SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Thursday, September 12, 2019 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Microbiome. This event will explore many fascinating and potentially life-saving developments in the Microbiome field. Keynoting will be Professor Sarkis Mazmanian of Caltech's Division of Biology and Biological Engineering. See [link] (more)

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

21 in Los Angeles near the serial entrepreneur’s other company SpaceX. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2019. In December, Musk resurrected the idea saying that Tesla might have a prototype to unveil in 2019. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 14, 2019.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Friday, March 22, 2019 -- Coffee Meetup: From Immigrant to Entrepreneur. Amir will share his experience as an immigrant entrepreneur. Crosscampus. We'll learn how he overcame the challenge of losing his father as a teen and moving to the US from Iran, and how he became committed to entrepreneurship and solar power.

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Xconomy

MAY 2, 2019

We at Xconomy are excited to announce that we are honoring Ivor Royston , co-founder of Hybritech and Idec Pharmaceuticals, with our 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award—the first ever awarded in San Diego. The award recognizes Royston’s wide-ranging career as an academic physician, entrepreneur, investor, and life sciences executive.

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Xconomy

JULY 31, 2019

We at Xconomy are excited to announce that we are honoring Mark Levin, co-founder and partner at Third Rock Ventures, with our 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award in Boston. The award recognizes Levin’s extensive contributions to the biotech industry and to the Boston life sciences ecosystem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. are not for crowdfunding, but actually are matchmaking sites between entrepreneurs and professional investors or banks, or incubators.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 5, 2019

Saturday, May 11, 2019 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Robotics. The past few years have seen significant improvements in ease of adoption of robots with the introduction of collaborative robots, low-cost easy-to-use drones, and level 3 autonomous vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Saturday, November 16, 2019 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Transportation. Emerging Opportunities in Urban Mobility and the Business Models It Will Enable. The ways that people and products move around cities worldwide are rapidly changing.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2019

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 --.

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MARCH 17, 2019

Saturday, March 23, 2019 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Security Tokens and Blockchain. Now and in the near future, there will be many opportunities for entrepreneurs who produce the technical solutions. This will require the development of technologies and technical infrastructure that do not yet exist. See [link] (more)

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JUNE 17, 2019

Saturday, June 22, 2019 -- LAVA First Time Entrepreneur Workshop. LAVA is extremely pleased to announce its next First Time Entrepreneur training program. The program is open to entrepreneurs that are starting companies in areas that are likely to draw venture capital investment.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 -- Preccelerator Workshop: UX Primer for Entrepreneurs w/ Rich Abronson. This session will discuss: What UX is (and isn't) and why it's important UX costs and how to incorporate it into your strategy The UX process including brainstorming, feature prioritization, and usability testing. See [link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. Great social entrepreneurs are rare. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/15/2019.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Saturday, October 26, 2019 --.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Thus, in my consulting with entrepreneurs, I always encourage them to get more comfortable asking for help. She suspects, like me, that no self-respecting entrepreneur wants to seem weak, needy, or incompetent, and none of us like to feel indebted to someone we see as a peer or a competitor.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. An entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and bestselling author, she is passionate about communication, diversity and inclusion. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Stefan Krause filed for divorce from Christina Krause in July 2019. Stern is a German entrepreneur who the lawsuit also lists as a friend of Stefan Krause. That number spiked again to 200 by September, 300 by March 2019 and now reaches more than 400, according to the lawsuit.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets/devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2019?

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JULY 14, 2019

Saturday, July 20, 2019 -- Tech in the Sun: Summer Networking Party. StartOut LA and Podshare present "Tech in the Sun: Summer Networking Party" a intergenerational networking event for new and seasoned entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 8, 2020

Watt, who came to MoviePass as an entrepreneur in residence at True Ventures, previously founded the brand and product placement startup NextMedium and also spent time as a board partner at Upfront Ventures. Now, the serial entrepreneur and startup investor is combining his two career paths under the auspices of Share Ventures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The realm of an entrepreneur is all about change, but in my experience as a mentor to business founders, I hear too much about incremental change, and not enough about revolutionary change. Great entrepreneurs cross industry boundaries to find synergies, and are constantly in learn mode on several fronts.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. This was the cumulation of several years as an entrepreneur based in Pasadena growing clean energy technology companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

It really is possible for an introvert to succeed as an entrepreneur, even though you can’t expect to start and build a business alone. Every entrepreneur, especially an introvert, can benefit from the perspective of another business person, ideally one who has prior experience in the domain you are about to enter.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Dynamic entrepreneurs attract talent and outside capital, both vital resources to every startup. in 2005 for $680M.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

The serial entrepreneur, who started his first company at 20 and sold it at 30, volunteered at a hospice in his hometown of Bucharest, and became determined to come up with a screen to detect cancer earlier. The American Cancer Society estimates that 1.7 million new cases of cancer diagnosed in the U.S.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2019

Are you an entrepreneur, looking to get a leg up on your startup efforts? Techstars LA , one of a number of programs across the globe run by startup accelerator operator Techstars, has opened up applications for its next program, its Q3 2019 program. The program starts in July, with an application deadline of April 7th, 2019.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. Today, we share the thoughts of Mike Jones , Co-founder and CEO of Science, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built. In a world when LPs benchmark VC performance on a 3-year time horizon from deploying one’s fund (is your 2019 fund in the top quartile!!??) Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

At M13, Barber will be working to recruit entrepreneurs to work collaboratively on developing startup consumer businesses that align with the strategic interests of M13’s corporate partners, like Procter & Gamble. Anna Barber, partner, M13. Image Credit: Raif Strathmann.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 1, 2019

Sunday, April 7, 2019 -- Startups Ventura County (April 5-7, 2019), formerly known as Startup Weekend Ventura County (SWVC), is not a typical startup weekend. Yes, it is an event where entrepreneurs can, over 54 hours, take ideas to a proof of concepts. But it is far more than that.

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MARCH 31, 2019

Saturday, April 6, 2019 -- Startups Ventura County (April 5-7, 2019), formerly known as Startup Weekend Ventura County (SWVC), is not a typical startup weekend. Yes, it is an event where entrepreneurs can, over 54 hours, take ideas to a proof of concepts. But it is far more than that.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 30, 2019

Friday, April 5, 2019 -- Startups Ventura County (April 5-7, 2019), formerly known as Startup Weekend Ventura County (SWVC), is not a typical startup weekend. Yes, it is an event where entrepreneurs can, over 54 hours, take ideas to a proof of concepts. But it is far more than that.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2019

For today's Insights and Opinions Section , Rob Freelen, Los Angeles Marketing Manager for Silicon Valley Bank, talks about the startup outlook for 2019. Predicting what 2019 will hold for the SoCal innovation economy is risky. After all, where would we be if entrepreneurs werent positive about their next idea for positive disruption?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2019

In reality, it takes a collaboration of many good people to build and run a business, even though the original idea probably did come from that innovative entrepreneur. Solo or autocratic entrepreneurs usually don’t survive, due to required skills and a workload far beyond the capacity of a single human.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Among other findings, 60 percent of US entrepreneurs think business conditions in 2019 will improve compared with last year, with nine percent believing business conditions will worsen. The Startup Outlook Report--which was issued on Wednesday--polled 1,400 startup founders and executives for its conclusions.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Monday, February 11, 2019 -- An Evening With Dae Bogan, Dae Bogan Music, CLU Entrepreneur Speaker Series. See [link] (more)

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APRIL 4, 2019

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 -- CIS Blockchain Technology Innovation. Conference and Expo for Blockchain Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Developers. See [link] (more)

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