socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2014

We spoke with Kevin Winston, the organizer of Silicon Beach Fest (www.siliconbeachfest.com), which is currently going on in Santa Monica and runs through Saturday, about the energy here in Southern California, as well as a little bit about what''s going on with the event this year. What drives you to organize all of your events?

Santa Monica 205

Santa Monica Conference Belkin Southern California 205

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. This keeps the event organizers aware of capacity limitations. They have broken events down by two hubs: Social Tech , and Entertainment. Tues 9/25.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Pitching stories and getting your name out to various companies and editors requires a lot of work. Rather than writers pitching, doing paperwork and deliverables, clogging up inboxes, getting lost, having undefined or ill-defined expectations about when payments are expected, and about what kind of invoice your editor wants.

Journal 90

Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

When LASW kicked off Friday evening at Coloft, we had over 100 on the wait list and countless requests from others to join the event — even folks sneaking in and pitching (without a ticket). With the pitching energy escalating in the room, regular pitches began short after. Team formation and recruiting was underway!

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” They are location aware, which is important in personalizing the service offering. That’s why I love Instagram.

Web 334

Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

There’s aggregation, so like in the entertainment industry, audience measurement is huge. But I think a lot of it is going to grow organically too. The connection to entertainment industry is a huge advantage we should take advantage of and really there’s so much we can do here and it’s got that feeling you know?

Startup 85

Startup Southern California Mobile Software 85