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Vision. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Stockr Raises $1.5M For Social Networking Site For Investors --Response Genetics Gets $8.8 Million in Private Placement --Row 44 Racks Up 350th Install Of In-Flight Wireless --Cricket Gets iPhone 5 --Edmunds.com Plans Hackathon --GlySens Scores Funding For Glucose Monitoring Devices --CallFire Debuts New Platform --Telcentris Opens New York Data Center --Amazon Studios Releases Digital Comic MARKETPLACE --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --PwC Emerging Company Zone --Silicon Beach @ USC - September 13th RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Marketing Production Coordinator, Chatsworth, DataDirect Networks --Lead UX Designer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial Inc --Lead Mobile Engineer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial, Inc. --Director, Engineering for funded startup - great ground floor opp, El Segundo, Fetch Recruiting, Inc. RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator The Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) is a high-tech business incubator located in downtown Ventura, CA. V2TC offers a creative environment where high-tech start-ups and entrepreneurs can network, brainstorm, and grow their business. Work-spaces are affordable, flexible and scalable in order to allow companies the ability to manage their growth effectively and efficiently. Learn more at http://www.v2tc.com ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Stockr Raises $1.5M For Social Networking Site For Investors ---- Stockr, the social networking service aimed at financial investors based in Los Angeles, has raised $1.5M in a seed funding round, the firm said yesterday. The company said the round came from Personal Capital, The Doyle Investment Group, and Adam Townsend. Stockr, which was co-founded by Vinny Jindal, Tim Symington, and Brendon Crawford, helps investors by connecting them with news, information, discussion, and more about stocks. The firm is looking to create a service which avoids stock trading rumors, partly by using real names and authentication via Facebook Connect. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=45288 Response Genetics Gets $8.8 Million in Private Placement ---- Los Angeles-based Response Genetics, a publicly held provider of molecular diagnostic testing services for cancer, announced this morning that it has raised $8.8M in a private placement of its stock. The new funding came from GlaxoSmithKline and an un-named, existing stockholder. GlaxoSmithKline is a new investor in the company. Response Genetics said the new funding will go towards "buiolding a sustainable business" and grow its top line revenue. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=45289 Row 44 Racks Up 350th Install Of In-Flight Wireless ---- Row 44, the provider of in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment systems based in Westlake Village, reported Wednesday that it has surpassed 350 aircraft installations of its system. Row 44's systems used a satellite network to connect users in-flight with the Internet, and also include entertainment and video on demand and streaming services. In related news, the firm said it has increased its satellite capacity over North America, Southern Europe and North Africa, doubling the number of satellite transponders in its network. Cricket Gets iPhone 5 ---- San Diego-based Cricket Communications, the provider of pre-paid wireless services, announce today that it will be offering the newly announced iPhone 5. Apple's newest iPhone was announced Wednesday, featuring a 4-inch high resolution Retina display, 8 megapixel camera, and other features. Cricket said it will begin offering the iPhone 5 to its customer in select markets beginning Friday, September 28th. Edmunds.com Plans Hackathon ---- Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com is joining the "Hackathon" bandwagon, and is getting set to launch a two-day event at its headquarters to brainstorm and solve problems around the car buying process, the company said today. Edmunds.com did not say how much it plans to award for its hackathon, which it says it will be opening up to auto industry insiders and other "innovative thinkers". Innovative developers with a penchant for creating new applications have had quite a number of local opportunities to demonstrate their coding and thinking skills lately, including one offering $30,000 in prizes for creating an app around discouraging texting while driving (from AT&T, held last week); a event dangling $20,000 in cash a few months ago at the Silicon Beach Fest; $10,000 offered earlier this year by Viddy for apps connecting to its video sharing product; and even one for the creatively minded from Crowdfunder, offering $25,000 earlier this year for the best startup video. Edmunds.com hasn't released the details of its own hackathon effort, but said it will be posting it within the next few weeks. GlySens Scores Funding For Glucose Monitoring Devices ---- San Diego-based GlySens, a startup developing implantable, long-term glucose monitoring sensors, has scored an investment round, according to investor West Health Investment Fund. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. La Jolla-based West Health announced the funding along with the an investment in Virginia-based RxAnte, a provider of medication adherence and predictive analytics tools for the health care market. The funding came out of the $100M West Health Investment Fund, which was launched in October of 2011. