SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 9, 2013

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -- Green LAVA January 2013 Meeting. Green LAVA is starting off 2013 with a great event that you don't want to miss. Mikael Elley, Director of IT for Fisker Automotive, will be talking about the startup of one of the world's leading electric automotive companies. See [link] (more)

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Be Great Partners , a Los Angeles technology incubator, has recently released a report on the startup community in LA and the information shows a positive growth for startups here in LA. Los Angeles is 3 rd in the global startup ecosystem, behind Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley. Los Angeles has a diverse area of startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I first met Andrew Stalbow , the founder & CEO of Seriously in August of 2013. On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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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. entrepreneur women broadscircle startup female chickstarter'

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2014

Los Angeles led the region with $309.79M in total investments for Q4 of 2013, with San Diego ($145.0M) and Orange County ($143.6M) with nearly the same venture investment toal. billion invested across 3,995 deals for the year, which is up 7 percent in terms of dollar amount, and 4 percent more in deals than 2012. For Q4, $8.4

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Tech Coast Angels 246

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

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 24, 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 -- StartEngine is pleased to present our latest class of startups at our Demo Day on Wednesday, January 30th at CrossCampus in Santa Monica.

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Santa Monica Commerce Class Mentor 124

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.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

2023 hasn't been an easy year to be a startup. In fact, according to Crunchbase more than 212 startups closed their shutters in the third fiscal quarter alone – the highest number recorded in the firm's history. Yet, while many early-stage startups crumbled under the pressure, diamonds also emerged.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 21, 2014

Overall, great news for our fair city with a 25% increase in funds raised in 2013 over the year before. These figures, among others, indicate LA’s digital startups aren’t simply keeping pace with past years, but exceeding them. The post Infographic: Over $1B Raised in 2013 by Los Angeles Startups appeared first on TechZulu.

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Snapchat 105

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2013

In addition to being a classic children''s tale of good versus evil, the film also contains some surprising 2013 job hunting tips for joining a startup. Though you seldom encounter orcs or dragons in the startup world, the inevitable perils and risks of a startup are more akin to joining an adVenture than simply accepting a job.

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Startup Technical Review Tips RSS 230

TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

March 28, 2013. Application performance can be directly mapped to hosting dollars, and for a start-up company in its infancy, hosting costs can be a pain point. First up is plain JSON serialization on Amazon EC2 large instances. Starting again with EC2. About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Serena Ehrlich , Director of Marketing of Los Angeles-based Mogreet --and who is also well known in Los Angeles for her work with the Los Angeles chapter of the Social Media club--has been recognized by Mobile Marketer as one of its Mobile Women to Watch 2013. Ehrlich joined Mogreet earlier this year. READ MORE>>.

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Mogreet Mobile Marketing Social Media 277

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

2013 has proved to be a wild year. Companies being created has continued to go up dramatically making managing dealflow nearly impossible. 2013 was the year of wearable devices and physical products. So with the wild ride of 2013 I had thoughts about what made me thankful this year. Startup Advice' Best, Mark.

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Santa Barbara SaaS Help Social Network 288

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

We’re excited to announce TechZulu is coming back to Austin, Texas for South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 2013! We had so much fun last year speaking with entrepreneurs, startups , panel speakers and making new friends , we decided we just had to do it again this year. Sponsorship opportunities for events, and other channels.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

According to a recent Forbes article , UC Santa Barbara''s Technology Management Program offers students a superior startup education over the University of Pennsylvania (home of Wharton), as well Harvard, Northwestern and even its acclaimed southern neighbor, the University of Southern California. Techpreneurs. Share and Enjoy.

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Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

If you enjoy travel, language & culture as much as I do then buy all of Bill Bryson’s books and gobble them up. We have a duty and an obligation to speak up. I love foreign-born entrepreneurs precisely because many of them don’t grow up with the sense of entitlement that comes from winning the birth lottery.

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Startup Hollywood Class Study 391

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2014

The latest venture capital totals from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association''s MoneyTree Report was released this evening, tallying up $761.12M in investments in Q2 of 2014 in Southern California, up from Q2 of 2013, when $616.83M was invested in the region.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2013

It's a new year, and another batch of accelerator startups, as Demo Day season in Los Angeles kicks off this week. The first Demo Day of 2013 in Los Angeles is tomorrow, as MuckerLab launches its latest class of startups; fellow Los Angeles accelerator StartEngine has its first 2013 demo day scheduled for January 30th.

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Seed Funding Class Los Angeles Mentor 217

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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Dollar Shave Club Technical Review Santa Monica Southern California 272

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. As You Start to Mature. In the Early Days. You’ll get empathy. Experience.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

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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Idealab Santa Monica Southern California SoCalTech 153

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2013

What''s the latest batch of videos coming out of Silicon Beach''s startups? Here are some of the highlights from this week from socalTECH''s video section , where we''re currently featuring community videos from and about local startups: What is Privlo''s private mortgage marketplace about? Splash''s social sharing app.

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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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Startup Technology Hollywood Media 159

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 14, 2013

Sunday, January 20, 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. Who's this event for? Got an idea of your own?

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Ideas 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 12, 2013

Friday, January 18, 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. Who's this event for? Got an idea of your own?

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Ideas 113

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Establishing your brand with interactive social media.

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Tips Startup Social Media News 161

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

The startup is led by Anke Audenaert, and said its team was behind JumpTime, a content optimization software product that was sold to OpenX in 2013. Santa Monica-based Favrit said this week that it has launched its new app, which helps people save, organize, and share their favorite places.

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OpenX Santa Monica Mobile Organization 244

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

I think that’s one of the reasons that many of the most interesting bay area startups are choosing to locate themselves in the city. And make-up artists. But there does seem to be huge startup energy around the Flatiron District / Union Square. As a result younger people are creating startups because they can.

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Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

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.” I was in NYC and I lined up my usual 20 meetings on my trip. Shouldn’t all your storage be inventoried with photos in 2013? ” Then competitors started to launch. Startup Advice' Today we announced our launch. Here’s the deal.

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UCSD Startup Ideas Course 340

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 10, 2013

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 -- Startup PR Bootcamp. This workshop will cover the do's and don't's of startup PR, what to look for when hiring a PR firm, a PR pitch gone wrong, best practices for launch, and what to do when you cannot afford a PR firm.

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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

MARCH 21, 2013

Southern California--and particularly, Los Angeles--has become somewhat of a startup accelerator/incubator hub over the last couple of years, as more than a dozen startup accelerators, incubators, coworking spaces , and more have set up shop in the area. READ MORE>>.

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Incubator Southern California Venice Class 217

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The Director of Operations role puts you in a leadership position in a firm that helps 100+ well-known Fortune 500 companies and innovative startups build the right foundation for their next generation technology platform. startup beach silicon angeles employment jobs tech high socaltech' See all of our listings on our job board.

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SoCalTech Orange County Outsource Development Sales 147

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. LA By The Numbers. But even this is changing.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Lynda.com has been one of the best kept secrets in Southern California's startup community, well known in its industry but practically unknown otherwise. January 2013, $100M - 400 employees. Much of that growth has been in the last three years, according to the numbers we've pulled from our coverage. 2009, $37M. May 2012, $70M.

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