SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 14, 2009

Monday, April 20, 2009 -- Southern California Business Growth Conference. The conference organizing committee is proud to announce that Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay will be the keynote speaker. Facilitated networking sessions will allow attendees to make connections with others with similar or complementary interests. *

Southern California 100

Southern California Conference Orange County LAVA 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

Organization 92

Organization Incubator Startup Resource 92

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

I have written about this before in my post on Conference Hos. These are people at every conference. It’s taking company resources – usually funded by angels or VCs – for personal gain. And the stay-at-home staff is left trying to implement the idea while the CEO is off at the next big conference.

Conference 398

Conference Technical Review Truecar Software Review 398

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Thus entrepreneurs were able to build prototypes and design new products without the traditional huge prototyping cost. They have also become great networking events for meeting other like-minded entrepreneurs. I believe the Maker Movement and hardware startups with limited resources are made for each other.

Startup 159

Startup Tool Design Demand 159

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2013

” It is one of the easiest pieces of advice to give as it is almost always valuable if entrepreneurs follow it as a guideline. While many companies chased features, functions, integrations, platforms, toys, conferences … these companies quietly sharpened the saw. Made life easier. Methodically. Great at nothing.

Course 368

Course Resource Social Media Design 368

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

The coworking space now has plenty of competition (ROC in Santa Monica, Nextspace @ Amplify, NextSpace Culver City, IO/LA, Coloft), but it appears there are enough entrepreneurs and others with an interest in coworking and temporary space that multiple providers are needed to support the community.

Culver City 256

Culver City Santa Monica SoCal Southern California 256

InfoChachkie

JUNE 27, 2011

I recently answered the question “ What are good ways to raise your children to be entrepreneurs? ” I believe that you cannot teach someone to be an entrepreneur, but that you can teach entrepreneurs. Every entrepreneur is faced with making something out of nothing. Note: This is part I of a five part series.

Entrepreneur 270

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Resource 270

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Socaltech has partnered with Sutton Capital Partners with their Recurring Revenue Conference for several yars. READ MORE>>.

Capital 100

Capital SoCal Southern California SaaS 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. You left the meeting dreaming about money and finally having resources to do all of the things you wanted to do. The investor has money and the entrepreneur is selling ownership in his or her company.

Software Review 381

Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. For some entrepreneurs who feel the need to attract outside investors as a critical success factor, they should be aware that professional investors almost never invest in a services-only company.

Startup 111

Startup Training Services Writing 111

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 21, 2015

Pocket Sun didn’t want to be the only girl in the room at startup conferences. So she started a conference for girls. Hundreds of founders, speakers, mentors, and students flocked to the University of Southern California on March 28 th , 2015 to be inspired by female entrepreneurs. She didn’t stop there. It was crazy!

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Southern California Conference Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. For some entrepreneurs who feel the need to attract outside investors as a critical success factor, they should be aware that professional investors almost never invest in a services-only company.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

Nowhere is this more apparent than working in a startup where you are definitionally under-resourced and trying to make big accomplishments in compressed periods of time. Modern-society is also littered with over-networkers and over-introducers and professional conference attendees. That’s why focus is critical.

Innocal 255

Innocal Conference Help Study 255

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. Having the pitches and showcase as part of the conference is a nice feature for the startups, so the whole thing isn’t just about the pitch.

Startup 141

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 141

InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. We hosted an annual user conference in Santa Barbara, attended by a couple hundred of the world’s top surgeons.

Entrepreneur 168

Entrepreneur Santa Barbara Startup Conference 168

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Business Etiquette Tips for dealing with VCs and Corporates at Conferences. With the LeWeb conference about to start in Paris I thought the timing of this post would be appropriate. Right after Techcrunch50 Michael Arrington wrote this great post on how to interact at business events and conferences.

Startup 322

Startup Conference Email Venture Capital 322

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. However, innovation-driven corporations often have the urgency to act (or risk losing market share, relevance, etc) and resources to deploy.

SoCal 140

SoCal Southern California Startup Venture Capital 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2023

Successful entrepreneurs often start with a “random” idea, but they quickly focus their efforts and follow a “system” to organize their startup and maximize the clout of their activities. Be a great resource for others. This is true for thought leaders, entrepreneurs, as well as anyone who is looking to be hired in a job.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Ideas Writing 94

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. On the one hand, an entrepreneur should not be overly paranoid and should know the ropes that VCs and other professional investors generally will not sign NDAs to see the concept or a prototype--and even if they did, it would not provide much protection.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2019

If we build it, they will come ” may have worked as a movie theme for Kevin Costner, but as an investor, I tell entrepreneurs a great solution is not enough. Successful businesses require innovative people, who have built an abundance of innovation capital, to win support and resources for their ideas.