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=45274 CallFire Debuts New Platform ---- CallFire, the provider of text messaging and voice applications APIs which is run by Dinesh Ravishanker, has launched a new platform, the company said this week. The firm said it has created a "next-generation" platform, bulit from the ground up, which includes such new features as allowing customers to interact with businesses using SMS and text messages; new call tracking and analytics tools; opti-in voice broadcasting; and interactive voice response (IVR) capabilities. CallFire provides programming interfaces which can be used to create text and voice messaging applications. Telcentris Opens New York Data Center ---- San Diego-based Telcentris, which offers up cloud communications services, said Wednesday that it has opened up a new data center on the East Coast. The company--which runs VoxOx and VoxOx In Business, two unified communications services--said the new data center is at an Equinix colocation facility in New York. The firm said the new data center is its first on the East Coast. Amazon Studios Releases Digital Comic ---- An effort in Los Angeles by Amazon.com to find screenplays has resulted in a new digital comic series, the firm said yesterday, Blackburn Burrow. Amazon said the new venture from Amazon Studios will produce four issues of the comic, inspired by a screenplay optioned by Amazon from Jay Levy. Amazon said the digital comic will be a "way to test stories and learn about fan engagement". The company is looking at potentially turning the story into a full blown movie. Amazon Studios is run by Los Angeles, and serves as the production company for video content for Amazon. Amazon said that Blackburn Arrow revolves around a Civil War veteran and battles against supernatural horrors. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Fetch Recruiting, Inc. Fetch Recruiting, Inc. 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At Silicon Beach @ USC, the Marshall School of Business Institute for Communication Technology Management, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Entertainment Technology Center will host a series of panels to educate startups on trends in entertainment distribution, discuss the convergence of entertainment and technology and will seek to advance technology startups, as well as foster connections with venture capital and angel investment communities. Register at http://www.marshall.usc.edu/node/9328 ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Marketing Production Coordinator, Chatsworth, DataDirect Networks http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5420 Lead UX Designer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial Inc http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5419 Lead Mobile Engineer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial, Inc. http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5418 Director, Engineering for funded startup - great ground floor opp, El Segundo, Fetch Recruiting, Inc. http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5417 Senior Director - Cloud, Content & Media - Americas, Los Angeles, DataDirect Networks http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5416 Solution Architect, Los Angeles, DataDirect Networks http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 09/13/12 Response Genetics $8.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45289 09/13/12 Stockr $1.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45288 09/12/12 GlySens $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45274 09/11/12 Inktank $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45261 09/07/12 Used Cardboard Boxes $0.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45174 09/04/12 Facecake Marketing $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44983 08/30/12 NuvoTV $40.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44978 08/30/12 Wallaby $1.1M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44977 08/27/12 NastyGal.com $40.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44916 08/23/12 MYMUSAIC $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44907 08/21/12 Bioniz $0.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44866 08/21/12 BioPhotas $0.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44863 08/21/12 Stroma Medical Corp. $0.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44862 08/21/12 MelRok $2.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44864 08/21/12 Swagsy $0.1M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44869 08/21/12 Ultrawave Labs, Inc. $0.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44871 08/17/12 Modern Meadow $0.4M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44741 08/16/12 Little Black Bag $8.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44739 08/15/12 PageWoo $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44732 08/15/12 EcoMom $4.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44736 08/14/12 Educreations $2.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44730 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events This Month http://www.socaltech.com/Calendar socaltech.com Calendar of Southern California High Tech Events Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html September 13, Santa Monica -- Lessons on Crisis Management from the C-Suite. Broads Circle. Leading women reveal their stories on successfully weathering attacks on their company’s brands and reputations. From negative press and SEC or criminal allegations to consumer complaints and bad social media, the C-Suite must block and tackle and lead the organization through the fire and to a safe harbor and return to normal, or the new normal. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22774 September 13, Los Angeles -- Innovation & Design for Social Change. Bill Gross, CEO & Founder, Idealab. In conversation with Lorne Buchman, President, Art Center College of Design. We're excited to announce our new partner for our morning business series: the Gensler architectural firm in downtown Los Angeles. Join us in their stunning new street-level office for compelling conversation, community, coffee, light breakfast. Our first offering this fall couldn't be more fitting for this backdrop: serial entrepreneur Bill Gross of the Pasadena-based Idealab in conversation with Art Center president Dr. Lorne Buchman on social innovation--and the critical issues of housing. