SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 -- SBIR/STTR Phase II Grant Proposal Course. This one-day, 8-hour course will help individuals understand the SBIR/STTR Phase II grant proposal process and will give participants key tools to use in preparing their proposal. See [link] (more).

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Course Tool Help 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The University of Southern California (USC), is famous for its games program. Designed at the University of Southern California as a class project, the team has made 10 prototypes for beta testing for this life-sized board game, allowing over 700 people to enjoy the game. And video games have become a HOT topic.

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Southern California USC Class Conference 99

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The University of Southern California and wealthy engineer Fariborz Maseeh , now a hedge fund manager in Newport Beach, is announcing this week a $1M endowment, which will fund an annual, $50,000 prize for a business plan competition for the school's engineering students.

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USC Southern California SoCalTech Competition 214

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

We recently sat down with Luc Berlin, co-founder of Miigle, a SoCal startup that has an aggressive global mission to bring entrepreneurs together from around the world. Unless people feel a certain level of appeal towards what you are doing, they are less likely to want to help you. Back then, it was just him following his dream.

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SoCal Southern California Startup Platform 104

SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

And it’s not just me, Ben Kuo just posted - Good news for developers (and jobs) We’ve been talking with a lot (and I mean a LOT) of people who are looking for developers in Southern California (Los Angeles and beyond). Update from original - just saw a follow-up post by Ben Kuo - Southern California Technology Jobs Surge.

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Develop Development TechEmpower Southern California 175

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. As such, I'm also looking forward to helping non-SaaS Founders, which has been my primary focus for the past 15-years.

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Santa Barbara SaaS Southern California Course 113

socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2009

A New York-based online learning firm with links to the University of Southern California has scored a round of funding, and added Redpoint's Greg Martin to its board, the firm said this morning. The firm currently only offers one online program, from the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education.

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USC Redpoint Southern California Funding 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

We thought today for our interview, that we'd get an update on the angel investment environment here in Southern California from Scott Sangster , the incoming President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Tech Coast Angels , the biggest angel investment group in Southern California. Of course not.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 182

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Now, virtual reality is being used as a therapeutic meditation tool to help people find their zen and reduce stress-related health issues. Using color therapy and Hindu Chakras , Deepak narrates users through a guided meditation in the hopes of helping people search for their true self and relieve stress. “I

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Guide Study Southern California Tool 175

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Brett and I both grew up in Southern California. So, what is PeerStreet? We had courses together in college, and got to know each other on a deeper intellectual level, before we got to know each other socially. Thanks for the time today, it's great to get a chance to talk with you about your company.

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Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 100

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

We spoke with Behzad last week about the fund, his experience at Cross Campus, and how the two intersect with the local tech community here in Southern California. That's been our strength at Cross Campus, events, and it ended up being a very helpful introduction. This connection here very much helps this scenario.

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El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Last week, the University of Southern California 's Viterbi School of Engineering announced that it had established a new, business plan competition, the Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition ([link] specifically aimed at students in the engineering school. Now, I run a hedge fund and finance firm in Southern California.

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Competition Southern California Mentor USC 154

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Of course, I immediately gave him the whole spiel on Visible Networking and Steve was totally game to make our networking visible. I’m currently working with several startups, helping them launch new web businesses. And do you know anyone that I should speak with who might be able to help me find more work? Wow, great questions.

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Los Angeles Product Angel Startup 179

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

In SoCal we are also leaders in affiliate marketing (Commission Junction), Internet video (Hulu) and bringing local businesses online (ReachLocal). And of course there was the F-bomb count that Cathy Brooks and I were keeping on Dave … by the end of the panel we had counted 8. photo credit to Brian Solis].

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Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. And of course we had, TheMan. The company combines high-quality information about genetics, with tools that use family health history to help identify personal disease risk. Tags: SoCal Stuff.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2021

For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. Those are faculty members who have a commercialization idea and want help with that. What are your thoughts there?

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Marina Del Rey Startup USC Incubator 150

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

It's a very fragmented market, and there's not a lot of infrastructure to help those volunteers, who just figured out last Friday that they've got to coach their AYSO, Pop Warner, or Little League team. I got involved with Steve, to help them figure out gamification. We were at Business.com together. That's where my career has been.

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Southern California Startup Platform Coach 183

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

" Typically, this requires quite a bit more information for me to be able to respond and provide real help. Of course, you will want to figure out a bit more about the specifics of what this developer needs to know vs. can learn. Your technical advisor can likely help. The good news is that likely is not what they want.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 22, 2009

The keynote address will also discuss ways to help current workforce realign with upcoming trends. See [link].

