SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 18, 2016

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 -- Break into Mobile Development: Appy Hour with GA + Uber. Join General Assembly and Uber for a candid discussion to learn about a day in the life of a mobile developer - from the challenges in scaling a global app to the skills companies look for in a hire, discover resources to get you started.

Mobile 100

Mobile Develop Development Education 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

One of Southern California's biggest assets are the number of world class, local universities researching and developing technology and knowledge across a large number of disciplines. First, what is All About Addiction about? An offshoot of running that group for a few years, was this website, All About Addiction.

UCLA 204

UCLA Research Tech Coast Angels Offshore 204

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My time with TFA instilled in me a deep commitment to education, inspiring me to dedicate my life to guiding young minds through the world of mathematics. My tenure at Teach For America cemented my commitment to education, motivating me to devote myself to navigating young minds through the captivating landscape of mathematics.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence TechEmpower Tips 295

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. Entity’s own story fits into both of those story lines. But that also speaks to potential opportunities.

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Mentor Training Startup Course 297

socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2009

Irvine-based eGuardian , a provider of service aimed at protecting children on the web, has partnered with safety education firm i-SAFE, according to investor the Tech Coast Angels. eGuardian develops technology for verifying the age, gender, and location of children on web sites.

Education 100

Education Tech Coast Angels Web Invest 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Thursday, November 1, 2012 -- LA CEOs - Developing Relationships with the World?s LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Sports marketing maverick, Mark Skelly. Mark will share secrets about getting your product or service endorsed by professional leagues and top athletes. Confirmed RSVP is required.

Develop 113

Develop Development Education Networking 113

Xconomy

JULY 14, 2016

The shootings that targeted police officers at a peaceful protest in Dallas, which followed the officer-involved shooting deaths of Philando Castile near Minneapolis and Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LA, also have raised distressing questions about racism in America and our criminal-justice system. Need more convincing?

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Education Training Invest 40

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

People who live outside of Indiana probably know a few things about it: The Indianapolis 500, a.k.a. But people might not know much about Indiana’s economy and its culture of innovation. Here are three things you probably didn’t know about the Hoosier State: 1. billion in exports during the 12 months ended Sept.

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Patents Research Anthem Education 67

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 16, 2020

The company said the money went to boost the development of new curriculum and hire educational and operational staff. So far, about 100 students have enrolled in the program. Based in Los Angeles, Bümo had already managed to lock in a $2.4 million seed round which the two founders began raising in November and closed in May.

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Los Angeles Class Angel Social Media 167

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 10, 2018

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -- Global LAVA: "Exit Options in Today's Environment" Whether you are just starting a business or exploring exit options, this Global LAVA event is designed to educate entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers about the current market dynamics and opportunities to position a company for a successful exit.

LAVA 100

LAVA Education Venture Capital Equity 100

TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

On Tuesday, Haptik announced it has acqui-hired Convrg, a Los Angeles-based startup that develops chatbots, to serve customers in North America. Founded in 2017, Convrg has made a name for itself by developing several popular chatbots and voice products. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S.,

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Los Angeles Angel Startup Google 209

socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2018

San Diego-based Peachjar , which develops software used in the K-12 market to help get flyers and information to parents, has named Joyce Whitby as its new Vice President of Sales, and Tom Motter as Vice President of District Relationships. Motter also served at NextLesson and Social Sentinel. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 100

San Diego Education Sales Activity 100

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The only requirement is that they focus on educational video content targeting children and young adults. EduCreator will provide participants with a network of other like-minded creators, programming focused on content development and format and mentorship from digital storyteller Jay Shetty, WeCreateEdu founder Jacklyn Duff and others.

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Incubator Content Education Seed Funding 197

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Kraft, who co-founded Thrively with fellow startup veteran Girish Venkat, sat down to talk to us about Thrively, as it emerges out of beta. Tell me about your new company? Once we get that strength profile, we match them to a whole world of extracurricular and educational opportunities for them.

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Help Idealab Activity Startup 252

socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2017

Local Roots says it is developing technology for its "TerraFarms" to help encourage high quality, locally-grown produce. The startup said it will be using its mobile farm as an educational tool, to inspire consumers about agriculture science and technology. The startup is led by founder and CEO Eric Ellestad.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Mobile Technology Incubator 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2016

In this mini-hackathon event, participants will use design thinking, UX design methods and web development skills in an entrepreneurial spirit to address social, economic, and environmental challenges specific to South L.A. education/solahack/los-angeles/27497. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/solahack/los-angeles/27497.

