SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 13, 2013

Saturday, January 19, 2013 -- Lean Startup Machine Los Angeles (1/18 - 1/20). Any startup team that does not have Product/Market Fit, or any aspiring founder, innovator, or early startup employee that wants to learn Lean Startup methodologies from the ground up. Got an idea of your own?

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Ideas 100

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2013

There has long been a disparity between the number of startups founded and started by women, and those founded by men. However, a new effort, ChicksStarter , is trying something new, to help one lucky startup--with a female founder--avoid all of that. The best idea will be selected by a panel in October. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups. Line up a winning team. Line up a winning team.

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Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 101

Xconomy

APRIL 25, 2019

Katelyn O’Shaughnessy already had a solid track record, selling TripScope , a travel startup she co-founded in 2013, to Travefy two years ago. Women, finding themselves outside of the club, are now creating their own networks to do the same.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 14, 2013

Sunday, January 20, 2013 -- San Fernando Valley Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 12, 2013

Friday, January 18, 2013 -- San Fernando Valley Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. See [link] (more)

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San Fernando Startup Education Ideas 124

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.

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Startup Technology Hollywood Media 159

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2013

Some of the highlights from this week from socalTECH''s video section , where we''re currently featuring community videos from and about local startups: Silicon Beach at SXSW. What Bill Gross Has Learned Starting More Than 100 Companies. Accelerators at Startup America with Muckerlab''s William Hsu. What is Splash.io.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

All in a room at the University of Southern California Silicon Beach Event on September 18th, 2013. Startup Pitch Competition. In the end, 3 startups were awarded prize money for their spectacular business ideas. Innovation, Technology, and Startups. Filled with innovation.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 13, 2013

Saturday, January 19, 2013 -- San Fernando Valley Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. See [link] (more)

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San Fernando Startup Education Ideas 100

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. This advice was helpful to hear as I build up my team.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica Technical Review Startup 93

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2013

On Friday October 25th, this innovative spirit was put on display at the 2013 Student Innovator Showcase. In this yearly event put on by the Stevens Center for Innovation , 30 teams, selected from a pool of 70 applicants, presented their unique ideas to crowds of students, parents, and judges.

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USC Ideas Southern California Platform 91

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Looking for a place to exercise and grow your talent in software development and work in an environment that values your ideas and strives for excellence? startup beach silicon angeles employment jobs tech high socaltech' Mobile/Desktop App Developer w/Linux,Flex/Air or IOS Exp. Enterprise Data Technologies, Inc. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. We’re excited to continue to grow our investment professional staff and will continue to do so over the course of 2013 & 2014 with our new fund. Clever MoFo.

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Startup Course Ideas Invest 372

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Shipwell , a startup pitching a marketplace for domestic ground shipping and fleet and cargo management services for freight trucking companies, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. And the small-fleet shipping companies that make up the bulk of the industry. trucking services.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

We get that spark in us, that light bulb idea that brings us into our dream world, day-dreaming and wondering, “What if?” What if we get affirmation and validation from not only our peers, but from experts and maybe even potential investors that our ideas really have some legs in becoming something? appeared first on TechZulu.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Ideas 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2013

Welcome to the New Year 2013! The right reason to start a business is not the money, challenge, or the prestige, but the chance to follow your dream. If you are sick of the corporate grind, take your favorite idea or hobby, and join other happy entrepreneurs. It starts with trust and ends with peace of mind.

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Satisfaction Startup Entrepreneur Study 103

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 14, 2013

TechZulu is excited to invite you on July 18, 2013 at 7pm , to a fireside chat with Krishna Gupta , Partner/CEO of Sortfolio , which he recently acquired from 37Signals. Krishna will share his experience on ”What Makes a Startup Attractive for Acquisition” There will be plenty of FREE Pizza & Drinks !

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Starting off in Santa Monica at ROC for a fireside chat with CBS Interactive, then heading to Westwood at UCLA for Spotlight: LA Tech, and ending at NextSpace / Amplify LA in Venice for TechZulu Final Friday. Fireside Chat with Cameron Olthuis VP at CBS Interactive | Search & Social for Startups. When : April 24, 2013 7pm.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 4, 2020

has a history with Tony, as he became an investor in the company in 2013, and built a lasting friendship with us as the Tech.co We also shared a passion for seeing others launch new ideas and grow them. To build trust in e-commerce with the greater public, his company came up with innovative ideas and fostered new customer behaviors.

