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USC Startup Weekend | Complete Breakdown

Tech Zulu Event

We had MBAs, undergrads, engineers, designers, and visitors from all throughout the LA tech scene participate in the event. Network Now, Accelerating Conference Networking. A way for conference attendees to find and connect with each other. 70+ students. 8 business ideas. One weekend we will never forget. Text To Get Her.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

Both Sides of the Table

Out is the “cocktail only&# Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar. We are also home to DemandMedia (Richard Rosenblatt) and Mahalo (Jason Calacanis). Twiistup 6 featured 12 showoff companies as the opening act of a 2-day conference.

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Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment. It’s been my experience that the more focused and intimate events far ‘out-perform’ (however you’d like to characterize it) the mega-conferences. As of June 2008 Jason is now CEO and Founder of Mahalo, Inc. ,

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The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA

Jason Nazar

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. He just pounded out design and code for a few weeks and got Plancast up on the web and users adopting his product right away. Challenge #2 – There is Not Enough Great Tech, Product and UI/UX Design Talent in LA.

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