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(http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --How ChowNow Delivers Mobile Orders For Restaurants, With Christopher Webb --OpenX Gets $22.5M More For Online Advertising --NextSpace Gets 825K --StackSocial Signs Two More Partners --GRP Adds Sam Rosen As EIR --Avalon Ventures Backs LoopIt --Green Dot's Mashup Of Mobile Startup, Bank Powers GoBank --Redpoint Ventures Closes $400M Fund --Siemer Ventures Gets First Exit, At CloudTrigger --MediaPass Powers Weekly World News Paywall --PICS Auditing Lands $35M --A Serial Entrepreneur's Tale: Convertro's Jeff Zwelling --Lynda.com's Growth Trajectory: Revenues Doubled In Last 3 Years --MuckerLab Unveiling New Startup Class --Lockerz Axes Plixi Team In San Diego MARKETPLACE --TVC Capital LLC --Safire Partners Executive Search --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator 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 ------------------------------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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- How ChowNow Delivers Mobile Orders For Restaurants, With Christopher Webb ---- If you own and operate a restaurant, how do you quickly, easily, and inexpensively accept and handle online orders? It's a huge development task to develop your own mobile application, connect into Facebook, and create an online ordering system--unless you use the software from ChowNow (www.chownow.com), one of the newest startups to get funding here in Los Angeles. We spoke with Christopher Webb, the firm's CEO, to hear about how ChowNow's goal is to make mobile, social orders something any restaurant can afford and implement--and how a new $3M funding round from GRP Partners, Double M Capital, Daher Capital, Karlin Ventures, and Velos Partners is helping it to deliver on its mission. What is ChowNow all about? Christopher Webb: ChowNow is a startup here in LA, and it's a few years old. I started it with my cofounder (More...) http://bit.ly/URMvxz --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OpenX Gets $22.5M More For Online Advertising ---- Pasadena-based advertising technology firm OpenX has raised $22.5M more in a round of funding, the company announced today, via a Series E funding round. The firm, headed by Tim Cadogan, said this morning that the new funding brings its total raised to more than $70M. The new round was led by Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, and also included Accel Partners, Index Ventures, SAP Ventures, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc., and Presidio Ventures. The company said the new funds will go towards growth, financing acquisitions, and international expansion. (More...) http://bit.ly/USAmbD http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=47896 NextSpace Gets 825K ---- NextSpace, the co-working space developer which has locations in Culver City and Venice, announced this morning that it has raised $825,000 more in a funding round, to go towards expansion in Northern California. NextSpace is one of a number of coworking spaces to open in the Los Angeles area recently, with a space colocated with the Amplify LA accelerator (NextSpace @ Amplify) plus a location in Culver City. NextSpace said it has plans for expansion throughout LA and down to San Diego, however, those plans will not be happening with this funding round, instead likely happening with the firm's next round of funding. NextSpace is led by Jeremy Neuner; the firm's Northern California locations are in Santa Cruz, San Francisco's Union Square, and San Jose. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=47897 StackSocial Signs Two More Partners ---- StackSocial, the online technology deals site out of the Amplify LA accelerator, said Wednesday afternoon that it has tied with two more, technology sites to distribute its deals. The company said that it has teamed with iJailbreak, an online site focused on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Android and PlayStation users, and Tapscape, an online techonlogy news, app, and game news site for iOs and Android. Both sites will offer up deals powered b StackSocial. GRP Adds Sam Rosen As EIR ---- Los Angeles-based venture firm GRP Partners announced Wednesday that it has hired a new, entrepreneur-in-residence for the company, Sam Rosen, who was formerly the founder of SpeakerGram in New York City, was involved in 500Startups in San Francisco, and also has been involved with ScoreBig. According to a blog post by GRP's Mark Suster, Rosen will be relocating to Los Angeles to be involved with helping GRP to review deals, network with entrepreneurs, and work on his next company. Avalon Ventures Backs LoopIt ---- San Diego-based venture investment fund Avalon Ventures has made a seed investment in a developer of a social shopping service, LoopIt, according to the companies. Size of the funding was not announced. LoopIt is based in Cambridge, Mass., and is a spinout of Redstar Ventures, a venture incubator firm in Cambridge. Avalon's Rich Levandov was involved in the investment. Avalon--once known for its investments in early stage wireless and life science companies--has recently reinvented itself with a number of Internet and social investments, most notably, social gaming firm Zynga, which had its IPO in 2011. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=47891 Green Dot's Mashup Of Mobile Startup, Bank Powers GoBank ---- How was Monrovia, California-based Green Dot able to quickly launch itself into the mobile banking category? Through two strategic acquisitions, one made in late 2011, and one made in early March of 2012. Green Dot--which launched its mobile banking app and service, GoBank, this week--apparently was positioning itself for the move in 2011, when it acquired a small community bank in Utah, with a mere $35.7M in assets, and with the acquisition in March of last year of mobile software developer Loopt. Those two acquisitions looked to have paved the way for the release of GoBank, an FDIC-insured, mobile only banking service which Green Dot hopes will capture the attention of a new, mobile driven generation. (More...) http://bit.ly/VmIofQ Redpoint Ventures Closes $400M Fund ---- Venture capital fund Redpoint Ventures, which has an outpost in Los Angeles, has some new cash in the bank, after announcing $400M in a new fund today, Redpoint V. The firm--which has investments in such local companies as Gravity, Chill, Sonos, and Machinima--said the new fund will go towards early stage investing. The new fund follows Redpoint IV, which also was a $400M fund, which was raised three years ago. It's unclear how much the new fund will invest in Southern California companies; Redpoint has scaled back its activity in the region over the past few years. Siemer Ventures Gets First Exit, At CloudTrigger ---- Santa Monica-based Siemer Ventures, the venture investing arm of investment banking firm Siemer & Associates, reported yesterday that it saw the first exit in its portfolio recently, with the sale of company CloudTrigger. The fund also reports that it now has 39 digital media and technology startups in its portfolio. Siemer said it added five new companies in the last quarter, and had 24 new investments in 2012. Among the new companies on its portfolio list, which had not been disclosed earlier, are Card.com, Club W, EcoMom, Eventup, GiantMedia, Optimal P4RC, Playsino, and Postcard on the Run. CloudTrigger, which was based in San Diego, was acquired by Cloudsherpas over the holidays. MediaPass Powers Weekly World News Paywall ---- In the quest to re-make the business of publishing and journalism, there's been a lot of hand wringing and debate over the merits and complexities of online paywalls. One Los Angeles startup is helping the industry to figure it all out, with its software, which helps online publishers easily implement online paywall and subscription plans. Now, MediaPass signed up another big customer for its software this week, Weekly World News. MediaPass is powering a paywall solution for Weekly World News, providing the software which makes it easier for existing online publishers put a pay model into place. (More...) http://bit.ly/SKBjY8 PICS Auditing Lands $35M ---- PICS Auditing, a software-as-a-service developer which provides contractor screening and credentialing software, has raised $35M in a funding round, the firm said yesterday. The minority funding came from Norwest Venture Partners. PICS said the new funding will go towards expansion into new sectors and geographies. Jon Kossow and Rob Arditi, both at NVP, join the company's board with the funding. PICS is headed by John Moreland, and helps large organization mange their contracts, suppliers, and vendors. Much of the firm's software aims around ensuring that contractors have all the certifications--and paperwork--required due to multiple regulations and training requirements. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=47888 A Serial Entrepreneur's Tale: Convertro's Jeff Zwelling ---- One of the big sources of success in Southern California's technology industry has been the rise of a number of serial entrepreneurs, who not only have succeeded once, but a number of times. One of those is Jeff Zwelling, the founder of Convertro, who had prior success at EchoSign (sold to Adobe) and YLighting (sold to a private equity firm). We've talked with Jeff before about his path before, but the WSJ tells the story again of how Convertro actually grew out of Zwelling's experience at YLighting, which also spawned EchoSign. The WSJ says that Zwelling has another idea, drawn from his experience at Convertro, which he has yet to spin into another startup. http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2013/01/14/one-startup-leads-to-another-for-convertros-jeff-zwelling/ Lynda.com's Growth Trajectory: Revenues Doubled In Last 3 Years ---- The massive, $103M funding round for Carpinteria-based Lynda.com might have been a surprise for some, except perhaps readers of this publication, who over the years have gotten a glimpse of the growth rate of the company in recent years. The firm--which said it has been profitable since 1997 in its announcement this morning--disclosed that it now has over $100M in annual revenues, and 400 employees. Much of that growth has been in the last three years, according to the numbers we've pulled from our coverage. Lynda.com has been one of the best kept secrets in Southern California's startup community, well known in its industry but practically unknown otherwise. 