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Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California

SoCal CTO

CalTech MIT Enterprise Forum – Great events on various topics – there's one this Saturday that would be great to go to. They put on great events. VentureNet – Great annual event by the Technology Council. AITP-LA – Monthly events. Often very IT focused, but can be interesting topics.

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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

Join local organizations like OCTANe , TechStars or Launchpad LA. If you’re three s -hot kids from Stanford, Caltech or MIT you might be able to push valuation higher. Don’t worry if they can’t help in your daily business. There are other ways you can get help. I just wanted to provide some guidelines.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

And, let’s not overlook the research juggernaut called Caltech, which managed $332 million in sponsored research and $1.77 Matthew Jenusaitis is the CEO of OCTANe , an Orange County startup accelerator whose mission is to connect people and ideas with capital and resources. billion for its endowment in 2011 alone. We came to play.