socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

At the Twiistup panel last week, there was a debate over whether big companies could be created here, which is ridiculous--Demand Media is the latest example there, we've got Cornerstone OnDemand coming out soon, and there is no question there are market leading, large revenue companies coming out of Southern California.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

We had a great launch and have seen great success, which has validated the fact that there is a lot of pent up demand for an organization here. Pasadena has long been known as the home for many spinouts of Caltech and JPL. We began with the basics, by connecting people and running meetups. Is that still the case?

Pasadena 100

Pasadena Orange County Idealab CalTech 100

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

There are 9 innovation nodes in the US associated with I-Corp, and one of those nodes is out of the Viterbi School of Engineering, with UCLA and Caltech partners in that. What we do, is regional customer discovery for teams, typically academic. They're also familiar with traditional startup structure.

Marina Del Rey 150

Marina Del Rey Startup USC Incubator 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Google, Hulu, Riot Games, Demand Media, and many other big name players residing in Silicon Beach, it is no small wonder why many tech startups flock towards the sunny beach-side view. LA brings forth a lot of talent from USC, UCLA, and Caltech. With Yahoo!,

Report 104

Report Orange County Startup West Los Angeles 104

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). AOL is in the process of rebuilding itself and emulating a little-known LA-based startup called Demand Media.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Eli Aizenstat: I entered into the Design Accelerator, which is an accelerator run in conjunction with the Art Center College of Design and Caltech, in the summer of 2014. We have a massive music catalog, because we've enabled users to access their own, on-demand streaming services. How did you two connect?

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

Our employees come from Caltech, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and we've employed people as far away as the University of Michigan. They are very few and far between, partially because the demand is not out there. So those resources have been fantastic. is dwindling, and consolidating, as companies are being bought up.

Startup 100

Startup Southern California UCLA Incubator 100

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

That's something I am very passionate about, supporting the So Cal ecosystem, which is why we hire heavily from USC, UCLA, Caltech, Occidental, and the other local schools. On the demand side of our business, we have open ended insertion orders, and we're up to our ears in people who want to buy our unit.

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Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Not to mention the great weather, beaches, and beautiful people.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42