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22791 September 13, Los Angeles -- Silicon Beach @ USC. SoCal has had a long history of tech innovation and Los Angeles is undeniably the creative capital. USC, with a strong entrepreneurial tradition and home to the leading school for cinematic arts, is pushing the Silicon Beach movement forward with an upcoming forum . At Silicon Beach @ USC, the Marshall School of Business Institute for Communication Technology Management, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Entertainment Technology Center will host a series of panels to educate startups on trends in entertainment distribution, discuss the convergence of entertainment and technology and will seek to advance technology startups, as well as foster connections with venture capital and angel investment communities. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22717 September 13, Irvine -- From Product Inception to Commercialization: How to Effectively Bring Your Product to Market. OCTANe. Please join K&L Gates and OCTANe for this program that will address topics including global product liability implications and regulations, off label promotion pitfalls, preventive maintenance on your marketing program and overall strategies to reduce your product liability's risk when going to market.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22776 September 13, Santa Monica -- Women in LAVA Group - SALES: What every entrepreneur needs to know. How Do I Increase Revenues For My Start Up? How Do I Sell Sponsors Or Create Channel Partners To Help Multiply My Revenues And Reach? What Role Can Sales Play In Creating A Steady Stream Of Revenue. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22760 September 14, Los Angeles -- Startup UCLA! Startup UCLA seeks to develop a culture of startup thinking on campus; to connect students with alumni who are successful in the startup world and with the rapidly growing Southern California startup community; to give students opportunities to learn the basics of startup thinking; and to provide a community in which students can develop and launch their early-stage ideas. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22761 September 15, Santa Monica -- User Experience (UX) for Lean Startups. LuxR and Cross Campus. Please join LUXr and Cross Campus for a 1-day workshop on User Experience for Lean Startups. User Experience is one of the most challenging and least understood aspects of creating a product...and yet it will make or break your product. Join Lane Halley to learn Lean Startup methods that help you make the right product, and make your product right. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22725 September 18, Los Angeles -- AMA Los Angeles: Learn the Marketing Secrets You Don't Know. Wanna know a juicy secret? Or several? Then come join us for our September event ‘Market Like a Pro: The Secrets You Don't Know’ focused on helping you learn approaches that give you big advantages over those who aren't ‘in the know’. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22746 September 18, Irvine -- CleanTech OC 2012 Conference & Expo. CleanTech OC 2012 is the third annual conference and expo promoting economic growth in the Orange County clean technology industry, likely to be one of the most significant engines for job growth over the next decade. Attended by cleantech entrepreneurs & industry leaders, investors, policy makers, and many others, this is the only annual conference in Orange County dedicated to covering the clean technology space and connecting industry stakeholders from throughout the region & state. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22732 September 18, Irvine -- Look Before You Leap: Avoiding Intellectual Property Problems When Starting a New IT Business. In businesses driven by information technology, your patents, trademarks and other intellectual properties are essential to your value. A well-executed intellectual property strategy can help you avoid common errors, take command of new territory, defend your existing turf, and increase a company's valuation. Thus, the presentation will discuss how to use intellectual property assets to attract capital, increase the success of a new product launch, maximize a company's valuation, and protect your market niche.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22777 September 19, Santa Monica -- StartEngine - Summer 2012 Demo Day. StartEngine Summer 2012 Demo Day event on Wednesday, September 19 at CrossCampus in Santa Monica. This latest batch is comprised of 14 startups who have been immersed in the StartEngine program since the session began on July 2nd. This innovative group includes an interactive health and fitness assessment app, a task oriented email secretary, a cross-platform multiplayer games, and an enterprise dashboard made social.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22722 September 19, Pasadena -- Innovation Soiree: Caltech MIT Enterprise Forum’s 2012 Fall Social. September at Caltech, signals innovation in high gear as summer blends into a new academic year: creative minds abuzz, innovating and discovering throughout a strikingly beautiful campus. To celebrate entrepreneurship across all of Southern California, the Executive Committee of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum invites you to an evening networking reception. The focus is exclusively networking and making connections (yes, no program!). Bring your business cards and your entrepreneurial spirit. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22730 September 19, Santa Monica -- Search Engine Land Editor-in-Chief Danny Sullivan - Startups Uncensored #30. Professional search engine marketers rely on the editors of searchengineland.com to keep them up to speed. Widely considered a leading "search engine guru," Danny Sullivan has been helping webmasters, marketers and everyday web users understand how search engines work for over a decade. Danny’s expertise about search engines is often sought by the media, and he has been quoted in places like The Wall St. Journal, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, The New Yorker and Newsweek and ABC’s Nightline. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22727 September 19, Santa Monica -- Digital LA - We Got Funded! panel. Join us for our fourth Digital LA - RealTech Startup Showcase: We Got Funded! panel with LA startup founders who'll share how they recently got funded - and give 5-minute pitches of their winning fund-raising presentations they pitched to investors. Founders will describe their road to funding, including meeting with the right investors, angels, VCs, negotiating deal terms, determining rounds and series levels, and more. http://digitallafunded.eventbrite.co. