We’ve had a few people inquire about discount codes to the upcoming Digital Family Reunion event happening in Santa Monica, so I thought I’d post it here in case you haven’t gotten one (of many floating around from lots of organizations). Our promo code for the discounted rate is DFR53. Digital Family Reunion ’11 Holiday Party [...]
Just a quick heads up, I’m speaking on a panel in Pasadena later today, Venture Capital in Southern California: Catching Up and Going Beyond, being run by 89.3 KPCC at the Crawford Family Forum. We’ll be discussing Southern California’s technology industry, the state of startups and venture capital, and more. Hope to see you there! [...]
For those looking to network with the high tech community in Southern California, there are two great events Thursday you might want to check out (among many great events this week). The first is Vator LA, and the second is MOTM. We’re a media sponsor of Vator LA, and a supporter of MOTM. Vator Splash [...]
It looks to be technology-entrepreneur-startup book tour week in Los Angeles, as at least two different events are lined up this week to promote books from well known technology entrepreneurs. On Thursday (tomorrow), Brad Feld and David Cohen of TechStars are on tour promoting their new book Do More Faster, a book talking about lots [...]
The Los Angeles Venture Association has launched a new entrepreneur and startup focused event next month, at their Meet the VC event, which will allow entrepreneurs to get to meet pretty much every one of the local (and some non-local) venture funds in a “speed dating” session. A few of the folks involved have told [...]
Most of our readers are aware we run an online calendar focused on events in Southern California that might be of interest to our business/high tech readership. A portion of the calendar also goes out in our daily email every day. Local high tech groups tell us that the calendar really helps them to get [...]
Most of the technology community in Los Angeles is familiar with the Twiistup events, which mixes startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and others in what has been a fashionable and casual environment — last time, in a private hangar in Santa Monica in “Blade Runner” style decor. Francisco Dao, the new producer of the event, tells me [...]
In what was a remarkable turnout–given the horrible economy we’re in–there were more than a thousand people at last night’s Twiistup 5 event. Twiistup 5–the brainchild of Mike Macadaan–lets startups show off their products to the crowd in a very non-conference setting (this time, a private hangar at the Santa Monica airport). Cogi, a service [...]
A new effort to spur venture investment in Los Angeles–called NITRO–has gotten under way, and is looking to bring together entrepreneurs with mentors and improve the quality of companies in the area. The NITRO effort is pulling together a list of local mentors — including Robert Flynn (Modern Feed & Supply), Bryce Benjamin (Tech Coast [...]
Self promotion alert: I’ll be speaking on an M&A and financing panel in Westlake Village tonight for the Gold Coast Business Forum, in case anyone is interested in hearing some views on how you might (cross your fingers) get your financing or M&A deal done this year.
Thoughts and commentary from Benjamin F. Kuo, publisher of socalTECH.com.
