socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

We dropped in recently, and found a screening session for the Tech Coast Angels; a number of former StartEngine, MuckerLab, and LaunchpadLA startups in residence; not more than a few startup founders wandering the halls; and a long list of upcoming technology networking events on the calendar. We also hackathons and other events.

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Google Tech Coast Angels Screening Santa Monica 253

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Saturday evening wrapped up with Avesta Rasouli (Co-founder of Coloft and LASW Co-organizer) playing the LASW Saturday evening ritual of Alec Baldwin’s famous scene in “Glengarry Glen Ross” — Coffee is for Closers, go Sell something! Throughout Coloft, there are pieces of art (and stickers) around this theme.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

I have a great network of fellow CTOs, especially in the Los Angeles area. I've organized the LA CTO Forum (a private group of 150+ CTOs in Los Angeles) for 10+ years. It's very different than at large organizations. Several years, ideally in a couple organizations. This is a must. Don't burn bridges.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 282

socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2016

One of the latest is Los Angeles-based Helpr (www.helpr-app.com), which recently launched to help parents find babysitters for their children. Becka is also co-founder of Female Founders Los Angeles (FFLA). So, we moved forward from there, and organically grew, creating a boutique agency. What is Helpr?

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Demand CTO Coach Screening CTO Hire 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Awareness Years ago Upfront Ventures rented out a movie theater of 350 people in Santa Monica to screen the movie, “ Code: Debugging the Gender Gap ,” an important movie by Robin Hauser and we invited senior members of many local tech firms to attend. The importance of screening this film is to raise the awareness of bias within men!”

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 21, 2014

Los Angeles is the only place in the US with a collegiate hackathon, an event where programmers spend hours together programming and building, of that scale and the LA Hacks team from UCLA made sure it was awesome. For people new to programming, Dor, the organizer, recommends, “Keep building. Keep thinking of stuff to create.

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UCLA Los Angeles Snapchat USC 108

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

I have a great network of fellow CTOs, especially in the Los Angeles area. I've organized the LA CTO Forum (a private group of 150+ CTOs in Los Angeles) for 10+ years. It's very different than at large organizations. Several years, ideally in a couple organizations. This is a must. Don't burn bridges.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 225

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based BiasSync (www.biassync.com) was founded by three, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Michele Ruiz (broadcast journalism), Robin Richards (CareerArc, Internships.com, NTI Group, MP3), and Dan Gould (former VP of Technology for Tinder). What is BiasSync? Sometimes, it's just content presented online.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 22, 2016

myLAB Box From Los Angeles California. If asked about your core values, what would you say when asked why do you do what you do (as an organization)? myLAB Box was born to put decades of marketing expertise to work transforming preventative STD screenings.”

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Social Media Los Angeles Startup Screening 70

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd talk with Los Angeles-based Sidebar (www.sidebar.com), a venture backed startup in the mobile space, to learn more about what they are up to. We can help you organize video on demand and pay-per-view offerings. We're really headed for three screens. What is Sidebar all about?

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Content Screening Mobile Customer 189

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

It’s easy to assume in a small organization that everybody read our employee handbook and generally knows right from wrong but of course companies big and small should never take this for granted. In the afternoon we had a partner session with a separate facilitator in which we talked more broadly about bias, diversity & inclusion.

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Venture Capital Coach Ideas Startup 284

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

One new, Los Angeles startup-- Laudville (www.laudville.com)--recently launched its service to try to tackle that huge task, of bringing your content together. When we first alpha tested this, we just had watchable entertainment, movies and TV, many of them popping up in second screen apps. I love that.

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Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2009

One of the local firms attacking that market is Los Angeles-based FunnelSource (www.funnelsource.com), a developer of software-as-a-service tools that provide analytics to sales teams. I and my business partner moved to Los Angeles, less than two years ago. It's always in your face, and always on screen.

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Oracle Sales Startup Screening 145

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based Gumiyo (www.gumiyo.com) has been developing mobile websites for SMBs and publishers for a number of years, and recently started to offer up self-service tools to make it easy for those customers to create cross-device mobile websites. They are worried about now getting that data on the screen.

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Mobile Marketing Customer Custom 219

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2013

Campbell was new to Los Angeles, freshly inspired from a TED conference, and after attending a smattering of Barcamps and Westside Meetups he was ready to produce his own event that was a mixture of all. Campbell said the process of coming up with themes is purely organic. What is cool that is happening with the ocean?

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Santa Monica BarCamp Startup UCLA 92

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Much of it is the relationship effect, and because of a lot of people deep in the organization. Darren Clark: There are a lot of dimensions to it.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

Tech Coast Angel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. Or maybe a goldmine. He is looking to find more.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

One of the largest concentrations of technical talent in Los Angeles is in Glendale, at YP (www.yp.com) -- staffed with a surprising number of Los Angeles startup vets. Much of it is the relationship effect, and because of a lot of people deep in the organization. Darren Clark: There are a lot of dimensions to it.

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship. SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Leroy Hood, the well known DNA and genomics pioneer�which combines gene sequencing with a host of other diagnostic tests, with personalized counselors and health and wellness recommendations, recently launched an expansion into California, starting in Los Angeles. It's all about the app, or the computer screen, or the data.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. We leverage our network in the Los Angeles community to provide members with access to potential employees, mentors and investors. It’s a gallery of great entrepreneurship.

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CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Hamilton Chan is founder of Los Angeles-based PaperLinks (www.paperlinks.com), a new startup which is developing mobile applications which take advantage of QR codes--the 3D barcodes which are cropping up everywhere--to help users marketers go beyond just linking those codes to web pages, but also to power social applications.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based EcoMom (www.ecomom.com) launched its "green" parenting site, with backing from Dave McClure. We help them identify products that are safe and health for them and their families, from organic baby food, to household items. We caught up with EcoMom CEO Jody Sherman , to learn more about the company.

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Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

Daradiction

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I signed up for volunteer service aboard a floating hospital with a group called Mercy Ships, a humanitarian organization which offered free medical care in the world’s poorest nations. I soon found the organization to be full of remarkable people. He never looked or went back. Before tip.

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Tips Press Organization Screening 49

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Speaking of Eleanor Roosevelt “When Roosevelt spoke up for Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor, a letter in The Los Angeles Times thundered: ‘When she starts bemoaning the plight of the treacherous snakes we call Japanese (with apologies to all snakes), she has reached the point where she should be forced to retire from public life.’

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