SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Saturday, November 17, 2012 -- Petcentric Hackathon. Petcentric Hackathon is the first ever pet-focused hackathon aimed at bringing the Los Angeles tech community together to generate ideas and products that help people engage with their pets. Please join us for this exciting event located on the Amplify campus in Venice.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Saturday, November 17, 2012 -- Petcentric Hackathon. Petcentric Hackathon is the first ever pet-focused hackathon aimed at bringing the Los Angeles tech community together to generate ideas and products that help people engage with their pets. Please join us for this exciting event located on the Amplify campus in Venice.

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Venice Los Angeles Ideas Help 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 12, 2012

Saturday, August 18, 2012 -- Videogame Pitch Event. The event is being held to allow videogame developers to pitch their game ideas and to help promote University of California Irvine's Second Annual Intercollegiate Computer Game Showcase. Fourth Annual 4th Annual Video Game Pitch Competition. See [link].

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -- Launch U: Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur. Learn about the skills and processes needed to generate an innovative business idea.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

We had over 35 ideas pitched Friday night, certainly on the higher side than normal with some really killer ideas. Attendees then cast their votes and 12 winning ideas were selected. Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

If your bandwidth is exhausted, or you lack access to a key market segment or customer set, licensing your product, adding a strategic partner, or building an alliance with a related company will help. Foster an active culture and reward program for new ideas. Hire people smarter than you. They will see things that you don’t see.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Friday, September 7, 2012 -- ATandT Mobile App Hackathon - It Can Wait (LA) w/ $30,000+ in prizes. Have an innovative app idea? Come code your dream app and help develop a solution to put an end to texting while driving.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The idea immediately resonated. As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

And the idea was too compelling to shake. where he’d retired after selling his online food delivery business GrubCanada to JustEat, the European tech-enabled delivery giant, back in 2012. “We’re creating a tool that helps the user and consumer navigate the delivery space,” he said. ”

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -- VoiVoda Labs Innovative Startup Competiton. We are hosting a startup competition in order to find the best possible startups in Los Angeles and help them bring their ideas to fruition. The competition is open to all entrepreneurs.

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Startup Competition Los Angeles Ideas 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

That was 2012. We connect YOU (the passionate enthusiast) with expert video and our active community to help you embrace and practice your wellness passions. I founded Grokker in 2012. The idea for Grokker came to me while on a multi-year sabbatical, traveling the world with my family. What can people do on Grokker?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

If you''re a large, Hollywood studio, how do you tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community? to hear about how the program is both helping the studio tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community, as well as helping those startups find new customers in the media and entertainment business.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 9, 2017

In 2012, the food truck craze was starting to bubble and they decided to launch their business with very little restaurant experience. For me, I wanted to take that risk and I think the idea of serving Maine lobster on a food truck…would make you scratch your head, but it worked,” Sabin said. Instagram @cmlobster.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The English/International version of the platform was launched in January 2012. The idea for exploreB2B resulted from my own experience in business development for a young consulting company and my brother’s enthusiasm for tech and social media. They add brain, ideas, friendship and encouragement to the project! Challenges?

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Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2016

Healthtech entrepreneur Parker Hinshaw and his wife Jean Balgrosky said they intended to take a step back when they founded Bootstrap Incubation near San Diego in the fall of 2012. We started the incubator with the idea of helping people with ideas, and making some investments,” he said. Jean Balgrosky.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2014

So, I started toying with a few ideas, and found that I could add these tiny inserts between the camera and waterproof housing. However, the little mom and pop surf shops took on to the idea. We reached out to a few molding companies, but they all said we were too small and couldn''t help us with what we needed.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

and I thought if we brought the community together for common purpose we could create more of a sense of community to help new entrepreneurs get funded, assemble teams, raise profiles and help with biz dev, product, etc. Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

When we first started in 2012, panel programming focused on how to fund your startup, find a CTO, etc. Icon Media Direct described how it helped TrueCar use TV ads plus digital to reach mainstream audiences and increase revenue. In the first phase of many industries, you have an explosion of new ideas and companies.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 1, 2011