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Southern California Training Course Research 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video. He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. In industry this is known as “yield management” and of course it needs to exist.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire GRP Partners 359

Tech.Co

JULY 18, 2016

Whether it be renowned athletes looking to enjoy some sun in the off-season or movies stars basking in the glory of stardom in between takes, the number of recognizable faces in this southern California city can be too much for some fans to bear. You’ll be able to rub elbows with people that can help you get where you need to go.

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Newsletter 70

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. We are in phase three of the influencer economy. We know creators are legit businesses.

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Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. We will collaborate on ideas and projects and we created the Superfriends together, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally.

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Social Network Networking Yahoo Social Media 180

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Over the last few years, there''s been an explosion in startup accelerators in Southern California, and in particular along "Silicon Beach" on the Los Angeles westside. That is, once you invest in a company, you''re a shareholder, and you help that company for the course of its life.

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Southern California Incubator Startup Ideas 187

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. So, yes, it’s hard. We raised $280 million. But on a relative basis we feel blessed.

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Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Our Director of Flow, Heather Burlesci will be attending these courses as she is looking to build up her skills in this area. We created Superfriends, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. I of course agreed to get involved. A great trade!

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Social Network Networking Social Media Yahoo 196

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

According to the two, the mitu Digital Bootcamp will run from June 17th to July 22nd, and is aimed at finding Latino millennials (age 18-24) who can help it create content. The two said the boot camp includes three, in-person sessions and weekly online courses, and also includes a chance at a paid internship at Mitu. READ MORE>>.

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Content Course Los Angeles Networking 100

socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2014

We ended up, over the course of those three days, bringing in actual shoppers and consumers, and had a trade show, allowing those twelve teams to exhibit what they''d built and get feedback from actual consumers. We may even take part of this to Detroit, which is a very different marketplace than here in Southern California.

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Edmunds Southern California Ideas Startup 172

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 30, 2017

This workshop series will help you determine and verify the right course for your start-up, raise your odds of being funded, and build a scale-able, sustainable company. How well do you really know your target customer? As a founder, your "Hero's Journey" will be fraught with numerous obstacles, "uncertainty, fear and doubt".

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Startup Course Customer Custom 100

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2014

Southern California in recent years has become a hotbed of financial startups, and for years has been a destination for companies looking also to address companies across the border in Mexico and Latin America. and for people who are sending cash, money, and helping to support their families overseas. How did you get into this?

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Startup San Diego Avalon Southern California 178

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2017

However, I always wanted to get into a broader role in the startup ecosystem, where I could help other entrepreneurs work on their ideas. There are so many different pockets of interesting companies, and different vertical that are strong in LA. It feels more spread out to me than it is in San Francisco. That's exciting.

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Startup Claremont Los Angeles Press 100

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 28, 2010

But I digress… So the first challenge was weeding out the designers from the long list of Los Angeles Web Developers. So my flip suggestion was actually not all that helpful. There certainly are a lot of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that you can use. In fact, after a bit he gave up.

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Web Development Los Angeles Web Develop 167

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

And mid-course corrections are not bad things. You may have obstacles you were unprepared for, but these opportunities to learn and grow help you gain the experience and resiliency needed to run a successful company in a demanding industry. Lief resides in Southern California and enjoys photography and martial arts.

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San Fernando Ventura Southern California SoCalTech 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

It's super interesting, in particular, for Southern California, where Blizzard and Riot Games have been really helping to lead that charge, both locally and internationally. Southern California companies are fundamentally part of e-sports, and both of those companies have become multi-billion dollar companies.

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Riot Games Southern California Invest Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

This workshop series will help you determine and verify the right course for your start-up, raise your odds of being funded, and build a scalable, sustainable company. How well do you really know your target customer? As a founder, your “Hero’s Journey” will be fraught with numerous obstacles, “uncertainty, fear and doubt”.

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Product Startup Course Custom 100

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

Venice Beach-based Signal Sciences (www.signalsciences.com) has created sofdtware designed for those application developers to help protect those web applications. We decided we'd take this solution out, and help solve that same pain for a broad group of people. How it is you were at Etsy, and ended up here in Southern California?

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Web Startup Southern California Software 138

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 18, 2016

This workshop series will help you determine and verify the right course for your start-up, raise your odds of being funded, and build a scalable, sustainable company. How well do you really know your target customer? As a founder, your “Hero’s Journey” will be fraught with numerous obstacles, “uncertainty, fear and doubt”.

Marketing 100

Marketing Startup Course Custom 100