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Budding Entrepreneurs at CSLA? Yes, Really!

Steve Reich

Mark Lieberman, of BTC fame and a Regional Economic Development Manager for LA County, team teaches a prototype Entrepreneurship class there. Mark asked Kevin Scanlon, Chairman of the Pasadena Angels, to critique his student’s draft business pitches, and I joined the two of them.

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Interview with Anna Barber, Techstars LA

socalTECH

Anna Barber: Before this, I hadn't been involved with Techstars as a mentor, however, I'd been an entrepreneur and mentored at other accelerators. However, I always wanted to get into a broader role in the startup ecosystem, where I could help other entrepreneurs work on their ideas. That's both a challenge and an opportunity.

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Digest 5/16-22: Raises for PatientPop, SpacesVR; Disney VR, Littlstar, Vntana

LATechDigest

Innovate Pasadena. WorthyWomen " class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> " class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> pic.twitter.com/v0Z3Qvy5AP. NFTE Hosted Their Annual Entrepreneur Competition. SM New Tech 4th Anniversary. Innovation Day. Thursday May 26. Investor Fest (-5/27).

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Meet Launchpad LA’s Graduating Startups

Tech Zulu Event

This is class four for Launchpad LA. Atlas Powered has raised $700k from Tech Coast Angels, Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels, Angel Capital Entrepreneur Fund, LaunchpadLA, and Clark Landry. We’ve been blown away by the performance of the eight companies in this class. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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Interview with Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, Lynda.com

socalTECH

That's kind of like getting a job at Harvard--the Art Center College of Design, which is in Pasadena, is one of the most respected art colleges in the world. We had the idea to rent out a local school over spring break, put up a website ad, and start offering classes. That's how we really started. It was going crazy. more) READ MORE>>.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA. Idealab, led by Bill Gross, who founded Overture, CitySearch and MANY other business [Pasadena]. Like they truly understood entrepreneurs. I want to invest in the best entrepreneurs in the country – regardless of where they’re located.”

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Workforce Trends, Economy, & More: Q&A With Alexandria’s Joel Marcus

Xconomy

Think “innovation” and you might picture some scrappy entrepreneurs toiling away in a kitchen or garage, hoping the landlord doesn’t notice what they’re up to. Our campuses also provide great world-class conference facilities, and we also do a lot of hands-on mentoring.