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22757 September 20, Los Angeles -- Green LAVA. Green LAVA is the Strategic Interest Group of the Los Angeles Venture Association focused on opportunities and challenges coincident with the design, development and deployment of sustainable products, services and businesses.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22762 September 20, Santa Monica -- Co-Founders Wanted of Santa Monica - presented by CoFoundersLab. Looking for a co-founder? CoFoundersLab focuses on more effectively facilitating co-founder matchmaking and they're coming to Santa Monica! The CoFoundersLab matchmaking process works by combining two services: a free, online matching platform at CoFoundersLab.com and in-person Meetups.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22726 September 20, Santa Monica -- Co-Founders Wanted of Santa Monica. The purpose of this in-person Meetup is to help you find a co-founder for your business or help you find a business to join as a co-founder. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22741 September 20, Costa Mesa -- 12 Ideas for Stronger Website Engagement. TCOSC Marketing & Sales Executives Society. Karen Marchetti from Response FX will take you through the 12 hottest ideas to drive stronger prospect and customer engagement across your web "Content Hubs". From Offers to Content to Visuals, Gamification, Design Tools, and more, you'll come away with at least a dozen ideas for dazzling your visitors, creating a memorable brand experience - and getting a response. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22751 September 21, Los Angeles -- Lean Startup Machine. Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22679 September 22, Santa Monica -- Bootcamp for Aspiring TEDx Speakers (& others) in SoCal. The popularity and virality of TED Talks has raised the bar dramatically for any and all presentations. Whether you're preparing to speak at TED, MindShare, TEDx, or another industry event, you need to up your game. Your competition certainly has! If your goal is only to improve the way you present at group meetings or on sales calls, learning the TEDx format is going to put you in a different league. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22787 September 24, Santa Monica -- Turbo-Charging Social Media Engagement for Retail in Time for the Holidays. Social Media Club. How does social media drive engagement for retail marketers? Our panelists will explore current practices and emerging trends for delivering social media engagement that gets results. Speakers will share tools, techniques and tips for using social media to build retail brands, manage customer relations and generate sales. The audience will be invited to ask questions. Expect to leave the session with a game-plan to turbo-charge your social media engagement for this holiday season. Moderator: Serena Ehrlich, Director of Marketing, Mogreet. Confirmed Speakers: Laura Knapp, Founder, Social Spotlight Media; John Tabis, VP of Strategy, ShoeDazzle; Nicole DeRuiter, Social Media & PR Manager, Fresh & Easy; Yuna Park, Associate Director of Innovation, Attention. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22788 September 27, Newport Beach -- Mergers & Acquisitions: A CEO Perspective. OCTANe. According to the Global CEO Business Outlook Survey 2011-2012 by ICD Research executives from all industries expect to see increased levels of M&A activity citing attempts to reduce operational costs and increase organizational efficiencies as major factor examples. Please join us to hear firsthand from Mr. Goldfield as he shares his insight and personal reflection on TriNet's successful acquisitions. Speakers: Burton Goldfield - CEO, TriNet; Geoff Mordock - Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard; Eric Sikola - Co-founder, ExpenseCloud. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22778 September 27, Santa Monica -- Game Changing Entrepreneurs - A Panel Discussion. Moderated by Josh Ochs from Media Leaders with Speakers Costas Roussos of .music and Scott Ferreira of MySocialCloud. How do you differentiate yourself in a world full of great ideas and causes? How do you turn your passion and mission into a groundswell of energy that can touch millions of lives? Join us for an interactive discussion with three outstanding entrepreneurs and luminaries as they discuss their passion and how they were able to light people up with it. Whether it's Costa's campaign to bring to life the .MUSIC domain name or Scott getting Sir Richard Branson to invest in his startup MySocialCloud, what these entrepreneurs have in common is an understanding of the power of social media and an ability to charge people up with their mission.http://ccsocialmediaweek.eventbrite.c. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22789 September 27, Santa Monica -- Mobile LAVA to explore the world of mobile health. LAVA Healthcare joins forces this month with our sister interest group Mobile LAVA to explore the world of mobile health, aka mhealth. The panel will dig into how mobile technologies are expected to change fundamentally the business of healthcare. Mobile solutions ranging from simple smartphone apps to comprehensive clinical management systems are increasingly used to provide medical care in hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices. But perhaps the largest game-changing frontier is how mobile technologies will help consumers -- patients and their caregivers -- become intimately involved with the active management of their health and wellness. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22763 September 27, Santa Monica -- PR Strategies for Startups. Coloft Academy. Are you a startup that understands the power of PR, but isn’t sure how toharness it to work for your company? Or maybe you’re planning a launchbut aren’t sure if or when you should engage a PR firm for help? PR industry veteran, Emily Scherberth, will answer these questions and explain how startups can form meaningful connections with their target audiences that build awareness, drive revenues and ensure sustained growth. She will also cover the art of crafting compelling messages, strategic media relations campaigns and PR staffing. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/42496468. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22745 September 27, Beverly Hills -- OnHollywood 2012: Where Innovation Meets Entertainment, is a two day executive event featuring high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22593 September 27, Irvine -- National Network for Manufacturing Innovation event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22775 September 28, Beverly Hills -- OnHollywood 2012: Where Innovation Meets Entertainment, is a two day executive event featuring high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22594 October 2, Santa Monica -- Insider's Guide: How to Raise Capital for Your Startup. Jon Funk – Ocean Road Partners. One of the biggest hurdles for a startup is raising capital. Learn from a veteran LA venture capitalist in this updated version of Jon's successful 3-hour intensive course where he covers how to plan for, find and raise capital for your startup. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22790 October 3, Los Angeles -- USC CTM Fall 2012 Executive Roundtable. Disruptive technologies, new consumer habits, and emerging business models have transformed the communications value chain from network service providers to content creators and beyond. The industry leaders who will shape the next wave of change must meet the challenges of increasing network demand, new modes of content distribution, and innovation. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22749 October 3, Hollywood -- Digital Music Forum West. On October 3 and 4, DMW hosts the 8th Annual Digital Music Forum West, where 300+ of the most influential music and digital media leaders gather in the heart of Hollywood to socialize, share ideas, do deals and learn about new technologies and services. This year's event is packed with great content, stellar people and a lot of companies that are new on the music-tech scene so come on out and join us. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22664 October 4, Costa Mesa -- October Firsty Join the OCTANe community at Scott's Seafood in Costa Mesa for Firsty in October! Network with Keck Graduate Institute, the future leaders of the bioscience industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22779 October 4, Santa Monica -- Predictable Revenue: Getting To Your First Million In Sales. It's not a startup until you've built something and it's not a business until you’ve sold something. In this class, Aaron Ross the creator of Salesforce.com's $100M outbound sales team will talk about how to create predictable revenues for your company and hit your first million in sales. The class is designed for CEOs, Co-Founders and Heads of Sales working on products that are either ready to market or already being sold. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22744 October 4, Hollywood -- Digital Music Forum West. On October 3 and 4, DMW hosts the 8th Annual Digital Music Forum West, where 300+ of the most influential music and digital media leaders gather in the heart of Hollywood to socialize, share ideas, do deals and learn about new technologies and services. This year's event is packed with great content, stellar people and a lot of companies that are new on the music-tech scene so come on out and join us. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22665 October 7, Los Angeles -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases attractive firms needing growth capital. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22690 October 7, La Jolla -- On October 7-9, 2012, The Atlantic magazine and the University of California, San Diego, will host the second edition of its joint event, The Atlantic Meets the Pacific. Building on its successful debut last fall, this year’s forum will delve deeply into the topic of disruptive technologies in media, energy, and health. Use code FRIENDEARLY for $300 discount on tickets. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22714 October 9, Los Angeles -- Launch U: Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur. Learn about the skills and processes needed to generate an innovative business idea. Dr. Larry Cox, associate professor of entrepreneurship and award-winning educator and entrepreneur, will introduce a unique approach to the creative problem-solving process to help current business owners and those interested in owning their own business succeed even in turbulent times. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22759 October 10, Irvine -- OCTANe Medical Device & Investor Forum. The OCTANe Medical Device & Investor Forum brings together the diverse: billion-dollar corporations and companies on the cusp, with the innovators: industry titans and research pioneers - all determined to fuel industry growth. This 7th annual Forum promises to be the best yet. We're bringing together an all-star line-up of speakers, companies, and topics that will get to the heart of what's driving change - good and bad - in the global medical device industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22780 October 10, Costa Mesa -- TEDx OrangeCoast. The theme for this year’s event is “Redefining Relevance.” To help lead us through the evolving definition of relevance, we have assembled a live cast of over 20 visionaries, scientific pioneers, storytellers, and provocateurs to share their vision and experience. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22765 October 11, Irvine -- OCTANe Medical Device & Investor Forum. The OCTANe Medical Device & Investor Forum brings together the diverse: billion-dollar corporations and companies on the cusp, with the innovators: industry titans and research pioneers - all determined to fuel industry growth. This 7th annual Forum promises to be the best yet. We're bringing together an all-star line-up of speakers, companies, and topics that will get to the heart of what's driving change - good and bad - in the global medical device industry. 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