Web Development 100

Web Development Education Design Web 100

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

And when asked what prompted the alert to begin with, the spokesperson said it was part of “an ongoing fraud education campaign.” And just earlier this year, a security researcher developed an iPhone charger cable clone that let a nearby hacker run commands on the vulnerable computer. ” Which begs the question — why?

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Research Los Angeles Education Design 215

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

We sat down with Deborah to hear more about the app, why millenials and other youth are having such a hard time figuring out a career, and the company's solution. What is your app all about? There's a big disconnect between their education and employment.

Help 100

Help Education CTO Coach Startup 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I had this discussion with Steve with the camera rolling and we talked about “ The Secret History of Silicon Valley ” as place that largely grew out of defense and government spending plus research labs around the Stanford campus.

Startup 350

Startup Ideas Education Class 350

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 15, 2016

education/design-mornings-design-thinking-for-sustainability/los-angeles/28036. Experience the magic of the design thinking process as we re-design sustainability in LA. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/design-mornings-design-thinking-for-sustainability/los-angeles/28036.

Design 100

Design Tips Education Los Angeles 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer. Startup leadership and survival is all about execution. All too often, these insights are ignored by the company, and developers leave to become competitors.

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Artificial Inteligence Google Startup Organization 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

Here are the key elements of the strengths framework they have developed, with my own insights and experience added for your consideration: Money: the capital you have, or can easily raise. Street smarts are largely about people skills, which require emotional insights. Fortunately, you can develop this skill.

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Help Mentor Paramount Technical Review 130

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

[Update: TechCrunch has confirmed Lime’s plans for the store, and that the deal to build it came through Lime’s investor Fifth Wall Ventures that arranges partnerships between tech companies and real estate developers. They can make it clear that they care about the constituency there.

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Santa Monica Startup Technical Review Education 221

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. everything.

Software Review 381

Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In reality, resource constraints should be seen by startups a competitive advantage, by forcing them to develop new markets, and to think differently and act differently than existing players. Startups funded by rich uncles rarely think about productivity. How many times have you actually made up work to keep an idle person busy?

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Resource Ideas Competition Entrepreneur 112

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. Entrepreneurship is more about pulling all the elements together, making change happen and building relationships. Practical business courses are better than an advanced degree or MBA.

Entrepreneur 149

Entrepreneur Tips Writing Coach 149

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2021

So talk a little bit more about this effort to be a high school on your corporate campus? It's segregated from where we are, but on campus in the same location, where they will be getting their education in that location. How did this all come about? Belkin facilities are built in a particular way for what we do.

Belkin 113

Belkin Playa Del Rey El Segundo Education 113

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes. The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value.

Case Study 89

Case Study Customer Custom Study 89

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2011

Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. First off, let's talk a little bit about your software. That's something we're really excited about as well.

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Media Education Google Startup 267

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Companies are always complaining about how hard it is to find the right employees, and how technical talent is hard to find. We caught up with Founding Director Bruce Huang , to learn more about what the UCLA Extension is trying to do with its program. Talk a little more about that gap? They're seeking a career change.

UCLA 159

UCLA Education CIO Examples 159

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

So when they spoke about character development, repeatable gaming experiences, bringing games to multiple platforms (in the industry we call this “ Transmedia “) and physical products my ears naturally perked up. So this was definitely an introduction I was going to take. We all loved Andrew & Petri and their vision.

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Funding Technical Review Startup Screening 373

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes. The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value.

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Case Study Startup Customer Custom 174

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Santa Barbara-based 15desks , a developer of software-as-a-service for educators, said this morning that the firm has launched a new product for course management. Tags: 15desks software saas education school university. The firm said it is privately funded, and first launched in 2007 at the University of Santa Barbara.

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Software Santa Barbara Education SaaS 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 4, 2013

LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs only, presents: Leading A Growing Company. He speaks about aligning your people, developing a strong culture, embracing change, among other managerial and leadership techniques ideal for startups and small businesses. Thursday, January 10, 2013 -- LA CEOs.

Education 124

Education Services Startup Develop 124

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2015

Can a TV show convince more females to pursue an education and career in engineering and science? The group says it will help connect its winners with Hollywood TV producers and engineering experts in developing their pilot scripts. READ MORE>>

USC 100

USC Hollywood Education Ideas 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Our vision is to connect Silicon Beach and LATAM’s developing ecosystems. Who: Venture capitalists, corporates, and founders from both Silicon Beach and LATAM that want to create open dialogue about open collaboration or opportunities. education/latin-america-tech-meetup-los-angeles-latm-la/los-angeles/27529.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Angel Education Networking 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. Others include the marketing awareness and education stage, online and in-store shopping stage, setup stage, support, and upgrade considerations. Keep users engaged throughout design and development.

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Design Customer Custom Product 105