Product 93

Product Ideas Resource Capital 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In addition, it is important to stay actively involved in external activities relevant to your business, including industry conferences and panels. For example, many entrepreneurs have found that adding a goal today of serving a higher purpose attracts new customers as well as improving team commitment.

Customer 126

Customer Custom Activity Study 126

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Dynamic entrepreneurs attract talent and outside capital, both vital resources to every startup. in 2005 for $680M. After leaving News Corp.,

Southern California 100

Southern California News Platform Class 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

For example, it has long been widely accepted that one of the primary causes for entrepreneur failure in new startups is that many give up too soon. It takes effort and homework to find productive relationship channels, such as industry conferences, connections to experts, and key customer relationships.

Startup 121

Startup Satisfaction Technical Review Ideas 121

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

I recently wrote a piece about how Entrepreneurs Should be Respected, Not Loved. The corollary to this rule is “decision by indecision.&# This is one of my favorite lines to remind entrepreneurs because it is the sort of garden variety mistake that is so common in everyday life. They begin to spend time on other options.

Startup 299

Startup Entrepreneur Resource Venture Capital 299

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

The new war for platforms has mostly been waged by Andreessen Horowitz who have raised astounding amounts of capital and therefore had the fees to put into providing more services for entrepreneurs. They offer leadership conferences, regular content articles on leadership, board pack templates and the like.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2020

Successful entrepreneurs often start with a “random” idea, but they quickly focus their efforts and follow a “system” to organize their startup and maximize the clout of their activities. Be a great resource for others. This is true for thought leaders, entrepreneurs, as well as anyone who is looking to be hired in a job.

Social Media 126

Social Media Media Ideas Writing 126

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

That’s why I caution my aspiring entrepreneur clients against proclaiming to investors that they are a great “idea” person. Finally, implementation requires a commitment of real money and other resources that can’t be written off so easily as an idea ahead of it’s time. A full plan may be no more than 20 pages.

Ideas 126

Ideas Writing Examples Outsource 126

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

Incubator 106

Incubator Startup Help Resource 106

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 12, 2011

After three years of being in Silicon Valley, the Teens in Tech Conference is expanding, and coming to Los Angeles! Join them on Saturday, December 17th, at Microsoft’s Los Angeles office for a conference all about youth, entrepreneurship, media, entertainment, startups, and more.

Los Angeles 80

Los Angeles Conference Entertainment Resource 80

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

Incubator 87

Incubator Startup Resource Seed Funding 87

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The space will be that platform for entrepreneurs in the wearable industry to engage, learn and connect with the global Wearable Technology ecosystem. Wearable World brings all aspects of our business offerings together nicely under one overarching umbrella, including GLAZED Conferences, WeCodeWe, Wearable Wednesdays and the Incubator.”

Incubator 82

Incubator Conference Platform Entertainment 82

Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

Several startups have been selected to demo their products for other founders and entrepreneurs. We’ve also partnered with WeAreLATech , a startup resource that can help everyone from potential employees to budding founders to get acclimated to the LA ecosystem with job listings, event calendars, and startup profiles.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Angel Startup Newsletter 70

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Smart founders use this extra resource to their advantage. Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. And we’ve begun relaunching our “platform services” for entrepreneurs.

Help 365

Help Invest Venture Capital Technical Review 365

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” Possibly offend and entrepreneur leading to reputation risk amongst other entrepreneurs.

Funding 189

Funding Software Review Entrepreneur Venture Capital 189

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give.

Incubator 98

Incubator Startup Help Resource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As a business advisor, I listen to many of you entrepreneurs talking about achieving your dreams, but too few of you have structured that dream, and can express it in a set of specific goals, with a timeline for getting there. Building a business is not a solo operation. Register what you learn each day, and update the plan.

Writing 139

Writing Startup Summary Activity 139

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Moving a VC from an A to a B doesn’t mean they aren’t still your top pick, it just means your chances are less likely and your extremely limited resources should be allocated elsewhere. Keeping it to 8–10 helps you manage the public information flow that will be broader if you see 20 firms and also help you prioritize resources.

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332