SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Friday, November 2, 2012 -- Startup Weekend Santa Babara. Startup Weekend Santa Barbara is a 54 hour event where entrepreneurs, designers, developers come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. Santa Barbara's second Startup Weekend will be held at Citrix Online. See [link] (more)

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Santa Barbara Startup Design Ideas 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 24, 2012

Thursday, August 30, 2012 -- TechCrawl. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and other startups in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. s like a bar crawl, but with startup/Accelerator/Incubator offices instead of bars. See [link] (more)

Incubator 113

Incubator Design Entrepreneur Startup 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

We spend all our time as an industry talking about “growth hacking,” “design principles,” or “product/market fit” and not enough about the most important skills for success – people management. But the book is a must read for entrepreneurs. And it’s why many early-stage companies blow up.

Startup 385

Startup Coach Course Snapchat 385

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Launched by Karen Rodgers O’Neil, a longtime marketing executive, and Daniel Perrone, a serial entrepreneur and technology executive whose previous company, BroadMap, was acquired by Apple; The Shed hopes to take the rental model that Home Depot has turned into a billion dollar business line and take it to the masses.

Startup 285

Startup Product Demand Los Angeles 285

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. percent to 23.4

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report. Like they truly understood entrepreneurs. Third most powerful economic city in the world after NYC & Tokyo.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 5, 2012

Friday, May 11, 2012 -- Urban Rebound-Los Angeles Conference. This event is part of Urban Rebound-Los Angeles, an exciting business growth initiative for women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and Riverside Counties, etc.

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Los Angeles Conference Angel Riverside 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 15, 2012

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 -- IP Law: Protect Your Killer Idea, or Get Killed. This workshop is designed to teach entrepreneurs the practical implications of protecting intellectual property. Protecting IP is crucial to the success of your business. But, how do you do it? And what happens if you?re re careless?

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IP Ideas Design Entrepreneur 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Thursday, October 18, 2012 -- Access to Capital Conference for Small Businesses. This event, which will be held at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, is designed to help qualify businesses for credit and match them with a variety of lenders, including alternative and non-traditional crowdfunding sources.

Capital 113

Capital Conference Los Angeles Design 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

As entrepreneurs, you always need to be on the lookout for ways to expand your current business, and always on the lookout for your next big thing. By utilizing economies of scale, location, and common design, you may be able to provide a better solution faster for a lower cost. New products or services to existing customers.

Startup 98

Startup Custom Customer Entrepreneur 98

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

We all know him as @gapingvoid, and his inspiring artwork that is well-respected and loved by many entrepreneurs. Lit Motors is a San Francisco, CA based company that designs and develops environmentally-conscious transportation solutions. Get your headphones ready, they launch Halloween 2012. Lit Motors. That a wrap, folks.

Press 103

Press Email Tips Conference 103

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

It was perfect timing since in 2012 GRP raised its fourth fund bringing our total assets managed to nearly $1 billion. We both wanted to build a practice that would make Los Angeles proud but where we would travel tirelessly to other locations to make investments in the best entrepreneurs wherever they were.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -- Urban Rebound-Los Angeles Conference. This event is part of Urban Rebound-Los Angeles, an exciting business growth initiative for women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and Riverside Counties, etc.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Conference Angel Riverside 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati has had the accelerator The Brandery for several years, which caters to the great strengths of design and brand management that are dominant in this city. As you have more exits in your startup community and more second-time entrepreneurs the growth of a local startup community becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 12, 2012

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -- The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast presents: These Companies Rock! On Wednesday, April 18, the MIT Central Coast Enterprise Forum will feature a panel of entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses around their passion for music and technology. Music+Tech+Entrepreneurship= Success.

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Enterprise Forum Company Companies Entertainment 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. Now, we''re looking at Southern California because there''s lots of talent in the area of design, and we also want to start targeting enterprises here who want to start sourcing products in Asia. Once you know the space, China really helps entrepreneurs.

Southern California 170

Southern California Startup SoCal CTO Hire 170

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti at Upfront Summit, February 2017 I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. Having more great investors is critical to more entrepreneurs staying in LA, which is critical to my long-term success!” But this post is about the broader context of LA.

