socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Those programs--epitomized by YCombinator in the Bay Area, and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado--attract newly minted entrepreneurs with a mixture of cash and mentoring, and a program which rapidly takes ideas and turns them into viable, executing businesses. Those mentors are not just Bruce and I, although we are full time on this.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series this whole week! READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 7, 2010

USC Stevens Institute , the effort at the University of Southern California to spur innovation within the school, has tapped a number of venture capitalists to help guide a new mentorship and funding program, the institute said this morning.

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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. He was interested in finding a way to connect their business school with Southern California's ecosystem, with startups, and seed investing, and was looking for ideas.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event, where attendees pitch ideas, form teams and launch companies/products. The event is very community focused and provides a place for budding entrepreneurs to find co-founders, mentors and momentum for their ideas. We are looking for the next big thing in Sports, Fitness, and Performance.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event, where attendees pitch ideas, form teams and launch companies/products. The event is very community focused and provides a place for budding entrepreneurs to find co-founders, mentors and momentum for their ideas. We are looking for the next big thing in Sports, Fitness, and Performance.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event, where attendees pitch ideas, form teams and launch companies/products. The event is very community focused and provides a place for budding entrepreneurs to find co-founders, mentors and momentum for their ideas. We are looking for the next big thing in Sports, Fitness, and Performance.

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Startup Mentor Ideas Entrepreneur 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2011

K5Launch (www.k5launch.com) is modeled after the successful Y-Combinator and TechStars acceleration programs, and invests equity, provides mentors, and runs a three month program to get very early stage startups off the ground. We are in Orange County, but we're also focused more largely on Southern California.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The Founder Institute (www.founderinstitute.com), an entrepreneurial training program that originally launched by Adeo Ressi in Silicon Valley, recently announced that it is setting up shop in Southern California, with branches both in San Diego and Los Angeles. What role do the mentors play? The mentors at the L.A.

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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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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2012

For the last week of the year, we're featuring the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. As the founder of an accelerator, I'm constantly being approached by ambitious people with big ideas, and generally we invest in 1/100th of what comes to us. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 13, 2018

Presented by the Pasadena Angels in partnership with LAVA and Expert Dojo Launching a successful start-up requires more than grit, caffeine and an innovative idea. A successful start-up requires funding, mentoring, and smart connections.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Experience what its like to pitch an idea, build a team around it, and have a demo to show Sunday. Entrepreneurs will be able to pitch their business ideas, from apps, to games or even events, that will have a significant positive impact on the society. Friday, November 11, 2016 -- Startup Weekend Conejo Valley. No Talk All Action.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Launching your start-up requires more than grit, determination and a great idea. A successful start-up requires funding, mentoring and strong community partnerships. Thursday, October 19, 2017 -- How I Got Funded. Pasadena Angels.

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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. You can be an entrepreneur and at the same time you can be a mentor or an investor to someone else’s project. Back then, it was just him following his dream.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Accelerator programs--like YCombinator in Silicon Valley, and TechStars in Colorado--have come to the forefront of the minds of entrepreneurs as a way to boost their ideas quickly into the market, find funding, and into existence. Like other people that live here, I personally love Southern California, and wanted to live here.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2013

A few weeks ago, the University of Southern California announced a new startup incubator, the Viterbi Startup Garage ([link] backed by such notable investors as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the United Talent Agency. We''re giving them access to capital, mentors to build companies, and all here in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

So you don't see as many people looking for funding now? The ideas and people seeking money are out there in quantity. There are lots of ideas we have seen that have sounded interesting, and very plausible, and where we've though that if a proper management team was put in place would be successful.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 231

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2017

Anna Barber: Before this, I hadn't been involved with Techstars as a mentor, however, I'd been an entrepreneur and mentored at other accelerators. However, I always wanted to get into a broader role in the startup ecosystem, where I could help other entrepreneurs work on their ideas. That's exciting.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Beware of Mentors. His basic point was: If someone, including me, tells you something isn’t a great idea and there’s no market for it there are only two acceptable responses. In both cases, I was the mentor telling the person that the idea, as I understood it was "not great." Either: "That’s interesting.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

