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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Learning The Ropes Of Internet Video With Michael Tringe and CreatorUp --Amazon Options Horror Novel --Regulus Therapeutics Adjusts IPO Offering Terms --Local Corporation Claims Record Traffic --Technology, Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows For NationBuilder --Tapiture Is A Pinterest For Guys --Ahead of Debate, USC Project Uses Twitter To Measure Political Sentiment --Flinja Launches At DEMO --Adigami Takes On Digital Marketing Analytics --Lindzon Gets Exit At Lifelock --Mogreet Officially Launches Mobile API Service MARKETPLACE --Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services --Safire Partners Executive Search --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Linux System Administrator, Marina del Rey, TeleSign.com --Database Administrator, Marina del Rey, TeleSign.com --Executive Director, USC Stevens Center for Innovation, Los Angeles, USC Stevens Center for Innovation --Senior Program Manager, Camarillo, OSI Electronics RECENT FUNDING EVENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Learning The Ropes Of Internet Video With Michael Tringe and CreatorUp ---- You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We spoke with Michael Tringe, one of the startup's co-founders, to learn more about what the company is getting set to launch. What is CreatorUp all about? Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school. We teach people how to make web series and video for the web, and specifically for sites like YouTube, and independent networks like Flip and Dailymotion. We teach through (More...) http://bit.ly/QvaCSf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazon Options Horror Novel ---- Amazon Studios, the Los Angeles production arm of Amazon.com, has further expanding its content efforts, saying this week that it has optioned a gothic horror novel called Seed. The horror novel, authored by Ania Ahlborn, is the first to be optioned by the studio, which previously had only optioned movie scripts and episodic series projects. Amazon's option allows Amazon to keep the project in-house for future movie development. Amazon said that the title has been number one on its bestselling horror list, and was released in mid-2011 as a self-published title. Amazon Studios has been in the process of optioning scripts and other content for use in turning into its own movies, to be distributed through Amazon Prime Instant Video and other efforts. Regulus Therapeutics Adjusts IPO Offering Terms ---- San Diego-based Regulus Therapeutics has adjusted its anticipated IPO terms, saying in a filing this morning that it now anticipates its initial public offering price of its stock to be $4.00 per share, and that it will offer up 11.25M shares to the public in its IPO. The firm had initially been targeted at offering 4.5M shares of its stock at between $10.00 and $12.00 per share. Regulus is a developer of microDNA-based biopharmaceuticals. Local Corporation Claims Record Traffic ---- Irvine-based local online advertising firm Local Corporation claims this morning that it has hit a record in total, mobile, and organic search traffic on it sites. The company said it reached 101 million total monthly unique visitors during the third quarter, up from 92 million monthly unique visitors in the same period a year ago. The company said that much of the growth came from mobile and organic traffic. The firm said the numbers came via third party tracking services, but did not disclose the names of those providers. Technology, Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows For NationBuilder ---- What happens when technology startups and the nation's political machine collide? Strange results, it seems--at least for one local Los Angeles startup, NationBuilder. A report from the Wall Street Journal says that the firm--founded by Democrats, but which supplies it online services to anyone--has run into issues with Democratic groups after they found it was supplying its online software to Republican candidates. NationBuilder's services are open to any nonprofit, political candidate, political party, or other membership group to help them build their community. Apparently, its deal to provide a group helping Republicans in state level offices has drawn calls from Democratic activists to boycott the firm's services, just because they are providing services to candidates across the aisle. The WSJ reports that some of the biggest firms in technology, including Google, Facebook, and Twitter, even employ separate sales forces to call on Republican and Democratic customers. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443862604578030422889526966.html Tapiture Is A Pinterest For Guys ---- ( Anyone with the slightest interest in the world of social Internet services nowadays has by now heard of Pinterest, the online site which allows users to "pin" and comments on their favorite photos from across the web. Pinterest is one of the latest services to sweep the Internet world in terms of popularity, particularly with women. However, how about similar services aimed at the male demographic? It turns out there's (at least) one, just spun out into a new company by a local Venice, California-based company, Resignation Media, called Tapiture. (More...) http://bit.ly/SGpATV Ahead of Debate, USC Project Uses Twitter To Measure Political Sentiment ---- A new project out of the University of Southern California is looking to help people visualize public sentiment towards the 2012 United States presidential candidates, by analyzing Twitter. (More...) http://bit.ly/T2rSSC Flinja Launches At DEMO ---- Flinja, the startup developing an online marketplace for freelance college students and alumni, has launched to the wider world, after graduating from the StartEngine startup accelerator in Los Angeles. The firm showed off its service at the DEMO conference Wednesday, saying that its service is now available at both USC and UCLA, and will soon launch at Stanford. Flinja was co-founded by Victor Young, Rebecca Bahr, and Calvin Shen, and was part of the Summer 2012 class from Howard