Riot Games 191

Riot Games Los Angeles Technical Review Venture Capital 191

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 4, 2012

Saturday, March 10, 2012 -- Social Entrepreneurship: Venturing from the Bottom Up. Entrepreneurs identify problems and find ways to solve them. In a typical business, the idea is to do that and make some money. What happens, though, when the problems are big and have social aspects that dont have an obvious revenue source?

CalTech 100

CalTech Research Design Organization 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 8, 2012

2012 TechZulu Tech Crawl – Technically Awesome. When: August 30, 2012 6-11pm. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and other startups in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. Where: Venice, CA (Silicon Beach!). What do you do on a Tech Crawl?

Venice 111

Venice Mogreet Santa Monica Incubator 111

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

17, entrepreneurs, investors, civic leaders and other key players in the tech industry will gather at the historic Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. startups attracting over $847 million in investment funds in 2012 alone, the city’s diverse resources are often too separated. Be Great Fest is intended to unite them.

Los Angeles 101

Los Angeles Angel Startup Venture Capital 101

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. What started as a weekend project in 2012 is now a global marketplace that attracted 55.2 million site visits in October alone.

Startup 195

Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 195

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

2012 TechZulu Tech Crawl – Technically Awesome. When: October 4, 2012 6-11pm. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and other startups in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. Where: Santa Monica, CA (Silicon Beach!). What do you do on a Tech Crawl?

Santa Monica 111

Santa Monica Incubator Email Design 111

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 23, 2012

2012 TechZulu Tech Crawl – Technically Awesome. When: November 9, 2012 6-11pm. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. A tour of some of the hottest Hollywood tech companies. Where: Hollywood, CA.

Hollywood 110

Hollywood Incubator Email Design 110

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

When: July 26, 2012 6-11pm. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and other startups in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. Where: Santa Monica, CA (Silicon Beach!). What do you do on a Tech Crawl?

Santa Monica 111

Santa Monica Incubator Email Design 111

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. The top five tournaments for “StarCraft 2″ in the month of June 2012 had combined prize-pools of over $150,000.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

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. We first interviewed Luc in 2012, just as he was launching the prototype for Miigle. In 2012 Miigle was just in its beginning stages.

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SoCal Southern California Startup Platform 104

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In a collaborative effort, Ria Consulting, LLC and Los Angeles Net Developers Group are hosting this event on November 10th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Troy Miles , A designer and developer of software since 1979 writing games in assembly and C.

JavaScript 93

JavaScript Long Beach Java .Net 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

Funding 101

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2012

One of the worst things for an entrepreneur to have happen to them is to lose communication due to battery life. Designed for those who spend their days and nights multi-tasking, this smartphone is a marathon runner. It’s the longest-lasting smartphone on the block, and at just 8.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Google Software Review Yahoo 64

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Yet I am amazed to see US Census Bureau data from 2012 that at least 50%, maybe up to 75%, of small businesses still have no presence at all. You should allow three months for the design, building, and rollout of your first site, and you can actually build it yourself these days. Viral marketing needs a website. Marty Zwilling.

Web 99

Web Startup Sites Design 99

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate.

Marketing 94

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 94

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

GRP Partners 96

GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Here are just a few: Nolan Bushnell , a seasoned entrepreneur who founded both Atari, Inc. Bushnell is currently co-founder and chief game designer for Anti-Aging Games. Director of Business Development, WellnessFXZak is fascinated by the cross section of technology, experience design and health. Interview). 2:30pm: CULTURE.

Technical Advisors 89

Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. and has led business analysis & user interface design projects for the U.S.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

was founded in February 2012 by a team of three passionate music fans. With $325 million under management, Javelin Venture Partners’ investment professionals are proven-new technology entrepreneurs who operate their firm with the culture of start-up. This enables them to work directly as partners to entrepreneurs.

Startup 101

Startup Platform Entertainment Sites 101

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

For the first time in SXSW history, young group of entrepreneurs are being celebrated for their accomplishments and have been invited to be on a panel to discuss and share their insight on problem solving, social consciousness, and making the world a better place. “Kids are keenly perceptive, ambitiously creative, and fearlessly bold.

News 95

News Education Social Network Organization 95