SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 30, 2019

During this meeting, emerging companies will make presentations to the SoCalBio Company Screening and Mentoring Committee. This meeting is one of numerous company screening sessions organized by the Southern California Biomedical Council (SoCalBio) in preparation for the 21st Annual SoCalBio Conference to be held on September.

Southern California 100

Southern California Screening Mentor Conference 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

According to Lehmbeck, in an interview with socalTECH, the company's software takes key specifications from products such as televisions and other consumer electronics, and applies them to ads automatically, so that instead of just advertising a big screen television an ad might contain key terms and information about those products.

Yahoo 145

Yahoo Paid Search GRP Partners SoCalTech 145

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Seth’s interest in helping others grew out of his lack of having a mentor. He was drawn to Stanford by the people ecosystem- access to professors and mentors. Again, he stressed the importance of good mentors. Because you put ads in front of user for a long time and cover the whole screen Meebo click-rates are very high.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. tech community and to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing us in the coming years. See you there!

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Spend more time mentoring and coaching your team. Real mentoring always improves engagement and productivity, because team members know the “why” of their work, and how it benefits them, as well as your customers. Giving orders and assignments is not coaching. Integrate freelancers seamlessly into your team.

Tips 159

Tips Satisfaction Coach Mentor 159

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!”

Venture Capital 256

Venture Capital Examples Screening Help 256

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

Pitching at a screening in slow months can result in delayed response from investors or even lack of interest at lightly attended screenings. ” Other groups, such as Tech Coast Angels, allow entrepreneurs to sit in on screenings to get a better understanding of the process. The group invested $8.7 million in 2010.

Tips 100

Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

The founding partner of Upfront, Yves Sisteron, has been a mentor for me since 1999 and was on the board of my first company. He led our investment in 6sensor Labs , which has patented techniques for screening food for gluten and peanut allergens. ” I told everybody I wasn’t going to and I meant it.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Invest Funding 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2011

TechStars has several excellent mentors on staff, led by founder and CEO David Cohen. For that reason, I am a strong proponent of incubators that screen prospective clients carefully, selecting only the best ones, and track whether they can handle responsibilities, like paying the rent. Marty Zwilling.

Incubator 93

Incubator Startup Seed Funding Mentor 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2010

The up-side is that startup incubator programs allow new startups to benefit from the wisdom of other startups and veteran companies through mentoring and by co-existing -- in the same office or through the same venture funding -- with other startups. A successful startup is more about the right people than the right amount of money.

Incubator 93

Incubator Startup Seed Funding Mentor 93

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2012

TechStars has several excellent mentors on staff, led by founder and CEO David Cohen. For that reason, I am a strong proponent of incubators that screen prospective clients carefully, selecting only the best ones, and track whether they can handle responsibilities, like paying the rent. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 86

Entrepreneur Incubator Startup Seed Funding 86

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2016

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. This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on the year from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news from you or your firm this year?

Southern California 100

Southern California Snapchat Yahoo Social Media 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The, one day at a dinner party, a producer friend of ours, who had insurance through the screen actors guild (SAG) asked�if you do health insurance, help me. He provided all kinds of feedback from a product standpoint, and we found a lot more mentors like that at Techstars. We'd come in, make fixes, and implement systems.

Startup 138

Startup Customer Custom Help 138

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Either it’s a bunch of pictures or screen shots or it’s a bunch of words. And that that cycle continues so as the early stage first time entrepreneurs get experience…” “They turn into the mentors for the next generation. The problem with pitch decks is pitch decks tend to have a lot of fluff in it. Aren’t pitch decks still the norm? “I

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

But I find that the more informed your board is and the more you’re staying on their radar screen the more effective they’ll be for you. Communicate frequently and proactively The most effective CEOs that I’ve observed send regular, short, board update emails every few weeks or monthly just to give the board a sense of what is going on.

Tips 212

Tips Slides Startup Technical Review 212

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.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

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. The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies!

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Michele Ruiz: Robin Richards and I formed the company, after he approached me, after having been a business mentor for me for fifteen years. That data gives them a clear understanding of additional things that need to happen. How did the three of you connect?

Content 150

Content Training Education Outsource Development 150

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

Forget the second screen, play and interact with video content today. Their patented “ubiquitous data protocol” is designed to integrate multi-device awareness into the OS of all your devices, allowing users to think only about the screen that is most convenient. Since its launch a month ago 50 million files have been ‘younified.’.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Xconomy

JUNE 22, 2016

Before making an investment, Radicle says it screens technologies and can quickly vet and validate technologies through its farm connections. Besides investment, companies accepted into the accelerator will receive advice, mentoring, and industry connections.

Funding 68

Funding Research San Diego Incubator 68

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

San Diego 40

San Diego Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Startup 40

Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus.

Artificial Inteligence 106

Artificial Inteligence Startup Entertainment Press 106

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking. Rob Maigret.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 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. Providing more than just money, TCA brings connections, knowledge, mentoring and operational assistance to bold early-stage entrepreneurs with game-changing ideas.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 20, 2013

During the finals, we’ve witnessed both teams shouting out to each other during a play to communicate if a player is open for a shot or if a there is a screen the ball handler may not be aware of. To be able to work together productively, communication is an important factor. 7) Learn From the Best.

Startup 94

Startup CTO Coach Coach Study 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

It’s easier to use screen-captures and notes on existing processes, rather than write detailed manuals. Use mentoring to help people develop as your business develops. Adjust roles and shift resources for optimal performance. Have the right people do the right things at the right time.

Resource 60

Resource Examples Design Entrepreneur 60

Daradiction

JUNE 5, 2010

He’s also one of my mentors and close friends. Dale described the mechanism of the ego as if your mind is a movie projector beaming images (thoughts) onto the screen. Dale asked me to consider what would happen if I simply removed the screen, where would these images project?

Startup 49

Startup Screening Santa Monica Examples 49

Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. At the PA, we’re also allowing any company that passes TCA initial screening to present to our monthly meeting with no further formalities. The problem will get solved.

Angel 49

Angel Pasadena Angels Venture Capital Pasadena 49

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

It's all about the app, or the computer screen, or the data. In today's world, people are lonely, and they are really looking for someone to mentor them, to guide them, to hold them accountable. The final headline, is if you look at the sector for the last seven years, is they have eliminated any human interaction.

Coach 100

Coach Startup Study Venture Capital 100

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

It’s not because the statuesque pair wants to give Armie Hammer a run for his money on the silver screen. Dial-A-Mentor Service Clarity Talks Stats: 12K Calls Across Nearly 50 Countries [TCTV]. The reason for the move out west? ’s booming tech scene.” Latest on TechCrunch TV.

SoCal 77

SoCal Southern California Startup Tips 77

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

We had a pretty simple screen, and it had a circle, and it told you how many minutes you were active. HV: The I-Corps mentors are very experienced entrepreneurs and they will just tell you straight up what they think of your results. A lot of apps these days have so many features that it’s very confusing. It was really fast.

USC 104

USC Southern California Activity Study 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

To confirm the value of checking yourself, I find more and more investment organizations and startup incubators, including StartupAmerica and CoFoundersLab , already use a formal process, such as StrengthsFinder , as part of their screening process. Venture capital investors have the resources to travel to entrepreneurs with high potential.

Startup 106

Startup Incubator Entrepreneur Metrics 106

socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2015

You can view that screen shot, and also see any optional context--such as how many times they have gone out, if they are or aren't really into you, if you just want to keep it casual--just some general advice and context. There are probably millions of pieces of advice you get on who to bring on board, tactics, from mentors and advisors.

Startup 100

Startup Technical Review Help Ideas 100