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We Create Demand. --Safire Partners Executive Search --Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Director/Co-Founder of Digital Marketing, Calabasas, AppNRG --Sales Manager-Direct Sales, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --Graphic Designer, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --UI/UX Developer, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --Director of Business Development-Franchise Sales, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --Director of Sales, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch RECENT FUNDING EVENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Welcome back, everyone! We're restarting our regular emails now that the holidays are over (we've been continuing coverage over the holidays over at the web site), now that it's a new year. Happy New Year! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Ways socalTECH Can Help You With Your New Year's Resolutions ---- Have you compiled your list of New Year's resolutions? We're here to help you in 2013, with our own set of ways we might be able to help you reach your goals for the coming year. 1. Find a new job. Browse our job postings, and navigate our (new) extensive map of Southern California high tech companies in your neighborhood. (More...) http://bit.ly/VzbiXf Fisker Automotive Sues Insurer Over Flooded Cars ---- Anaheim-based electric auto firm Fisker Automotive has filed a lawsuit against its insurance company, over the 338 Karma cars which were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy. The lawsuit, against XL Insurance America, claims breach of contract for denying coverage for the damaged vehicles, which were parked in Port Newark, New Jersey. The autos were among the thousands damaged in Sandy from multiple manufacturers. Apparently, Fisker estimated a loss of $33M from the loss of those cars, just one of the many trials and tribulations faced by the auto maker in 2012. Fisker said in December that it was seeking a "strategic partner" and financing to continue its efforts, and is even considering bankruptcy protection. The lawsuit was first reported by Reuters. Crystal Engineering Acquired By AMETEK ---- San Luis Obispo-based Crystal Engineering, a developer of high tech, digital pressure calibrators and digital test gauges, has been acquired by Berwyn, Pa.-based AMETEK. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. AMETEK said that Crystal Engineering becomes part of AMETEK Measurement & Calibration Technologies (M&CT), a division of AMETEK's Electronic Instruments Group. Cohu Completes Ismeca Buy ---- Poway-based semiconductor test equipment provider Cohu said today that it has completed its acquisition of Ismeca Semiconductor Holding SA, a Switzerland-based provider of test handling and back-end finishing equipment for ICs, LEDs and discrete components. The deal was worth $54.5M. The two had originally announced the buy on December 9th. Cohu said Isemca had unaudited sales for the twelve months ended June 2012 of approximately $84M. Cohu acquired Ismeca Semiconductor from Schweiter Technologies AG. Kurion Shuffles Execs ---- Irvine-based Kurion, the venture-backed developer of nuclear waste management technology, said this morning that it has shuffled its executive team. Ralph DiSibio, the company's Chairman of the board, becomes Executive Chairman and CEO. Former President and CEo John Raymont becomes Vice-Chairman and President, International Operations/M&A Initiatives. Raymont founded Kurion in 2008, and will focus primarily on Kurion's efforts in Japan where the firm has been working on cesium removal at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Kurion has recently been expanding its efforts beyond its initial focus on those Japanese cleanup efforts, into new markets both domestically and abroad. Vitesse CTO Names To Industry Board ---- Camarillo-based Vitesse Semiconductor said today that Martin Nuss, the company's Chief Technology Officer, has been named to the board of directors for the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). Vitesse said Nuss joins the group to focus on next-generation wired and wireless networks. Southern California's Top 10 Most Popular Tech Stories Of The Year ---- What was Southern California's technology community most interested in 2012? As part of our end-of-the-year coverage, we've run through our web statistics and figured out which were the most popular (if maybe not the most important) stories, based entirely on the number of times an article was accessed on our publication. (More...) http://bit.ly/TRJmCS TigerLogic Acquires Storycode ---- Irvine-based TigerLogic, a developer of enterprise data management software, said last week that it has agreed to acquired Storycode, a mobile app publishing company. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. TigerLogic said it plans to integrate Storycode into its Postano social visualization platform. Storycode's platform helps brands quickly create mobile applications. VIRURL Adds RSS Ads ---- Los Angeles-based VIRURL, the provider of online advertising technology, said last week that it has added a new feature called RSS Ads. The firm said its new feature allows publishers to use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds to automatically distribute and create ads from a publisher's articles. The firm said its RSS Ads feature is being used to help content owners automate the process of creating and launching its content ads. VIRURL is led by Francisco Diaz-Mitoma; the firm said its content partners include Sports Illustrated, VICE, Funny Or Die, and StyleCaster. Qualcomm Backs goBalto For Clinical Trials Software ---- San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, has backed goBalto, a developer of clinical trial workflow software. goBalto said it raised $12M in a Series B funding, which was led by Singapore Economic Development Board, and which also included new investor Qualcomm Life Fund. Qualcomm Life Fund is the $100M health investment fund run by Qualcomm. Other investors in the round included Aberdare Ventures and West Health Investment Fund. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=47548 AwarePoint Receives $4.0M In Funding ---- San Diego-based AwarePoint has raised $4.0M, part of an ongoing, $10.4M funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. The filing indicates the round is a convertible round for the company, and includes JAFCO Technology Partners, Venrock, Cardinal Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Vanguard Health Systems, among others. Details on the funding have not yet been announced. AwarePoint develops real-time, location systems used for tracking patents and assets in a healthcare environment. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=47503 SpaceX Shows Off Grasshopper Test Flight ---- Hawthorne-based SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, has released a video showing off a new test flight of its Grasshopper vertical takeover and landing vehicle. SpaceX released a new video last week showing off a 12-story test flight conducted December 17, 2012 in McGregor, Texas, of the Grasshopper. POP Charger Gets Reprieve ---- The POP Charger, the multi-device, mega charging Kickstarter project which was created by Los Angeles-based Edison Junior, the new consumer electronics startup headed by Jamie Siminoff, has received a reprieve, and might just be built after all. (More...) Surf Air Gets Delivery Of Aircraft ---- Surf Air, the startup developing an all-you-can-fly, subscription airline, told its supporters last week that it has received its first, three aircraft. The company said it received delivery of three, Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, as it gets closer to an anticipated launch in early 2013. Surf Air said it has been "working diligently" to complete necessary requirements for FAA certification. The company said the aircraft brings it to stage three in the process of gaining FAA certification. Surf Air is headed by Wade Eyerly. Mogreet's Serena Ehrlich Tapped For Mobile Marketing Award ---- Serena Ehrlich, Director of Marketing of Los Angeles-based Mogreet--and who is also well known in Los Angeles for her work with the Los Angeles chapter of the Social Media club--has been recognized by Mobile Marketer as one of its Mobile Women to Watch 2013. Ehrlich has been involved widely in the Los Angeles startup and social media community. Ehrlich joined Mogreet earlier this year. Mogreet is a provider of technology used for mobile and MMS marketing. Surf Air Raises $2.6M ---- Santa Monica-based Surf Air, the startup airline headed by Wade Eyerly looking to create a subscription-based, all-you-can-fly airline between Los Angeles and Silicon Valley, has raised around $2.6M, part of an ongoing funding round worth $7.0M, according to a recent regulatory filing by the company. Details of the ongoing funding have not yet been announced by the company. Surf Air is one of the companies out of the MuckerLab accelerator, and is venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, NEA, TriplePoint Capital, Siemer Ventures, Baroda Ventures, as well as angels. Surf Air is working on providing daily, membership-based transportation between Palo Alto, Santa Monica, as well as a select other locations, aimed at frequent commuters between the locations. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=47502 Nasty Gal In Major Expansion ---- Los Angeles-based Nasty Gal, the online flash sales and fashion retailer, is expanding its downtown headquarters, into a new, 50,300 square foot space, the Los Angeles Times reports. The fast growing startup, founded by Sophia Amoroso, apparently is quadrupling its offices, moving into a location in the PacMutual Building complex near Pershing Square. Nasty Gal is backed by Index Ventures. What Mattered in 2012: Paul Bricault, Amplify LA ---- For the last week of the year, we featured the thoughts and reflections of some of the movers and shakers of Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about: Paul Bricault is Managing Partner at Amplify LA (Www.amplify.la), a hands-on startup accelerator and co-working and community space in Venice. He's also a Venture Partner at venture capital firm Greycroft Partners, and is EVP and a member of the Board of Directors at William Morris Agency, and was Founder of the Mailroom Fund. He's also a very active angel investor and advisor to local startups. 1. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? Amplify launched in our 10,000 square foot campus in Venice and after poring through over 1,600 applications, we funded our first 17 companies -- who have collectively raised over $14 million to date and created 58 new jobs in LA. (More...) http://bit.ly/10rRFXJ via What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA ---- Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA, CTO of SGN, and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. 1. What was the biggest news for you this year? At SGN we've seen steady revenue growth and we are a profitable company. We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that (More...) http://bit.ly/TPhkUw What Mattered in 2012: Marc Averitt, Okapi Venture Capital ---- 1. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? We very quietly went live with our second fund, Okapi Ventures II, LP, back in March and have already made 4 investments. (More...) http://bit.ly/TPkF6e What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA ---- Kevin Winston, is the organizer of Digital LA, the popular and widely attended networking organization for the Los Angeles startup, web, movie, music, marketing, and social media community. 1. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? The biggest news for Digital LA this year has been creating and spearheading Silicon Beach Fest, LA's first startup entertainment community festival in Santa Monica and Venice in June, 2012. (More...) http://bit.ly/Vjpoz4 What Mattered in 2012: Rory Moore, CommNexus ---- Rory Moore is CEO of CommNexus in San Diego, the non-profit technology industry association that works to accelerate the formation, growth, and success of the technology industry in San Diego, and co-founder of Peregrine Semiconductor and Silicon Wave. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? Peregrine Semiconductor, a semiconductor company I co-founded in 1990, became a publically traded company on NASDAQ on August 8th. (More...) http://bit.ly/YCPSyt What Mattered in 2012: Mark Suster, GRP Partners ---- Mark Suster, a venture capitalist at GRP Partners, founder of LaunchpadLA, the startup accelerator, not to mention well read blogger and highly watched host of This Week In Venture Capital. 1. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? The most significant news for GRP Partners in 2012 was the first close of our 4th venture fund. We closed on a little bit more than $150 million and (More...) http://bit.ly/YCMFyM What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine ---- Howard Marks is co-founder of Activision, and head of Los Angeles-based startup accelerator StartEngine. 1. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? I think that the biggest news for StartEngine this year is our productivity. We have had a huge (More...) http://bit.ly/TPigsj What Mattered in 2012: Erik Rannala of MuckerLab ---- rik Rannala, founder of MuckerLab, the startup accelerator focused on incubation stage Internet, software, services, and media businesses here in LA. 1. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? All 8 of the companies from our inaugural class of MuckerLab went on to raise follow-on funding -- many from some of the best venture firms like Founders Fund, First Round Capital, (More...) http://bit.ly/TPfd3c --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- PwC Emerging Company Zone Visit the Emerging Company Zone, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, for access to the latest MoneyTree venture capital report; thought leadership articles, information on IPOs and more. http://www.socaltech.com/pwc ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Binary Pulse Technology Marketing. We Create Demand. 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Digital LA members are invited to hear all-Harvard Business School alumni speakers from Disney ABC TV, Fox, Summit and Cartoon Network at the Harvard Business School Association of Southern California's Entertainment Panel and Mixer. HBSASC is organiizing the event with Harvardwood, and the Harvard Business School Hollywood Trek. The panel will be moderated by Digital LA founder and Harvard alum Kevin Winston. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23049 January 3, Newport Beach -- OCTANe January Firsty. Join the OCTANe community for our biggest Firsty of year! Bring a coworker or friend and start the new year off right by making new connections at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach. Firsty is an OCTANe Program that focuses on networking and relationship building. It brings together the Orange County technology ecosystem, consisting of executive leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, academicians, and strategic advisors. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23062 January 5, Studio City -- Tech Startups Helping Each Other Breakfast. A monthly breakfast for founders of tech startups who want to connect and help each other. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23043 January 7, Encino -- Sales/Marketing Study Group. Study group for tech startup founders who want to get better at sales and marketing. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23044 January 9, Westlake Vilage -- Being Green Saves You Green: Why Sustainability is a Conservative Fiscal Issue. Panelists: Wally Geer,Founder and President of Greymar Associates, a pioneer in energy efficient housing; Brent Locke, Co-Founder and General Manager of EnerGtech Experts advanced energy management systems; Fernando Tapia, Sr. Finance Analyst at SolarWorld, the largest Solar Panel Manufacturer in the U.S; Neil Popowitz, Partner at Freilich & Popowitz LLP, developing sustainability, growth management and green land development codes. One on one sessions and networking with national experts. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23036 January 9, Santa Monica -- Applying Design Methodologies to Business Problems. General Assembly LA. Design is primarily a problem-solving discipline. Designers are trained to find elegant and efficient solutions that generate desire for their products. This 90-minute class will introduce five proven techniques from the design world that can be directly applied to problems in any field. Students will practice techniques that will result in innovative solutions that will be widely and immediately applicable to business problems. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23063 January 9, Tustin -- Mix@Six. Orange County Marketing Association. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23072 January 9, Westlake Village -- Global Economic Outlook for 2013. ACG101. Dr. Sung Won Sohn, of CSU-Channel Islands. The global economy faces serious headwinds, including the lingering effects of the American recession, slowing demand among our European and Asian trading partners, apparent gridlock in Washington over the 'fiscal cliff', and a long list of other issues. How can an economist evaluate the outlook for 2013 and beyond in such an uncertain environment? Come hear the answers at our January 9th meeting from Dr. Sung Won Sohn, who the Wall Street Journal just named one of the three best economic forecasters in the nation. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23068 January 10, Santa Monica -- LA CEOs. LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs only, presents: Leading A Growing Company. Ambrose Co-CEO Greg Slamowitz will share techniques for leading a growing company. He speaks about aligning your people, developing a strong culture, embracing change, among other managerial and leadership techniques ideal for startups and small businesses. This event is restricted to CEOs only. No service providers. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23040 January 10, San Diego -- Corporate Valuations. CONNECT. Through a series of real world case studies and interactive group discussion, this workshop will discuss how valuation relates to intellectual property in licensing, manufacturing and M&A transactions. Valuation methodologies can be used to optimize transaction outcomes for both buyers and sellers in M&A and other transactions. This workshop will help you develop a strategy to optimize company growth and liquidity, maximize valuation and capitalize on strategic transactions. Presenters: Joe Davidson, Firm-Wide Chair of the Corporate Practice Group, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP; Clark Libenson, Corporate Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP; Allan Siposs, Managing Director, FMV Capital Markets, LLC. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23045 January 14, Santa Clarita -- Use 90 Sec Videos to Explain Your Product - Create Awesome. Explainer videos (those 60-90 sec videos on home pages around the Internet) are all the rage. It's considered an art. How do you quickly and succinctly explain your product or service to your target customer so that you can engage them right away. A good video will not only engage your target customer but avoid also lots of "how does your site work" emails. This is a hot topic right now in tech. I've asked Nick, an expert in this space, to come in to teach us tips on how to make effective Explainer Videos. Companies like FourSquare have created such effective Explainer Videos resulting in a growth explosion. Can a good Explainer Video help you reach your goal of a $100M valuation? *The presentation will cover How To Create an effective "How To"/Animated Video. The Essential elements of a Video (Script/storyboard, Audio Recording, Animation) and how to do each one effectively. How to use *Video Animation effectively in your Startup. *How to make an effective video *The essential elements of a video (Script, VO, Animation) and how to do each one most effectively *Provide additional tips/stories on funny video ideas I have seen, maybe even a bit of info on viral video. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23039 January 15, Santa Monica -- Intro to Data Science and Analysis. General Assembly LA. Do you want to create a recommendation engine for your customers? Predict which employees at your company will leave or stay? Predict where your future sales will come from or whom to target with your next marketing campaign? In this course, we'll cover the basics of how to answer such questions using data, using examples from Ranker's aggregation and recommendation algorithms, Nate Silver's election predictions, and market research.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23064 January 16, Santa Monica -- Startup PR Bootcamp. Coloft. Learn the basic concepts of PR from the managing partners of one of LA's fastest growing launch-only PR firms. This workshop will cover the do's and don't's of startup PR, what to look for when hiring a PR firm, a PR pitch gone wrong, best practices for launch, and what to do when you cannot afford a PR firm. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23067 January 16, Los Angeles -- Startup UCLA Fireside Chat with Mich Mathews, former CMO & SVP of Microsoft. As the former CMO and SVP of Microsoft, Mich Mathews oversaw the company's global marketing function, spanning a diverse set of household brands including Windows, Office, Xbox and Bing. She retired from Microsoft September 1, 2011 after 22 years. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23051 January 16, Cerritos -- How To Live To Be A 100. TiE SoCal. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23061 January 18, Santa Monica -- Lean Startup Machine Los Angeles (1/18 - 1/20). Who's this event for? Any startup team that does not have Product/Market Fit, or any aspiring founder, innovator, or early startup employee that wants to learn Lean Startup methodologies from the ground up. Got an idea of your own? Great. You'll have 50 seconds to give your elevator pitch at the kickoff. After voting, if your idea gets selected you will be able to form a team and start working. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23052 January 18, Woodland Hills -- San Fernando Valley Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23027 January 19, Woodland Hills -- San Fernando Valley Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23028 January 19, Santa Monica -- Lean Startup Machine Los Angeles (1/18 - 1/20). Who's this event for? Any startup team that does not have Product/Market Fit, or any aspiring founder, innovator, or early startup employee that wants to learn Lean Startup methodologies from the ground up. Got an idea of your own? Great. You'll have 50 seconds to give your elevator pitch at the kickoff. After voting, if your idea gets selected you will be able to form a team and start working. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23053 January 19, Santa Monica -- Music Startup Academy. General Assembly LA. General Assembly is happy to welcome digitalmusic.org's popular Music Startup Academy to Los Angeles for the first time in the Academy's two-year history. As the trade association for the digital music industry, digitalmusic.org has developed this program to specifically help entrepreneurs, app developers, and music startups to break the barriers of entry into the music business. The program aims to teach students how to better understand the interactions between labels and publishers, as well as the basics of product licensing and royalty reporting, content acquisition, business development, and operations. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23055 January 20, Woodland Hills -- San Fernando Valley Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23029 January 20, Santa Monica -- Lean Startup Machine Los Angeles (1/18 - 1/20). Who's this event for? Any startup team that does not have Product/Market Fit, or any aspiring founder, innovator, or early startup employee that wants to learn Lean Startup methodologies from the ground up. Got an idea of your own? Great. You'll have 50 seconds to give your elevator pitch at the kickoff. After voting, if your idea gets selected you will be able to form a team and start working. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23054 January 23, Santa Monica -- How to Start Your Own Creative Agency (With Zero Overhead). General Assembly LA. Alan Stuart, Founder and Creative Director, One Long House. The economy is in a slump. It has been for a while. But that can bode well for creatives. Crappy economies are where good ideas float to the top and bad ones crumble and fail. Consider it capitalism's natural selection. Contrary to popular belief, opening a small studio/agency/shop doesn't take a bunch of money. In fact, there are a ton of advantages to starting and scaling your creative team in a super lean fashion. In this class, Alan will share all of the good (and terrible) experiences of opening his creative cooperative, One Long House, in an attempt to encourage creative growth and prevent redundant mistakes. Students will not only learn of the decisions and problems that come with starting a small creative agency, but their potential solutions as well.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23065 January 24, Santa Monica -- LA Uncubed. Ditch your Cube. Work at a startup. Uncubed brings together emerging companies and talented attendees in an exciting and informative environment that showcases startup culture. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22993 January 24, Santa Monica -- 2013 Startup Forecast. TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2013 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Thursday Jan. 24 7pm at The ROC in Santa Monica. We have a line up of amazing speakers who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2013. Topics of discussion will be Saas, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2013, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building sensible businesses. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23056 January 25, San Diego -- SANDcamp 2013. The purpose of the event is to bring the Drupal CMS community together and celebrate the platform, find new ways to improve it, as well collaborate to share best practices with fellow Drupal users. Expect the weekend to be full of professional development with great after hour events, a distro-summit, and half-day training classes and workshops, kicking-off 2013 Drupal camps in style. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23041 January 26, Santa Monica -- Intro to the Los Angeles Startup Community. Sam Teller, Managing Director, Launchpad LA. This free class is an orientation to help newcomers to the startup scene get acquainted with the exciting world of tech in Los Angeles. We will canvas key events/meetups to attend, people, companies, VCs, blogs, hot issues, and more. Learn the role of key players such as Los Angeles UX & UI Meetups, Startup Weekend, Creative Mornings, Maker Studios, Machinima, Nation Builder, Factual, Riot Games as well as Launchpad LA and the Accelerator / Incubator ecosystem. After class you are welcome to network with a number of prominent folks in the ecosystem. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23066 January 26, Los Angeles -- LA Video Hackathon by YouTube and Google TV. You're invited to join us for the LA Video Hackathon by YouTube and Google TV! Developers, designers and entrepreneurs are welcome. At this event, you will learn about our new APIs, work closely with Google engineers, and have an opportunity to provide feedback on the new APIs. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23022 January 29, San Diego -- Getting Good Results from a Board of Directors and Board of Advisors. CONNECT. To stay competitive in today's marketplace, organizations frequently seek outside expertise to provide credibility, contacts, counseling and cash. Procopio Partner William Eigner will provide targeted advice on what entrepreneurs, directors and advisors need to know about recruiting, managing, incentivizing and showcasing a Board. The workshop will cover governance practices, including key differences between advisors and directors, their duties and obligations and best practices. Presenter: William Eigner, Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23046 January 30, Los Angeles -- StartEngine Demo Day. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23057 January 31, Los Angeles Westside -- 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/22951 January 31, Los Angeles -- LA Uncubed. Ditch your cube. Work at a startup. Uncubed brings together emerging companies and talented attendees in an exciting and informative environment that showcases startup culture. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23058 January 31, Los Angeles -- PandoMonthly LA: Sophia Amoruso, NastyGal. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23059 January 31, San Diego -- The Healthcare Reform Act. CONNECT. Timely Topics presents: The Healthcare Reform Act …like it or not it is here … and it will have impact on large and small businesses. 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