2009, $37M Oct 2010, $50M - 140 employees May 2012, $70M January 2013, $100M - 400 employees MuckerLab Unveils New Startup Class ---- MuckerLab, the Los Angeles startup accelerator headed by Erik Rannala, presented its newest startup class Wednesday in a Demo Day. The accelerator said that the demo day is a culmination of its latest three month program, which included ten new companies in mentoring, collaboration, funding, and access to its network of investors and entrepreneurs. MuckerLab's prior class included such hot Los Angeles startups as SurfAir, Retention Science, Wallaby, and InstaCanvas. The newest startups out of MuckerLab, who launched Wednesday include The Black Tux (tuxedo rental and sales); Blayze (online video analytics and audience development); (More...) http://bit.ly/X2IN3K Lockerz Axes Plixi Team In San Diego ---- Lockerz, the Seattle-based social shopping and e-commerce site backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, has axed the company's San Diego office, in addition to laying off around 30 percent of its staff. Lockerz' San Diego team came from the January, 2011 acquisition of Plixi, which was formerly known as TweetPhoto, which developed software and services which allowed Twitter users to share photos. Lockerz said in a statement that the cuts were a result of "realigning our organizational structure to best fit the needs of our product and business". --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- TVC Capital LLC TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments in and Acquisitions of Growing Software Companies ------------------------------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. Please visit our website to see an updated list of our clients and searches completed at http://www.safirepartners.com/. 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See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23133 January 17, Los Angeles -- SBIR/STTR Workshop. Each year the federal government awards technology grants to companies like yours to conduct research and develop innovations for the government. You can then convert the funded research project into commercial business opportunities. Attend this workshop to learn how to write successful proposals to any of the 11 government agencies that run Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23076 January 17, Santa Monica -- Developing a Content Strategy for Social Media. Coloft Academy. Do you find it difficult to come up with topics to post to your social media channels? Are you posting but no one is engaging? Learn the tips that top strategists use to effectively and efficiently track and manage great content that is made to share. Come join us for this 1.5 hr class to learn how to develop a social media content strategy for your company. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23105 January 17, Costa Mesa -- Infographics: Visual Storytelling to Attract Prospects and Close Sales. Technology Council. In today's over-communicated world, information is everywhere. Communicating in a quick and engaging way is the only way to break through the noise. Infographics unleash powerful visual storytelling tools that will help you reach new prospects and increase sales. In this presentation, you will learn how: Interactive infographics engage prospects and underscore key selling points; Motion infographics explain complex product benefits and leave a lasting impression; Infographics create a visual language for your company that helps you stand out from the crowd. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23123 January 17, Santa Monica -- PromoJam 2.0 Launch Party. Come celebrate the official launch of PromoJam 2.0 with Digital LA, TechZulu, Silicon Beach LA and ROC Santa MonicaNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23140 January 17, Santa Monica -- Equity Structure & Valuation: How much equity do I need to need to give to an investor? LAVA. Moderated by Rochelle Nakajima, CPA and senior manager at CohnReznick. Featuring panelists: Jeffrey A. Bobrosky, CPA and partner at CohnReznick and the leader of the Firm's Technology/Life Sciences Industry Practice in Los Angeles, Melisa Silverman, partner and senior appraiser at American ValueMetrics Corp, a national, boutique valuation services firm providing defensible, certified business and business interest valuation reports that meet both industry and regulatory standards and Dat T. Do, Co-Founder & CEO of Derivatas, formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as a valuation specialist and financial engineer in the Transaction Services - Valuation practice. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23086 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, Los Angeles -- LAVA Healthcare January 2013 meeting. About LAVA Healthcare. No one disputes that the U.S. healthcare system is a mess that has been deteriorating for decades. Many argue that increasing legislation and regulation will worsen the problem, others argue its the best solution. LAVA Healthcare is an ongoing conversation about how we might fix the mess applying innovation across a wide range of dimensions including technology, business models, patient involvement, offshore outsourcing, and training programs. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23085 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, Los Angeles -- Windows 8 Unleashed brought to you by Microsoft and GITLA. WHAT: Girls in Tech LA partners with Microsoft and Uber Geek Girls Jessica DeVita (Microsoft MVP for LA) to present a class on Windows 8 mobile and desktop apps! At this all-day workshop, Microsoft evangelists will thoroughly train from soup to nuts. By mid-day you’ll be building an app with an all-star team. Cash prizes to be awarded!! WHO: Calling all FEMALE college students and professionals throughout LA - aspiring and experienced female coders, developers and app-builders! Required: Very basic programming experience. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23073 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 19, Santa Monica -- First Time Entrepreneur Workshop. LAVA. LAVA is extremely pleased to announce its next First Time Entrepreneur training program. The program is open to entrepreneurs that are starting companies in areas that are likely to draw venture capital investment. The program is not open to service providers.You are encouraged to apply today for one of the 25 slots open in our workshop. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23087 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 22, Santa Monica -- Turbo-Charging Your CTO. Cross Campus. Are you getting the most from your CTO? How do you know that things are working...or not working? What can you do to feel confidant and make your business more robust? This presentation and conversation will offer CEOs and Board Members a comprehensive overview of strategies and tactics for assessing the performance and the long-term viability of your technology leadership. We will also discuss how to protect your company in the event that this precious resource gets run over by a truck (or worse!). Topics include: What to expect from your CTO; How to support your CTO; How to maximize your CTO’s value; How to handle your CTO’s departure/replacement. http://cto.eventbrite.co. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23103 January 22, Santa Monica -- Fireside Chat w/L.A. Council member Eric Garcetti - Startups Uncensored #33. Join us for our next Startups Uncensored event coming up on January 22nd. Free tickets are still available, so grab one while you can. Our special guest is Eric Garcetti, an L.A. City Councilman and 2013 mayoral candidate who stands for bolstering business in Los Angeles. We'd love to see you at our first event of the yearNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23128 January 22, Santa Monica -- Los Angeles Lean Startup Circle. How to do Lean Startup in Enterprise and Big Companies. What does Lean Startup look like in BIG organizations? There are all sorts of challenges that intrapreneurs and corporate entrepreneurs face that startup founders simply don't encounter. Challenges around branding, legal, HR and organizational processes. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23111 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 23, Santa Monica -- Presenting & Speaking to Succeed. Coloft Academy. If you've got a passion to share, if you're raising money, if you're in sales, if you communicate at all, you need to raise your game. The popularity of TED talks, the omnipresence of video cameras and the virality of great video content has raised the bar dramatically for any and all presentations. John Bates of ExecutiveSpeakingSuccess.com. John Bates has been working with TEDx organizers all over the world to raise the level of their speakers. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23106 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, Irvine -- January Forum: Business Incubators or Business Accelerators? Tech Coast Venture Network. Incubators and accelerators are real options for entrepreneurs interested in starting and growing their new ventures. With accelerators being the new kid on the block, there seems to be significant confusion about the differences between the two. Entrepreneurs use the terms interchangeably, yet the differences may be profound in structure and what it will mean for the growth path of a venture. At the same time, there are overlaps between the services provided. Do the two models serve different purposes and which one is right for you? TCVN is proud to bring together this extraordinary panel of individuals who will shed light on the differences between incubators and accelerators and empower entrepreneurs in reaching their goals. Join us for this enlightening event and understand what it means to incubate or accelerate. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23124 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 24, Santa Monica -- Intro to Facebook Ads. Coloft Academy. Facebook has over 1 Billion users, are you reaching them? Learn to leverage Facebook Marketing and get traffic flowing to your site tomorrow. We will cover how Facebook ads work, how to create and manage a campaign, and how statistics can be used to optimize your results. We will review the history of online advertising and discuss the opportunities this channel presents for turning fans into customers.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23107 January 25, San Diego -- Bootstrappers Breakfast - San Diego. Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. * Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others Mistakes * Brainstorm with PeersNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23134 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 -- Beginner's Social Media Workshop: Setup & Content Strategy. Coloft Academy. It's a new year and you have no more excuses, it's time that you clean up your brand's social profiles and start being active online! In this four hour workshop, you'll first set up your social profile (or optimize an existing one), then develop a content strategy that will make managing social media easier than ever. Don't miss out on your opportunity to make 2013 the most viral year ever for your company. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23108 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, Santa Monica -- Making SEO and Paid Search Marketing Work for Startups. Join Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP for this exclusive event! Speaker: Corey Quinn, VP Business Development, The Search Agency, Inc. You'll learn: The most valuable thing you can do (and the cheapest) to get more visibility of your product / service; The 3 most important things you need to rank organically in the post Panda and post Penguin world; How to capture high quality leads with paid search and organic search marketing, and much more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23120 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 29, Los Angeles -- Oracle CloudWorld 2013 - Los Angeles. Mobile, social, and cloud are redefining how business gets done. Immediate access to the latest technologies is essential to be able to innovate and thrive. Discover your next steps at Oracle CloudWorld.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23122 January 30, Santa Monica -- StartEngine is pleased to present our latest class of startups at our Demo Day on Wednesday, January 30th at CrossCampus in Santa Monica. Nine founders with established business models and strong teams will introduce their companies, spanning from a wide range of industries including ad tech, consumer web, e-commerce, consumer tech, web marketplaces, gaming, and more. This is your chance to hear their stories and support a new batch of L.A. tech entrepreneurs. This event is for VCs, early stage funds, angel investors, mentors as well as a number of esteemed guests.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23114 January 30, Santa Monica -- "A Night of Innovators" Hosted by CSQ, StartEngine, and Sky Dayton, founder of EarthLink and Boingo. The winter edition of C-Suite Quarterly profiles and interviews dozens of Los Angeles' most prominent innovators and revolutionary entrepreneurs. Our cover feature Sky Dayton, creator of both EarthLink and Boingo, follows a precedent for the caliber of leaders we engage to share their insight and stories of success with our audience. Along with the tenured LA innovators that made our top 10, we also highlight our NextGen10: These "techno-preneurs" already have achieved some measure of success, and their continued upward trajectory is worth noting. All of those profiled and interviewed in the issue have been invited, and many have already committed to attend. Howard Marks, co-founder of Activision and co-chair of StartEngine (LA's largest incubator), served as guest editor for the 2012-2013 edition of our annual Innovation issue, and he subsequently embraced our event by offering to serve as co-host. He has invited his network of venture capitalists, successful entrepreneurs, and C-level executives from the region's most significant tech-based organizations. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23119 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 -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases attractive firms needing growth capital. View products, videos, online demosNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23132 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. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23071 February 1, Irvine -- Startup Weekend at UC Irvine is an event which brings together developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups in a 3 day period! Get your ticket now for the event while tickets are still lasting and spread the word to your colleagues who may be interested. The event will be held at UC Irvine Student Center with the Kick off on Friday February 1st and the event continuing into Saturday & Sunday February 2nd & 3rd. see http://ucistartupweekend.eventbrite.co. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23115 February 1, Westlake Village -- Maverick Angels Investment Accelerator. Do you have a great business idea? Do you find it difficult to raise capital or communicate your offering in a way that is complete or compelling in the time given for your pitch to investors? Many entrepreneurs have promising businesses but are not skilled in how best to present themselves to investors. At Maverick Angels, we understand our responsibility as angel investors to help entrepreneurs streamline their investment pitch and to better articulate their vision to enroll investors. The Investment Accelerator is a Three-Part Process which teaches the fundamental steps for becoming a successful entrepreneur, including time-tested strategies for raising start-up capital from angel and venture capital investors. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23091 February 2, Irvine -- Startup Weekend at UC Irvine is an event which brings together developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups in a 3 day period! Get your ticket now for the event while tickets are still lasting and spread the word to your colleagues who may be interested. The event will be held at UC Irvine Student Center with the Kick off on Friday February 1st and the event continuing into Saturday & Sunday February 2nd & 3rd. see http://ucistartupweekend.eventbrite.co. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23116 February 3, Irvine -- Startup Weekend at UC Irvine is an event which brings together developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups in a 3 day period! Get your ticket now for the event while tickets are still lasting and spread the word to your colleagues who may be interested. The event will be held at UC Irvine Student Center with the Kick off on Friday February 1st and the event continuing into Saturday & Sunday February 2nd & 3rd. see http://ucistartupweekend.eventbrite.co. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23117 February 5, Costa Mesa -- IBM Systems & Software Symposium.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23130 February 5, Westlake Village -- Green Business-Green Jobs Forum. Our keynote speaker is Bill Harris, Founder and Director of the Ventura Highway Networking Group. With 20 years of Sustainable Business and Green Construction experience, he will present a clear industry perspective and realty check. Bill has helped many individuals find meaningful employment through his work at VHNG, a leading online community for sharing leads, contacts, industry information and career eventsNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23135 February 5, Santa Monica -- MediaLeaders Social Media PR and Panel Discussion presented by Business Wire. The new year is upon us and it's a great time to dive into some social media and PR best practices. That's why Business Wire and MediaLeaders have joined together in Santa Monica to present a very special panel discussion that helps businesses and professionals. Leave the buzz words at home because each of our four panel members will present from their real world experience to give you tactical advice. Attend this event and you are guaranteed to learn 5-10 tips you can instantly apply to your businessNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23136 February 5, Santa Monica -- DomainFest Global. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22810 February 6, San Diego -- IMAX Partner Search! CommNexus MarketLink. IMAX will be in San Diego to meet with selected companies with cutting edge technology including but not limited to: projection, screen, audio, image processing, stereoscopic, image sensor and digital camera technologies, content distribution, anti-piracy technology. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23020 February 6, Westlake Village -- Against The Trend: How High-End Consumer Brands Succeed In Today's Sluggish Economy. ACG101. We move into 2013 faced with stubbornly high unemployment, weak consumer confidence, a continuing debt crisis in Europe, and Washington struggling to resolve America’s fiscal issues. Despite this economic backdrop, many high-end consumer products companies are experiencing record results. What is their secret to identifying and attracting the discerning, affluent consumer? Our February 6 panel of C-suite executives will explore how high-end consumer brands are successfully navigating and thriving in today’s consumer landscape. From consumer electronics to high fashion apparel and beauty care, we will explore the growth strategies of successful brands. The Panel: Eric Hohl, Chief Financial Officer, Too Faced Cosmetics, Inc.; Craig Shelburne, Co-Founder and General Counsel, Sonos, Inc., makers of wireless home audio systems; Paula Thomas, Founder and Designer, THOMAS WYLDE women’s fashions. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23126 February 6, Santa Monica -- DomainFest Global. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22811 February 7, Santa Monica -- TechZulu • TZ Presents: Nice Guys DO Finish First In Business. Fireside Chat With Clay Collins TechZulu is excited to invite you on February 7, 2013 at 7pm, to a fireside chat with Clay Collins, Co-Founder of LeadBrite. Clay will be interviewed by our very own Espree Devora, known as “the Girl who Gets it Done” and creator of SaveBusinessTime. Clay will share his experience on how to build a profitable and bootstrapped SAAS startup that’s doubled in revenue almost every month since its inception. http://techzulu.com/fireside-chat-with-clay-collin. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23118 February 7, Santa Monica -- DomainFest Global. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22812 February 7, San Diego -- Licensing Fundamentals for the Business Executive. CONNECT. What is a license? What are the most commonly negotiated provisions by the business team? How do you prepare to negotiate a licensing agreement? What are the pitfalls to watch out for? This half-day workshop will present the fundamental concepts of licensing and will explain how these concepts are reflected in a contract, such as provisions regarding IP rights, royalties, exclusivity and technology transfer. Presenter: Tom Briggs, Partner, Jones Day. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23047 February 8, Santa Monica -- Demo Video Lab. A 2.5 day immersive workshop on creating a demo video for your startup. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23003 February 8, Santa Monica -- DomainFest Global. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22813 February 9, Santa Monica -- Demo Video Lab. A 2.5 day immersive workshop on creating a demo video for your startup. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23004 February 10, Santa Monica -- Demo Video Lab. A 2.5 day immersive workshop on creating a demo video for your startup. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23005 February 11, San Diego -- Online Marketing Summit San Diego (Feb 11-13) connects marketers with the knowledge, experts and technologies that are transforming digital marketing and business. Join us for three days of 40+ conference sessions and workshops across eight tracks and discover the latest insights on analytics & big data, content marketing, demand generation, email, mobile, search, social, and strategy. Special Offer for socaltech: Use code WESOCALTECH for 250ff Conference Passes. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23079 February 12, San Diego -- Online Marketing Summit San Diego (Feb 11-13) connects marketers with the knowledge, experts and technologies that are transforming digital marketing and business. Join us for three days of 40+ conference sessions and workshops across eight tracks and discover the latest insights on analytics & big data, content marketing, demand generation, email, mobile, search, social, and strategy. Special Offer for socaltech: Use code WESOCALTECH for 250ff Conference Passes. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23080 February 12, Santa Monica -- Technori Pitch is a monthly showcase of Southern California’s most innovative startups, pitching their latest technologies. Each month, impassioned entrepreneurs, developers, designers, tech companies, investors and general tech enthusiasts gather to watch startups launch and present their newest products. Whether you’re deeply immersed in the Silicon Beach scene, or an onlooker ready to jump in, Technori Pitch is the premier event to see firsthand what’s cooking up in our great city. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23060 February 12, San Diego -- Leasing Fundamentals: How to Save Money, Reduce Risk, and Manage the Leasing Process. CONNECT. Facilities costs are often the second largest expense after payroll, therefore it is crucial that businesses maximize their negotiating leverage to enhance their bottom-line. This means effectively managing the leasing process from start to finish so that you keep your project on time and within budget, while optimizing the quality and efficiency of your working environment. This workshop will discuss the current state of the economy as it relates to the real estate market in San Diego County and provide education and insight you can use in your next lease transaction to save money, reduce risk and extract the optimal concession packages based on what other tenants are getting in today's environment. Presenters: Kirt Gilliland, Project Manager, Hughes Marino; Scot Ginsburg, Senior Vice President, Hughes Marino; Joe Perez, CPA, Partner, Squar Milner; Dawn Saunders, Of Counsel, Mintz Levin.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23048 February 13, San Diego -- Online Marketing Summit San Diego (Feb 11-13) connects marketers with the knowledge, experts and technologies that are transforming digital marketing and business. Join us for three days of 40+ conference sessions and workshops across eight tracks and discover the latest insights on analytics & big data, content marketing, demand generation, email, mobile, search, social, and strategy. 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