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Commerce Statistics Customer Custom 206

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

I met up with Sam in NYC last year to talk about “what he was up to.” His ideas to date hadn’t totally resonated and of course ideas matter, too. I was in NYC and I lined up my usual 20 meetings on my trip. He had ideas. Shouldn’t all your storage be inventoried with photos in 2013? Startup Advice'

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UCSD Startup Ideas Course 340

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Case Foundation invests in people and ideas that can change the world.

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Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

But if you’re a startup founder, you too have the chance to find your own moment in the spotlight. Over the past decade, startups that have been part of the Startup of the Year programs have made new partnerships, grown into household names, and collectively raised billions of dollars in funding. Startup of the Year!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I’m over-paying for every check I write into the VC ecosystem and valuations are being pushed up to absurd levels and many of these valuations and companies won’t hold in the long term. However, to be a great VC you have to hold two conflicting ideas in your head at the same time. By definition?—?I’m Ten years on much has changed.

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Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based online event promotion service Planana , the startup founded by Anna Sergeeva and Fei Xiao, said Thursday that the company has been accepted to the DreamIt Ventures Winter 2013 class in Austin, Texas. The startup said that it will be demonstrating its products at SXSW at March 8th, at the conclusion of the program.

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Class Los Angeles Ideas Startup 178

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Kevin Winston , is the organizer of Digital LA , the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. We'll head back to the beach on the first week of summer for a week-long Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica June 2013.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

04% full, you should start looking for a new container. TikTok is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Time to start connecting them with each other. When the glass is only.04% Where are the young social media users going?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Kraft, who co-founded Thrively with fellow startup veteran Girish Venkat, sat down to talk to us about Thrively, as it emerges out of beta. Where''d the idea for the company come from? However, the pull of this new idea became too strong, so we set out to start the company. What''s the ultimate goal of Thrively?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 5, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013 -- Maverick Angels Investment Accelerator. Do you have a great business idea? The Investment Accelerator is a Three-Part Process which teaches the fundamental steps for becoming a successful entrepreneur, including time-tested strategies for raising start-up capital from angel and venture capital investors.

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Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 113

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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Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We attended a fbFund demo day ( which I rarely do but it was put on by my long-time buddy Dave McClure – who hadn’t yet started 500Startups – and Sheryl Sandberg who was much more of a mere mortal back then). It was what has now become more common – a social startup – and this one was a non-profit.

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Startup Conference Ideas Writing 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2013

I’m a strong believer that investors invest in people, before they invest in a business plan, or an idea. The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. Co-founder companies are the norm in California, but 40-50% of the startups in New York and Massachusetts have only one founder. Marty Zwilling.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Funding 95

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Every entrepreneur believes in their heart that their startup is more innovative and creative than their competitors. This myth arises from the fact that new ideas can sometimes seem to appear as a flash of insight. Many companies rely on a technical expert, or team of experts, to generate a stream of creative ideas. Breed myth.

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Startup Research Ideas Incubator 94

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

When convertible debt first started being introduced as a “faster, cheaper way to get startups funded” they didn’t have pricing built into them. In fact, most early investor work hard to help their startups get to the next level so it makes no sense for the angel investor and founders to be at odds.

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Startup Pricing Equity Venture Capital 354

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The Annual TechZulu Startup Forecast is one of our most anticipated events. Richard Wolpert – Managing Director of Amplify.LA, startup incubator and Venture Advisor at Accel Partners. In addition, we had a fully stacked line up of showcasing startups with Causora , Floshare , Kiosked , and Yekra.

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Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The rise of startups is becoming one of the strongest engines of job growth and economic growth all around the world. As the capital needed to start a small business continues to fall, the number of software companies being started is exploding. There’s a lot of uncertainty in startup companies.

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Startup Social Media Writing Google 102

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

accelerator--which only inspired him to keep working on making his startup a reality and go from just an idea, to a real company. The company, which started in 2014, now has over 40 employees. I'm a CPA, and I got my start in the audit practice of Ernst & Young, and was working for years on the audit side of the table.

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