All in a room at the University of Southern California Silicon Beach Event on September 18th, 2013. In the end, 3 startups were awarded prize money for their spectacular business ideas. Over $50,000 in prize money. Big crowd of entrepreneurs, professors, students, and established professionals. Filled with innovation.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on the year from Southern California's technology community. Today, we have Cody Simms , Executive Director of Techstars (www.techstars.org), which has been very active this year in the startup accelerator and mentoring area.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

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. I acted as the occasional mentor, advisor and coach to Ethan. When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. The company was called Red Beacon.

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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.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

If you were a student in college, working on a startup idea, what would spur you to drop your education plans, and go full time on your startup? I started playing around with a similar idea in my freshman year. He really took to the idea, and enjoyed it. Both have been great mentors ever since.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 10, 2011

The format of the meetings is to have several entrepreneurs present their projects and to have an interactive discussion from the attendees with comments, suggestions and ideas for the presenters. The goal for the entrepreneurs is to receive coaching, mentoring and resources for their companies.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 11, 2011

This Sunday BetterWorks his hosting Coloft Hackfest in Santa Monica, CA,and what better way to spend your weekend then with an amazing group of individuals from your local Southern California Tech scene. There will be technical and product mentors there to help. There is still time to signup! Sunday August 14th 9am-5pm.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. Do you have any idea of how many investments you want to make a year? Do you have institutional LPs in your fund, or is this your personal capital?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

TechZulu and The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) are pleased to announce Spotlight: LA Tech Winter. Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. Community Sponsors.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2019

The other point, is that those are where I can add the most value, helping the CEO or executives, mentoring them on go-to-market and expansion, because I have been through that cycle many times and with many companies. If anything, the nice thing in SoCal, is that it's under-represented in terms of capital.

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Venture Capital Startup Invest Capital 145

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

One of the most original, subscription startups to come out of Southern California's tech accelerator boom emerged last week, looking to disrupt not just another retail sector or e-commerce category, but something else entirely: the airline industry. What's the idea behind SurfAir? How did this all start?

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Startup Mentor Technical Review Santa Barbara 240

LATechDigest

JUNE 20, 2016

Can’t wait to hear some awesome ideas! s/o to the mentors that came to brainstorm workshops for kids #cs4all @WeWorkLA TY @WearHacks for the hardware kits pic.twitter.com/b0b08ipVE3. s/o to the mentors that came to brainstorm workshops for kids #cs4all @WeWorkLA TY @WearHacks for the hardware kits pic.twitter.com/b0b08ipVE3.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter: In my case, I really enjoy the culture of Southern California. The idea is we''ll do three products and companies in the next 18 months, and we''re hiring as we speak. David Carter: I think the biggest thing startups need to do is find mentors that they can trust and learn from.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

My long-time mentor – Yves Sisteron – brought me on board and was gracious enough to give me the space to build out my own personal brand without overshadowing his amazing accomplishments. Maybe I could be SoCal guy? And in awe of those that got to a level higher than we got. I thought about how I wanted to do that.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Southern California has had its share of new startup accelerators launch in the last few months, however, few people here have actually experienced an accelerator firsthand. Is the idea to have multiple projects as part of the company? We have some great mentors now. We're also updating the format.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

SoCal startup Moving Analytics is tackling this global problem. We met at University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering’s Robotic Embedded Research Laboratory where Harsh is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate. Today’s digital health consumer has so many choices on the market. It was really fast.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 19, 2010

The mission of the Cleantech Open is to find, fund, and foster the big ideas that address today's most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges. Join us to learn about entering the Competition, get the scoop from a Cleantech Open Alumnus, plus hear how you can get involved as a mentor or volunteer. See [link] (more).

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