Marks' StartEngine effort. Flinja's site lets college students and alumni with .edu emails sign up, and get a chance to post services they'd like to provide; alumni of those colleges can then contact those students to book their services. Adigami Takes On Digital Marketing Analytics ---- Newport Beach-based Adigami, which develops digital media analytics tools, said yesterday that it has launched a new product to help users do cross-channel marketing analytics. The firm said the cloud-based service helps users create reports which connect with a variety of search engines, ad servers, bid management systems, and social media networks. The new startup is headed by Cyrus Ghalambor. The firm said its solution provides affordable data integration tools for digital marketers via a universal API. Ghalambor has previously served at such companies as ZiNQO, Adify, and Flycast and was VP of Engineering at Webvisible, according to his LinkedIn profile. Lindzon Gets Exit At Lifelock ---- Prolific San Diego angel investor Howard Lindzon, who runs StockTwits, has scored a big exit at one of his portfolio companies, LifeLock, after the firm had its IPO Wednesday morning. (More...) http://bit.ly/UFF8IZ Mogreet Officially Launches Mobile API Service ---- Venice-based Mogreet officially announced its new application programming interface (API) services Wednesday morning, saying it will provide APIs will let developers deliver MMS, SMS, video, in-app messaging, as well as access mobile user lookup services. Mogreet's new APIs make it much easier for application developers to send MMS services, at a cost of only $0.01 per MMS message sent. In addition to sending MMS messages, the APIs also include a way to transcode images, videos, and audios in the appropriate formats for different mobile devices. The new service, which the firm rolled out to users last week, takes technology originally developed by Mogreet for providing both MMS and mobile marketing campaigns for clients, as well as for its original mobile video greeting card service, and makes it available to third party developers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Safire Partners Executive Search Safire Partners has completed 150+ retained executive searches since 2006 working with emerging businesses in digital media, Internet, eCommerce, software and clean technology across Southern California. 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Entrepreneur and Commercial Real Estate veteran Gray DeFevere will share insights into the art of picking the right Commercial Real Estate broker When, Why and How to use him or her. This free event is for CEOs only, with at least a million dollars in sales or funding. Service providers will be asked to leave. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22806 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, Westlake Village -- Successful Companies: How Do They Do it? Gold Coast Business Forum. Come hear our panel of senior executives discuss successful strategies for company/business growth. Building successful business is about building successful relationships. Gold Coast Business Forum networking creates those opportunities. Come see for yourself. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22814 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, Los Angeles -- Health 2.0 Los Angeles Meetup. An Evening with Scott Marlette & Brad Brooks, Co-Founders of GoodRx & TigerText. Our panelists will discuss the challenges, failures, and successes of running and growing a health care 2.0 start-up. There will be time to ask questions and connect with others in the health care 2.0 community. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22831 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 5, El Segundo -- How to Use Business Intelligence for Superior Decisions. Join the Institute of Management Consultants LAX Breakfast when CMC Bill Swanson presents What Does It Cost to Make the 2nd-Best Business Decision? Bill will use technology to show the audience. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22837 October 5, Santa Clarita -- Startup Weekend Santa Clarita. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22800 October 6, Cerritos -- TiEcon Southwest. Meet fellow entrepreneurs and investors at TiEcon: the world's largest entrepreneurship non-profit's 1-day conference for media, tech, healthcare, biotech, cleantech professionals. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22836 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 -- Do or Die: How to acquire and retain customers. Dealmaker Media. Acquiring customers is the biggest challenge facing startups today. Startups who are building companies for the first time or launching a new product struggle with focusing on the right priorities, measuring their efforts, and converting leads into customers. SEO used to dominate online customer acquisition but now a mix of owned, earned and paid efforts are proving equally effective. Today's customer acquisition strategy requires tighter integration across multiple departments and more direct-to-consumer approaches than ever. Join our panel of experts as they discuss what they've used to acquire and retain customers and grow their businessNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22853 October 9, Costa Mesa -- PMI-OC October 2012 Dinner Meeting. Rachel Medrano, PMP, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting, will discuss how a top consulting firm puts the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) into project management at the Oct. 9, 2012, meeting of the Project Management Institute’s Orange County Chapter. Medrano, who coaches global technology implementation projects at Deloitte Consulting, will share how the firm leveraged PMBOK framework to create a project and quality management method that reduces risk and increases service delivery consistency. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22830 October 9, San Diego -- Apps Alliance & MEDL Mobile Mixer. This is the "got to get an invitation" event for what is shaping up to be a MOBILE Industry week in San Diego. With both MMCF & Mobile Con 2012 in town we decided to throw a little "thing" to celebrate. Who will be there: Developers, Publishers, Executives and Investors that focus on the mobile market from San Diego and abroad. What will they be talking about: Apps, deals, monetization, the bubble, udid, sdk/api, distributions, user acquisition, investment, acquisition, mobile enterprise, marketing, advertising, html 5, iOS, Windows 8, Android, AR, did we leave anything out. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22833 October 9, Santa Monica -- Venture Capitalist David Hornik of August Capital - Startups Uncensored #31. This Month's Startups Uncensored will feature a Fireside Chat with Venture Capitalist of August Capital, David Hornik and Docstoc CEO, Jason Nazar. For more than a decade, David Hornik has worked with technology startups throughout the software sector. In 2000, David joined August Capital to invest broadly in information technology companies, with a focus on enterprise application and infrastructure software, as well as consumer facing software and services. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22827 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, San Diego -- Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2012. Chaired by Dr. Makarand Chipalkatti, Senior Director, SSL & Emerging Markets Initiatives, OSRAM SYLVANIA, the 2nd annual Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2012 will bring together companies, government, investors and clean energy advocates and others to maximize future opportunities for integrating solid state lighting (SSL). This high-level leadership summit will feature presentations from Emerald Investors, Acuity Brands, Witricity, Encellium and the U.S. Department of Energy and more covering topics like future industrial and consumer markets, investment perspectives; key enabling technologies like intelligent controls, sensors and wireless power; OLED lighting; and opportunities for solar and alternative energy sources in lighting applications. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22832 October 10, Los Angeles -- Startup Equinox. USC Ronald Tutor Center. Form your startup team at Startup Equinox! A great team has excellent technical skills, business smarts, and creative talent! If you have a startup or project idea, you too can pitch your idea on stage at Startup Equinox to build a team! Students from USC, UCLA, and Cal Tech will be attending Startup Equinox to form teams and compete in local startup and innovation competitions, such as MEPC, FLoW, the New Venture Seed Competition, LA Cleanweb Hackathon, and more...!! Participation in a competition is not a prerequisite for attending Startup Equinox. Anybody passionate about Startups and Innovation is welcome. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22842 October 10, Costa Mesa -- AWT Fundraiser. Join us for AWT's Annual Fundraiser and be a part of this special occasion to celebrate the 2012 AWT Scholarship recipients and to toast the executive women who inspire us. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22826 October 10, Santa Monica -- Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. This invitation-only summit will draw more than 300 of the leading players in digital media and emerging technologies from around the world for two days of discussion, networking and celebration. Influential CEOs at tech powerhouses will engage with top level media executives, industry visionaries and private equity and venture capital investors throughout company presentations, panels, keynote speeches and breakout sessions. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22794 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, San Diego -- LEDs 2012. LED and solid state lighting professionals will gather for a 2-day conference and exhibition featuring presentations from the US Department of Energy, Marriott, Cooper Lighting, Bridgelux, NIST, IKEA, OSRAM Sylvania, Cree and more. The keynote presentation will be delivered by Ken Honeycutt, Senior Vice President and Chief Venture Executive, LED Lighting Systems Division, Toshiba International Corporation. LEDs 2012 will provide the most up-to-date intelligence about future markets and the latest technology advances, as well as strategic connections with senior representatives from every link in the LED supply - and innovation - chain. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22803 October 11, Santa Monica -- LA Bankers Fall Networking. Join L.A.'s finance community for networking. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22839 October 11, Santa Monica -- Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. This invitation-only summit will draw more than 300 of the leading players in digital media and emerging technologies from around the world for two days of discussion, networking and celebration. Influential CEOs at tech powerhouses will engage with top level media executives, industry visionaries and private equity and venture capital investors throughout company presentations, panels, keynote speeches and breakout sessions. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22795 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. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22781 October 17, Santa Monica -- LAVA at the Beach. Please join LAVA and its friends for the fourth annual LAVA at the Beach networking event at the Marion Davies House - Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. This networking event is for the Venture community in Southern California. In attendance will be Venture Capital Partners and Angel Investors for over 20 firms. Also mix and mingle with Entrepreneurs and Start-up company representatives from over 100 companies. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22764 October 17, Los Angeles -- MacTech Conference. MacTech Conference is a 3-day, immersive, technical conference specifically designed for Apple developers, IT Pros, and Enterprise.MacTech Conference will have two separate tracks: one focused on programming / development, and the other on IT/Enterprise and consulting. Sessions will focus on both desktop and mobile, as well as OS X and iOSNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22850 October 18, San Diego -- Frontiers in Science & Technology - Special Presentation: A dramatic look into James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge. CONNECT. A dramatic look into James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge with expedition lead scientist Douglas Bartlett. During the winter and spring of 2012 the Deepsea Challenge Expedition with National Geographic Explorer in Residence, James Cameron, conducted submersible and lander operations in the New Britain Trench (down to ~8.2 km depth) and the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench (down to ~10.9 km depth). This expedition marked the first manned mission to the Challenger Deep in more than half a century. Dr. Douglas Bartlett served as the team's chief scientist and microbiologist on this headline expedition in June and is currently analyzing samples taken from this record breaking solo dive to gain greater insight into how organisms thrive in such extreme depths of the ocean. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22823 October 18, Los Angeles -- MacTech Conference. MacTech Conference is a 3-day, immersive, technical conference specifically designed for Apple developers, IT Pros, and Enterprise.MacTech Conference will have two separate tracks: one focused on programming / development, and the other on IT/Enterprise and consulting. Sessions will focus on both desktop and mobile, as well as OS X and iOSNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22851 October 18, Los Angeles -- Access to Capital Conference for Small Businesses. D&B Credibility. 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. This conference will provide over 400 small business attendees with a full day of panels of leading lenders, investors, small business experts and successful entrepreneurs.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22792 October 19, Los Angeles -- MacTech Conference. MacTech Conference is a 3-day, immersive, technical conference specifically designed for Apple developers, IT Pros, and Enterprise.MacTech Conference will have two separate tracks: one focused on programming / development, and the other on IT/Enterprise and consulting. Sessions will focus on both desktop and mobile, as well as OS X and iOSNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22852 October 20, Orange -- Cross-Border Entrepreneurship Conference, a unique event to learn how to fund expansion of your business into Mexico. TECMA and Chapman University. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22786 October 22, Garden Grove -- Renesas DevCon 2012. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22798 October 22, Anaheim -- Renesas DevCon. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22742 October 23, San Diego -- The San Diego Tech Coast Angels present Early-Stage Valuation. Program Overview: This interactive workshop educates and empowers angel investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in access to capital on a variety of ways to value pre-revenue companies. It will explain three valuation methodologies: the Venture Capital Method, the Scorecard Method and the Risk Factor Summation Method. In addition, attendees explore the importance of approaches and the roles of returns and portfolio strategies to angel groups and to your next deal. Attendees also put these methods to work with interactive case studies. Email [email protected]. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22816 October 24, Irvine -- 10th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference & Exhibit. The Conference provides an outstanding platform for sharing and disseminating ground-breaking research, innovative product announcements, and informative technical tutorials, and it has established itself as the forum for debating emerging challenges and possibilities in System-on-Chip, ASIC, EDA, IP, analog design & integration, NoC, SiP, embedded CPUs & DSPs, embedded memories, testing, verifications, MEMS, multicore design and software development, and much, much more.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22160 October 24, Newport Beach -- Doing Business In and With China. OCTANe. Join Clara Tang and C.Y. Wang from Ernst and Young’s Transaction Advisory Services department on October 24th as they discuss Doing Business In and With China. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22782 October 25, Irvine -- 10th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference & Exhibit. The Conference provides an outstanding platform for sharing and disseminating ground-breaking research, innovative product announcements, and informative technical tutorials, and it has established itself as the forum for debating emerging challenges and possibilities in System-on-Chip, ASIC, EDA, IP, analog design & integration, NoC, SiP, embedded CPUs & DSPs, embedded memories, testing, verifications, MEMS, multicore design and software development, and much, much more.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22161 October 25, Santa Monica -- Eat. Drink. Connect with Los Angeles hottest startups on Thursday, October 25th at the WOKCANO in Santa Monica. Come mix and mingle up close and personal with some of the hottest startups in LA. Check out what they’re doing now, what the future holds and how they’re setting the trends. Whether you are looking for investors, a mentor, advice or just simply connecting for opportunities - this event is for you. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22743 October 27, Los Angeles -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases atttractive firms needing growth capital. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22737 November 1, Newport Beach -- OCTANe Firsty. Join the OCTANe community and the Anteater network at Tamarind of London for Firsty on November 1. Network with over 200 people and meet members of the organization that focuses on fueling innovation in the OC and local UCI alumni. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22783 November 2, Santa Barbara -- 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. 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