As I note in Spilling The Beans , the basic ideas upon which startups are founded are worth nothing. It is the dogged pursuit of excellence that turns worthless ideas into worthwhile startups. I started to wonder, ‘Why do people suddenly now think they can sue over ownership of basic ideas?’… That is the main point.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

2011 was an incredibly huge year for us, and 2012 will be the same way. What we do, is we help companies identify who is accessing their sites, and registering for their services. You found the team behind TeleSign, and have helped bring together a team to scale out the business. Steve Jillings: We have been doing super well.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

We spoke with Christopher Webb, the firm's CEO, to hear about how ChowNow's goal is to make mobile, social orders something any restaurant can afford and implement--and how a new $3M funding round from GRP Partners, Double M Capital, Daher Capital, Karlin Ventures, and Velos Partners is helping it to deliver on its mission.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. Ideas crowd sourcing. Sites like IdeaBounty get your ideas off the shelf, and give you the wisdom of the crowds.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 19, 2016

I wrote a one page business plan and create this logo: My business idea was simple, I wanted to help people “make it work” in their business using technology and building operational software solutions. I also hope “Make It Work” will help Mr. Joly and team reach a new level of success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

despite having been passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability, waiting for the rules to be finalized by the SEC. The crowd gets the satisfaction of helping, with minimal risk, and no expectation of any high return. Product pre-order model.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012. According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. Even if an established leader in your industry does not see the wisdom in your ideas, do not waiver.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

Michael Chasin: LawKick.com is essentially a marketplace that makes it easier than ever to find legal help. How the website works, is the client goes to the website, and indicates what they need help with. I had been wanting to combined entrepreneurship and law, so we started brainstorming ideas. What''s LawKick about?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate. We roll up our sleeves and help you do the work and analysis and try to be supportive but then we step back and you own the next move. Please help me in congratulating him. Watching him develop over the past 4.5 We are sparring partners, not “deciders.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

I’ve always wondered who started the urban myth that the best way to start a company is to come up with a great idea, and then find some professional investors to give you a pot of money to build a company. Of course, some of you will say, I don’t have a dollar and my big idea can’t wait. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

At the moment Spotify or Pandora can help aggregate certain songs for you, but you still need to type out what you’re looking for and at times it takes a couple of steps to get to what you want. Vela was first introduced to the startup world at the AlwaysOn Hollywood event where it was honored as the Top 25 Companies to Watch for 2012.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses. As the idea went from innovating on software & systems to launching a company to rolling it out in the field brought on Rahul Gandhi as his co-founder to physically launch the company. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

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Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 24, 2016

In 2012, my company plundered and it was horrific…bygones. Learning of my company’s demise, Seth called me with the schoolofbookkeeping.com project and asked for my help. I saw an opportunity here to help him and knew that I could bring significant value. His idea, like his mind, were both solid.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

On September 10th of this year I spent an entire day in California State Prison with people who had committed felonies and worked with them on business plans to help them create legal enterprise upon their release as part of Defy Ventures 6-month training program. I am committed to finding ways to help graduates get jobs.

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SoCal Delicious

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 8, 2012 6:00 PM Only $20! Rather, we will provide a platform for them to get interim office space and sophisticated legal services, and to ultimately grow their ideas from business concept to funded startup. The idea is simply to foster the community and support up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Comment help.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Scott Cannon: We started in 2012, when it was basically a couple of people on a telephone and the yellow pages. We help the small independent rental yards. He convinced me to come out of retirement and help. We're riding that wave, and really changing how things are done. So where are you now?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

The idea is that you put out information with data and a point-of-view and that becomes the story rather than you. They basically help companies get sold and help buyers determine which companies to buy. Consider this blog post titled, “ Christmas 2012 Shatters More Smart Device and App Download Records.”

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2017

By the end of 2012, Rob had done a really great job of identifying the opportunity, and being a visionary on how social, local, and mobile would change how consumers engaged with brands. However, instead of just very rapidly scaling around that idea, we decided to really define what the business needed to look like.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

This helps me bring awareness to the Gogobot brand and promote the experience of travelling. I have been with Gogobot since March 2012. I wanted to add on something else that I am passionate about: helping a good cause. I am the Gogobot Community Manager of West Los Angeles. After organizing a few events, you created Gogogives.

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