Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

It’s not often that one gets to see a community emerge from the ground up, but it’s happening more and more in smaller cities across the U.S. Others still focus on the right balance of angel and venture investment paired with accelerators to nurture the startups. and around the world. Why, you ask? I say it takes a village.

Twiistup 98

Twiistup Clearstone Conference Training 98

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2011

The round was led by Don Walerstein, founding partner of entertainment law firm Rohner & Walerstein, and included Los Angeles investor Bradley Maryman, founder and president of international security and technical consulting firm Maryman & Associates.

Twiistup 45

Twiistup Angel Technical Review Software Review 45

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2010

photo from left to right: me, QD3, Brian Solis, Chamillionaire, Ian Rogers and Brian Zisk – most of whom I got to know through Twiistup panels). Things to know: mix of entrepreneurs, big tech company execs, service providers, media people, VCs, etc. It spices things up and makes for great entertainment. Follow up !

Startup 284

Startup Conference Venture Capital Tips 284

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 12, 2009

This past week has had an interesting confluence of events that's led me to conclude that I want to start doing a lot of visible networking among the tech / web crowd here in Los Angeles. I really enjoy his blog and I can't wait to mix it up with him some more on the value of Hollywood money / connections. And I'll post about it.

Networking 150

Networking Blogging Social Media VentureNet 150

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 25, 2010

William Chow is an expert in networking, virtualization, and security technologies, with over 17 years experience in leading multiple startups. Prior to Troika, he was Security Architect at Stamps.com, where he joined as one of its first employees and helped launch the service that enabled its successful IPO.

Twiistup 56

Twiistup Venture Capital Networking Software 56

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

At the Twiistup panel last week, there was a debate over whether big companies could be created here, which is ridiculous--Demand Media is the latest example there, we've got Cornerstone OnDemand coming out soon, and there is no question there are market leading, large revenue companies coming out of Southern California. That's part one.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. Francisco Dao came up with the idea of letting 10 companies that weren’t selected for Twiistup to do a presentation the night before to a group of people and let the audience pick one company to win the final slot at Twiistup.

Startup 362

Startup Twiistup Slides Screening 362