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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Catching Up With Jeffrey Stibel of D&B Credibility --Ingram Micro Completes BrightPoint Buy --Patagonia Invests In AeonClad Coatings --Nimble Names VP Engineering --Cinedigm Deploys In The Caribbean --Esri Buys Geoloqi --AeroVironment Debuts New Home Electric Vehicle Chargers --Rustic Canyon Re-Ups On UrbanSitter --Metacloud Debuts OpenStack Private Cloud Services --DreamHost Launches OpenStack Cloud --Lettuce Gets $2.1M In Seed Round MARKETPLACE --Safire Partners Executive Search --PwC Emerging Company Zone --Meet The VCs - October 17th, Santa Monica --Safire Partners Executive Search --Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Python Data Engineer , Santa Monica, Enervee --Quality Engineer, Camarillo, OSI Electronics --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 RECENT FUNDING EVENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catching Up With Jeffrey Stibel of D&B Credibility ---- Jeffrey Stibel has been quietly building a technology powerhouse in Malibu, leveraging the D&B brand at D&B Credibility Corp. (www.dandb.com) and applying what he's learned over the years running Internet companies to the venerable brand. The firm is backed by more than $100M in funding from private equity firm Great Hill Partners. Stibel is also very active in supporting the Los Angeles startup ecosystem as an angel investor. We thought we'd catch up with Stibel to hear how the firm has been going plus learn about his angel investing efforts. How are things going at D&B? Jeffrey Stibel: Our business continues to accelerate, and we're now approaching a thousand employees. (More...) http://bit.ly/QOrHWB --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ingram Micro Completes BrightPoint Buy ---- Santa Ana-based Ingram Micro said Monday that it has acquired BrightPoint, a distributor of products for the wireless market. Ingram said it is paying $9.00 per share in cash for BrightPoint. The deal is worth approximately $840M. The deal had originally been announced in July. Ingram Micro said the combined revenues of the two firms is now more than $41 billion. Patagonia Invests In AeonClad Coatings ---- Ventura, California-based outdoor clothing manufacturer Patagonia said Monday that it has made an investment in Teas-based AeonClad Coatings, a developer of water-repellent coatings and other specialty coatings technology. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed, however, Patagonia said it now has a 15 percent equity stake in AeonClad Coatings. Patagonia is using AeonClad's technology as part of a water-repellent down filling being used in its products. AeonClad's technology provides nano-coatings technology. As part of the deal, the companies aid they have established a new R&D laboratory in Austin, Texas. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=45947 Nimble Names VP Engineering ---- Los Angeles-based Nimble, the developer of cloud-based, customer relationship management (CRM) and contact management tools, has hired a new VP of Engineering, the company said today. Nimble said it has hired Brandon Vallade, former Vice President of Technology at Fox Digital Media to the position. Nimble said that Vallade had headed up the 40-plus digital media team building websites and mobile apps for FOXSports.com, FOX.com, AmericanIdol.com and other Fox Network Group digital properties. Nimble's online tool helps users track their personal contacts and interactions across email, real life, and social sites. Cinedigm Deploys In The Caribbean ---- Los Angeles-based Cinedigm, a developer of digital cinema products, said today that it has deployed its products in the Caribbean. The firm said the deal is its first large scale deployment outside the continental US and Canada. Cinedigm said that Caribbean Cinemas will deploy up to 290 screens using its technology. No financial details of the win were announced. Cinedigm provides software, hardware, and services around digital distribution of movies. Esri Buys Geoloqi ---- Redlands-based Esri, the developer of geographical information systems (GIS) software, has acquired startup Geoloqi, which developed a service for geocoding information. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Geoloqi was based in Portland. Esri was founded by Jack and Laura Dangermond, and has quietly become a giant in the geographical information systems (GIS) field, and one of the largest companies in the Inland Empire; the firm now has more than 2,900 employees. Esri has actually been very active in acquiring startups and other companies in the last year or two; the firm has acquired Maptel, SpotOn Systems, and Procedural over the last couple of years. AeroVironment Debuts New Home Electric Vehicle Chargers ---- Monrovia, California-based AeroVironment said Monday that it has rolled out a new home electric vehicle charging station product, the EVSE-RS Plug-In. The developer of EV charging stations (and unmanned aircraft) said its new device plugs into a dedicated, 240 volt outlet, letting users plug in their station anywhere without requiring hard-wiring of the charging station to a home. AeroVironment said it developed the new device to make it easier for plug-in-hybrid nad battery electric vehicle owners to take their charging stations to their relatives' homes, or vacation homes with 240V outlets. Most electric vehicle chargers require installation by a electrician and a dedicated circuit for the charging station. AeroVironment said it is selling the unit through Amazon.com, and also directly. Rustic Canyon Re-Ups On UrbanSitter ---- An online marketplace for babysitters, UrbanSitter has just scored new funding Los Angeles-based venture investor Rustic Canyon Partners, as part of a Series A funding, UrbanSitter said this morning. UrbanSitter said it raised $6M in a Series A round, which was led by Canaan Partners, and also included existing investors First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and angels. UrbanSitter operates an online site which connects babysitters with parents, letting babysitters list their experience and rates and helps parents connect with and vet those babysitters for jobs. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=45945 Metacloud Debuts OpenStack Private Cloud Services ---- Pasadena-based MetaCloud, which provides fully managed, OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure for operating private clouds, launched Monday at the OpenStack Summit, with the backing of Storm Ventures. MetaCloud is headed by Steve Curry, the former head of Yahoo's global storage operations. MetaCloud's co-founders also include Sean Lynch, former Sr. Vice President of Technology Operations at Ticketmaster Entertainment. MetaCloud's fully managed services helps companies deploy their own, OpenStack cloud computing systems. OpenStack is an emerging standard which lets developers create cloud computing applications which are portable across different Internte service providers, private clouds, and more. OpenStack is based on the cloud computing infrastructure at Rackspace, and is very similar to competing offerings from Amazon Web Services. Details on the funding by Storm Ventures was not announced. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=45943 DreamHost Launches OpenStack Cloud ---- Los Angeles-based web hosting provider DreamHost has expanded into the cloud computing services market, saying Monday morning that it has launched a new OpenStack-based cloud computing platform called DreamCompute. OpenStack is an open-source ste of infrastructure components which allows any ISP or hosting firm to provide a standard set of cloud computing services, along the lines of Amazon's Web Services; those components were originally designed as part of the cloud computing service run by Rackspace. DreamHost said that DreamCompute will provide compute instances from 1GB to 64GB, and also will use the open source, distributed storage software from its spinoff, Ceph. Pricing on its new cloud based service was not disclosed. Lettuce Gets $2.1M In Seed Round ---- Lettuce, a developer of software to help manage order capture, inventory, and accounting for online businesses, has raised $2.1M in a seed funding round. Funding for the Santa Monica company came from Crosscut Ventures, 500 Startups, Launchpad LA, Baroda Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, and Double M Capital. 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Digital LA. Watch the President Obama - Mitt Romney debate, moderated by CNN's Candy Crowley, the first female moderator for a presidential debate since ABC’s Carole Simpson moderated in 1992. In honor of Candy Crowley's being the first woman to moderate a Presidential Debate in 20 years, we'll feature several entrepreneurial women leaders on a panel roundtable who'll share their success stories in entrepreneurship. Some will discuss how their startups support civic engagement, politics, voting, and the election. Speakers include: Amanda MacNaughton PromoJam; Carrie Norton, Green Business BASE CAMP; Yolanda 'Cookie' Parker KMS Software; Stacey Ferreira, MySocialCloud.com, Co-Founder. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22878 October 16, Marina Del Rey -- AngelLaunch Networking Reception. iHollywood Forum. We produce business networking events for startups, media and tech, digital media, entertainment,investors, ad agencies, brands, and small business owners.. We have several partners who are considering hosting a lunch or dinner reception the week of Oct 17 for those in Los Angeles attending other events such as Digital Hollywood. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22896 October 16, Irvine -- The Art of Building an Effective Advisory Board. TCOSC. The 'xFactor' for Entrepreneurial Success! The Art of Building an Effective Advisory Board Every CEO needs an advisor, an impartial third-party with business expertise. Forming an advisory board is a powerful way to gain access to experts. They can make a huge difference when you need to get objective advice, scout the marketplace, identify future trends, fill strategic positions, or gain introductions to new customers. They advise, evaluate and play devil's advocate. Come learn from our panel of experts as they share their knowledge on building an advisory board. This is a program you cannot afford to miss! Panelists: Mark Monaghan - Founding Principal at The Markus Group; Mark Nielsen - CEO at Textpower, Inc.; Wayne R. Pinnell, CPA - Managing Partner at Haskell & White LLP; Peter Santora - Managing Director at Korn/Ferry International. Moderator: Feyzi Fatehi - CEO at Corent Technology. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22873 October 17, Murrieta -- Get Out of the OFFICE! Come meet with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, inventors, service providers, government representatives and a bunch of other people who want to build sustainable businesses in Southern California. While there is no charge to attend, the value to you will be immeasurable. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22897 October 17, San Diego -- Going Global: Cross Border Acquisitions and Investment Strategies for Successful International Operations. CONNECT. 40% of U.S. CEOs say they plan to complete at least one cross-border deal by the end of the year, compared to 25% last year. Recent years were about cost cutting and restructuring but now the focus is shifting. At this invite-only event you will hear from a panel of industry experts from Europe, Latin America, Asia and India who will provide local insights to navigate your global acquisition, operational and investment opportunities and strategies for 2012 and beyond. Email kelly.barba@klgates.c. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22899 October 17, Santa Barbara -- The Board Game: How Entrepreneurs and Investors Can Make a Difference with a Board. MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. Building a great board is a critical component for success for any innovative company. The experience, contacts and governance of the right board can make all the difference and give the entrepreneurial venture a significant competitive edge. Our area is a hot bed of innovation and is also the home of many current and former business leaders who can offer an enormous amount to young companies. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22879 October 17, San Diego -- Creating Your Own Big Bang: How Three CEOs Are Doing It. Medipacs, Freedom Meditech, Organovo. San Diego MIT Enterprise FOrum. Have you experienced your “Big Bang” moment – that bright idea that promises to change lives? Meet three CEOs in the medical device industry whose “Big Bang” ideas launched companies and accelerated some of the hottest new technologies available today. In a new interview discussion format - based on the success of such programs as Tech Fiesta - discover unique approaches to funding, learn about obstacles in the medical industry, and discover what’s on the horizon for these CEOs, their emerging companies, and their life changing technologies. Presenters: Mark McWilliams - CEO, Medipacs; Craig Misrach - Chairman & CEO, Freedom Meditech; Keith Murphy - CEO & President, Organovo; Gail Naughton - Chairman & CEO, Histogen, Inc.(interviewer); Manuel Jaime - Managing Director, Senoma Group; Daniel Kosoy - Partner, Athenian Venture Partners; Jay Kunin - San Diego Tech Coast Angels. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22888 October 17, Irvine -- TechBiz Connection Presents. Social Media. Does social media marketing work? Hear real life success stories and lessons learned. Tired of hearing you have to use Social Media?Is it all just a waste of time or is there a breakthrough waiting to be leveraged? Join TechBiz Connection to hear real life people, who use social media to grow theirbrand awareness and in their businesses. You will learn: Real life examples of social media success stories; How to define ROI for Social Media; Lessons learned and how to avoid the pitfalls; What is coming up that you must prepare for now. Moderator: Barry Lieberman, President, Advantage Plus Marketing Group; Panelists: Cara Stewart, Founder, Remarx Media; Morgan Brown, Director of Marketing, TopFloor. Tanya Salcido, Social Media Manager, GigaSavvy; Dimple Thakkar, CEO & Impresario, Synhergy Marketing. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22892 October 17, Costa Mesa -- Protecting Your Brand in Today's Online Environment. OCAMA. David Duckwitz, CEO, CitizenHawk. OC AMA is excited to present a great speaker on this timely, relevant topic! Join us to: Learn about challenges today online when it comes to protecting your brand; Get expert advice on how you can defend yourself and your brand against online threats; Mix and mingle with other top marketers in Orange County. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22886 October 17, Santa Monica -- Startup Business Development - A Four Hour Hands on Workshop. Coloft Academy. You’re a founder who wants to learn more about growing your venture via partnerships and alliances? Or you hold or are interested in a job in Business Development at a Tech or Internet company. In this small 12 person workshop you will not only deepen your understanding of business development but through hands-on exercises you’ll learn practical methods that help maximize your efforts and produce real results.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22863 October 17, Pomona -- Poly Founders Hosts Hypemarks @ Cal Poly Pomona. Join Poly Founders as we host Tim Sae Koo, the founder and CEO of Hypemarks for a night of stories, questions, and networking. Hypemarks is a social way to share and find content on the web. They were graduates of Start Engine's first batch and now reside at Idea Lab in Pasadena, CA after receiving 350k in seed funding. http://polyfounders-hypemarks-eorg.eventbrite.co. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22855 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 -- Paley Center For Media. Speaker: Mark Suster, GRP Partners. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22900 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 iOS. 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, Westlake Village -- BSA Finance Group Meeting. Bio Science Alliance. SEC HOT TOPICS AND OTHER KEY ACCOUNTING ISSUES AFFECTING LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES. The SEC and FASB continue to hammer revenue recognition, IP accounting and other issues near and dear to Life Science companies. Our speakers will discuss the latest developments. Email pmeyer@cynvenio.c. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22887 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 iOS. 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 iOS. 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 20, Los Angeles -- UCLA CS Majors -- You're invited to the first ever 24hr UCLA Hack Olympics! HackUCLA is hosting a 24-hour hackathon on October 20th-21st, sponsored by UCLA alums and the top LA startup incubators. The event will be held just off campus at Originate Labs (Wilshire and Veteran). We'll be handing out more than $40,000 worth of awesome prizes NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22901 October 22, Garden Grove -- Renesas DevCon 2012. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22882 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, Garden Grove -- Renesas DevCon 2012. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22883 October 23, Santa Monica -- Selling Through Social Media. Coloft. Everyone knows they need to be on Social Media, most of us even know the basics of running social media for business; but when it comes down to the bottom line how do you leverage the medium into dolla dolla bills? This class will teach you the tips and tricks to make strong social strategy that builds audience, establishes clout, gains traction and produces clicks. You will go home with the basics of maximizing algorithms to get the most eyes possible on your posts as well as some practical ways to produce engaging content without having to buy expensive software. Social is the future, this class is for those of us who are ready to take the next step. SEe http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4476324808. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22864 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 li...@techcoastangels.co. 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, Garden Grove -- Renesas DevCon 2012. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22884 October 24, San Luis Obispo -- 16th Annual Softec Symposium - Tech Pitch! Want to...Watch Tech Pitches Live? Hear Investors' Critique? Attend Tech Pitch. Tech Pitch is a unique opportunity where select entrepreneurs with tech-related businesses will pitch their ideas to a live panel of active investors, in front of a live audience. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22880 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 24, Santa Monica -- MBA Business & Networking Event. LMU. Whether you’re launching a start-up or looking for new opportunities, networking events are an essential part of the game. A featured speaker (TBA) will provide some tips for successful networking. Bring your business cards! All MBA and EMBA students and alums are invited. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22869 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, Pasadena -- Story-based Technical and Compliance eLearning Design Workshop. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22881 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 October 30, Santa Barbara -- Demystifying Social Marketing. WITI. We invite you to join us for an enticing event on one of today’s hottest topics: Social Media and Marketing! Ever been confused about Social Marketing? Wondered if your plan was effective or not? Been unable to keep up with the rapid changes in Social Marketing? Lorin and Tom will first wipe away all the noise and confusions associated with social and Internet marketing. Then they will look at why you should put a social and Internet marketing plan in place for yourself or your business right away. Finally they will look at how you can build a plan and strategy that can be implemented quickly, efficiently and affordably. You will walk away from this session with a whole new perspective on social and Internet marketing, its importance and how it can be practically implemented with great results. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22874 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 1, Woodland Hills -- Women in Corporate Growth Luncheon. ACG101. Keynote speaker: Noel Irwin Hentschel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer American Tours International (ATI). See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22877 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. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22834 November 2, Los Angeles -- Marketing ME: Building your book of business by developing YOUR personal Brand . Broads Circle. Join us for this hands-on breakfast workshop specifically geared towards attorneys and accountants to create your strategy for success. Our expert panelists will walk you through crafting your unique message and provide you with tools for implementing your plan. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22822 November 5, Santa Clarita -- Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk. SCV Meetup. Drawing from what's worked (and what hasn't) for oDesk during the company's rise to becoming the largest global online workplace, Swart will discuss: -What to look for in the best hires to ensure your company's success -How to build the most effective teams -What a good leader owes his organization Among Swart's many tips, he'll cover how most businesses look for the wrong things when hiring, and why companies need to hire different types of talent for each stage of evolution - from the jungle to the dirt road to the highway. Immediately following will be a Q&A to answer all our Startup questions. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22844 November 7, Westlake Village -- How to Grow your Business in Tough Economic Times. Celebrate after Election Day at our Clean Technology Council workshop. Our keynote speaker is Ken Norland. His organization helped create 67,098 new jobs in 2011. Ken will present break though strategies in business planning, staffing and funding…powerful support services you can use at little or no cost…ways to discover opportunities though mentors and advisors. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22885 November 8, Santa Monica -- Enhancing User Engagement for Faster Growth. Coloft. You’ve developed your product and you’re ready for growth, or so you think. Growth preparation is one of the most important steps at any startup and failing to properly prep for it can have devastating effects. In this class Sean Ellis, the man behind marketing efforts at Dropbox, LogMeIn, Lookout and Xobni, will explain how you can experience faster growth through enhanced user engagement. We’ll be covering fundamentals, best practises, and tools.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22865 November 13, Santa Monica -- iOS Development. Coloft. Want to learn how to make iOS apps from scratch? If so, this hands-on 4 day training course is for you. This comprehensive course is instructed by veteran iOS expert Justin Junda (more about Justin at the bottom of this page). During the 4 day course (9AM-5PM) you will learn iOS programming through step-by-step instructions and many hands-on exercises. We’ll be using XCode 4. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22866 November 14, Costa Mesa -- Private Equity Buyouts Making a Comeback! OCTANe. Who is doing deals? How are they getting done? And what are the advantages of partnering with the right firms? Please join us as we discuss current M&A activity, hot sectors, deal valuations, the availability of deal financing and the advantages of partnering with a private equity fund. 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