socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

One trend in the Southern California high tech startup market has been an increasing number of startups--and executives--who have been looking to combine their interests in business with their enthusiasm for giving back through nonprofits and causes. That's on the cause marketing side of things.

Causecast 222

Causecast Startup Content Education 222

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

He’s a man with a big laugh and an even bigger heart, known for being an active Big Brother and for leveraging his events to fundraise for various causes. Today LA tech is stronger than ever, touting numerous accelerator programs, angel investors, coworking spaces and educational opportunities.

Southern California 89

Southern California Santa Monica SoCal High Tech 89

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Generally speaking, I'm really just been along for the ride this first year, learning how Cynthia, Luis, and Janelle run the day to day activities. Last year, we did fifty different educational programs, talking to on the order of 10,000 people in those fifty programs. Thanks for the time this morning. How has your first year been?

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. I don't spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities." However, I occasionally encounter a student who I believe is better suited to learn "on the job," than in the classroom.

Tips 247

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

By that, I mean that we’re entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, investors, and business minds on a mission to inspire, educate, and support entrepreneurs and innovators through no-cost consulting, programs, events, and access to capital and talent. The University of Arkansas, which is the state’s flagship university.

Entrepreneur 70

Entrepreneur Startup News High Tech 70

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Our wide-ranging conversation covered the progression of MIT’s entrepreneurship curriculum and campus resources , the rise of the Boston-Cambridge area as a high-tech industry powerhouse, the prospects for an MIT venture fund , the challenges for university tech transfer offices, the roots of today’s startup culture, and more.

Startup 67

Startup Compton Research Course 67

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. Victory usually satisfies, but it seldom educates. People are free or cheap because of the recession.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

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.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298