office in the area and want to be part of our tour of awesome Silicon Beach companies let us know! Be Part of the Crawl!

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