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(http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Report: Investors Bidding $20M For Fisker Automotive --UberMedia Recasts Itself In Mobile Advertising --DTS Gets Win At BYD --Slacker Names Chief Product Officer --LifeProof Acquired By Otterbox --Fullscreen Bolsters Media Cred With New Engineering VP --SRCH2 Bolsters Enterprise Search With Broad Language Support --Qualaroo Launches New Product, Helps Convert Web Visitors --Nimble Makes Major Updates To CRM Software --Docstoc's ExpertCircle Looks To Become The Yelp For Business Services MARKETPLACE --Get the latest PwC SoCal MoneyTree Report! --CLEARSTONE VENTURES: Venture Capital for Technology Innovators --Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Brand Development & Content Protection Practice --Safire Partners Executive Search --A Virtual Hangout with Brad Feld @ the ATI - May 24th RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Software Architect (VMware), REMOTE from anywhere in USA, Condusiv Technologies --Architect Software Engineer - Network Optimization, Burbank, Condusiv Technologies RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- A Virtual Hangout with Brad Feld @ the ATI - May 24th Don't miss it! WHERE: Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center, Room 258 at College of the Canyons 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road Santa Clarita 91355 Don't miss Brad Feld at the ATI on Friday, May 24th as he talks about startups, entrepreneurship, and what it takes to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Mr. Feld is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, co-founder of Foundry Group and TechStars, and a successful investor in such companies as FeedBurner (acq. by GOOG), NetGenesis (NTGX), and Zynga (ZNGA). Come at 2:30 to network with investors, start-ups, and our sponsors from Silicon Valley Bank. Be one of the first 100 to register and attend and receive a FREE copy of Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City! See http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e7bj4a6g2fcab190&llr=maf8aicab --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Report: Investors Bidding $20M For Fisker Automotive ---- Struggling electric car maker Fisker Automotive has received a bid from a group of investors, to purchase the company for a mere $20M, according to a report today. Reuters reported that a group led by former General Motors exec Bob Lutz has offered to buy Fisker Automotive for only $20M, which is a mere fraction of both the company's recent valuation--not to mention the amount invested in the company, which totals more than $1.2 billion in a combination of equity and Department of Energy funds. Fisker has been on the brink of bankruptcy in the last few months, having laid off most of its staff, hired a bankruptcy lawyer, is fending off its vendors in court over unpaid bills, and missed a federal loan payment. http://bit.ly/16bh1gy UberMedia Recasts Itself In Mobile Advertising ---- UberMedia, the Idealab-backed startup best known for its Twitter client software, has recast itself as a mobile advertising firm, saying yesterday that it has launched a new mobile advertising product called UberAds. (More...) http://bit.ly/16benHv DTS Gets Win At BYD ---- Calabasas-based surround sound and audio technology firm DTS has scored a design win with Chinese auto manufacturer BYD, the company said this morning. According to DTS, BYD will implement its DTS Digital Surround into four models of its vehicles. The four models of vehicles will launch in China in Q2. Financial impact of the win was not announced. Slacker Names Chief Product Officer ---- San Diego-based music service Slacker has hired on a new, Chief Product Officer, according to the streaming music company. Slacker said that John Hayase, who was most recently at ElasticPath, has joined the firm in the position, to oversee development of its digital music service. Hayase also served at EA, including heading up development of EA's Origin digital download service, and serving as General Manager of EA China. Slacker also said that Hayase once worked at Boeing designing life support systems for the International Space Station. LifeProof Acquired By Otterbox ---- San Diego-based electronics protective case and accessory maker LifeProof (TreeFrog Development Inc.) has been acquired by protective case maker Otterbox, the two companies announced late Wednesday. Financial terms of the buy were not announced by the companies. According to the two companies, OtterBox will incorporate LifeProof's brand into OtterBox's family of products, and will also add the approximately 250 employees of LifeProof to the company. OtterBox said that LifeProof's employes will remain in their San Diego location. LifeProof was founded in 2009. Fullscreen Bolsters Media Cred With New Engineering VP ---- Los Angeles-based YouTube network Fullscreen has bolstered its team--and media credibility--with a new hire, the company said Wednesday. Fullscreen said it has hired Tim Mohn, the co-creator of the HBO GO app, and former Vice President of Technology for NBCUniversal/Comcast as its new Senior Vice President of Engineering. Fullscreen, which is headed by George Strompolos, said that the move will help it push Fullscreen's technological innovation to the "next level". Fullscreen's Strompolos has been hiring a significant number of industry insiders as part of its growth, most recently hiring CAA vet Larry Shapiro last month as head of its talent operations. SRCH2 Bolsters Enterprise Search With Broad Language Support ---- Search engine technology provider SRCH2 has bolstered its enterprise search tools with the addition support for 40 languages, the company said yesterday. The company, which is headed by Dev Bhatia and backed by such investors as TenOneTen Ventures, Data Collective, and others, said its latest release even supports both simplified and traditional Chinese. (More...) http://bit.ly/11YBuUo Qualaroo Launches New Product, Helps Convert Web Visitors ---- Qualaroo, a developer of website conversion and analytics software which helps web businesses improve the experience and conversion of their visitors, has launched a new product. The company--founded by Sean Ellis, Eugene Mandel, Alex Sherstinsky, and Jason Meresman--said today that it has launched a new "Convert" product which helps website owners convert a higher percentage of their website visitors to customers. (More...) http://bit.ly/12MRwx7 Nimble Makes Major Updates To CRM Software ---- Los Angeles-based Nimble has made a major update to its social, customer relationship management software, adding a pile of new features and enhancements to the software. The startup--headed by Jon Ferrara, who also founded one of the original leaders in the CRM software space, Goldmine--said that its new Nimble 3.0 release includes a new dashboard feature called the "Today Page" with key dates and milestones (birthdays, job changes) with contacts; better search tools; automated contact reminders; streamlined contact records, an dmuch more. Nimble said it has been working on what calls the "Nimble Rules Engine", which helps users with creating more targeted engagement opportunities and helping users to learn more about their network automatically. Docstoc's ExpertCircle Looks To Become The Yelp For Business Services ---- Online business resource site Docstoc is in a big expansion of its services today, with the launch of a brand new service to help businesses connect with products and vendors. The Santa Monica site, which is led by Jason Nazar, said it has launched ExpertCircle, an online platform which lets businesses find recommended products and vendors, based on endorsements, critiques, and reviews around everything from business insurance to productivity software (More...) http://bit.ly/12MEwb2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Get the latest PwC SoCal MoneyTree Report! Are you interested in understanding the latest trends in venture capital investments in Southern California? Want to know how the region did in terms of venture capital in Q2 of 2013? PwC has just posted the results of the Q1 2013 Southern California venture deals, in its Shaking The MoneyTree presentation and update from HJ Paik, Director, Emerging Company Services Download it today for free! http://www.socaltech.com/pwc http://bit.ly/ZPkD32 ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- CLEARSTONE VENTURES: Venture Capital for Technology Innovators Clearstone Venture Partners ( http://www.clearstone.com ) Venture Capital for Technology Innovators. ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Brand Development & Content Protection Practice Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP is proud to announce its continued expansion in Los Angeles and Santa Monica with a new Brand Development & Content Protection practice group, headed by Anthony M. Keats. The new group will be centered in its Santa Monica office. Mr. Keats will co-chair the firm’s newly-created Brand Development & Content Protection practice group and significantly expand the firm’s already robust intellectual property and consumer brands practice. Also joining the firm as a partner and co-chair of the practice is Konrad Gatien, a seasoned attorney with an established trademark registration and enforcement practice; as well as associate, Stephen C. McArthur; and paralegal, Traci Escamilla. Keats corporate clients have included Gucci, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Burberry, Seven for All Mankind, Kate Spade, Fendi, Frette, Versace, Balenciaga, New Line Cinema, Lucasfilm, Sony, Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount, Disney, Universal, Viacom, Comedy Central, Dreamworks SKG, Playtone, Amblin, Nike, Major League Baseball Properties, World Cup ’94 Organizing Committee, Stanley Black and Decker, Energizer Battery, and Gillette. To view the full press release click here: http://bit.ly/14aqGio To learn more about Stubbs Alderton & Markiles’ new practice, go to: http://www.stubbsalderton.com ------------------------------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/. We are always interested in meeting new candidates and potential clients, so feel free to email our Managing Partner, Todd Gitlin at [email protected]. We can also always be a friendly source for investor introductions and general market / compensation intelligence. ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- A Virtual Hangout with Brad Feld @ the ATI - May 24th Don't miss it! A Virtual Hangout with Brad Feld @ the ATI WHERE: Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center, Room 258 at College of the Canyons 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road Santa Clarita 91355 Don't miss Brad Feld at the ATI on Friday, May 24th as he talks about startups, entrepreneurship, and what it takes to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Mr. Feld is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, co-founder of Foundry Group and TechStars, and a successful investor in such companies as FeedBurner (acq. by GOOG), NetGenesis (NTGX), and Zynga (ZNGA). Come at 2:30 to network with investors, start-ups, and our sponsors from Silicon Valley Bank. Be one of the first 100 to register and attend and receive a FREE copy of Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City! See http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e7bj4a6g2fcab190&llr=maf8aicab ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Field Sales Engineers, Burbank or San Jose, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5493 Regional Sales Managers , San Jose/San Francisco, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5492 Principal Software Engineer (Web Front End), Burbank, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5468 Principal Software Engineer (Windows Drivers), REMOTE from anywhere in USA, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5470 Software Architect (VMware), REMOTE from anywhere in USA, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5474 Architect Software Engineer - Network Optimization, Burbank, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5487 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 05/21/13 Uncovet $1.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50679 05/20/13 Prevoty $0.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50602 05/20/13 Alteryx $12.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50600 05/16/13 Active Life Technologies LLC $0.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50558 05/15/13 Airware $10.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50535 05/15/13 Kite Pharma $20.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50530 05/14/13 StyleHaul $6.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50529 05/13/13 Greentoe $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50521 05/09/13 CapLinked $0.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50416 05/09/13 Ouya $15.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50415 05/09/13 Yekra $3.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50414 05/08/13 Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $23.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50395 05/07/13 TenFarms $2.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50392 05/06/13 Arrowhead Research $36.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50379 05/06/13 InstaMed $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50383 04/30/13 Local Market Launch $1.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50275 04/25/13 Moonfrye $2.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50178 04/25/13 EV Connect $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50175 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events This Month http://www.socaltech.com/Calendar socaltech.com Calendar of Southern California High Tech Events Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html May 23, Ventura -- Meet & Geek: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Connect Ventura Coworking. Bill Buratto, CEO and President of Ventura County Economic Development Association (VCEDA) will give us an overview on the history, bring us up to speed with the current technology and describe how Ventura County is leading the way by applying to be one of six first test sites to explore this technology. How can you see the technology applied to help business, individuals, nature and our community? Let’s explore ideas. Meet & Geek is aimed to attract entrepreneurs, inventors, tech leaders and free creative thinkers to be on the cutting edge of the economy in Ventura County and create creative practical feedback and ideas for solving problems. Other topics will include things like 3D printing, Google Glass, Virtual Reality. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23470 May 23, Santa Monica -- TZ Tech Crawl Silicon Beach 2013. The TZ Tech Crawl is heading back to Santa Monica for the first time in 2013! A tour of some of the hottest Silicon Beach companies. It’s like a bar crawl, but featuring tech companies instead of bars. Each participating business will open its office for the duration of the crawl, giving you a chance to see where the magic happens and meet the team in an informal setting. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23424 May 23, Beverly Hills -- TiE SoCal Networking Mixer - West LA. Come and meet other professionally successful people like you and share your experience at a casual TiE Socal mixer.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23468 May 23, Los Angeles -- StartEngine Mentor Mixer - 5/23/2013. Join us for a night of new connections, catching up, and presentations from our StartEngine founders.Pitches from TruBrain - Monthly Brain Fiteness Supplements; DreamSha.re - Domain Naming Tool; CloutKick - A Platform to Match Celebrity Influencers with Startups; and moreNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23489 May 23, Irvine -- An Entrepreneurial Journey: From Small Beginnings to Global Success. TCVN. Wing Lam Co-Founder/Partner, Wahoo's Fish Taco, In a fireside chat with Ash Kumra - TCVN Chairman, Co-Founder, DreamItAlive.comNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23498 May 23, San Diego -- Employee Equity Options for Private Companies. CONNECT. In today’s economy where competition for top talent involves more than just salary and health benefits, companies need to have a variety of equity compensation tools available in order to attract and retain valuable management and other key personnel. Private business owners need to know the variety of options they have with equity compensation, including stock option grants, phantom stock awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock grants, and profit interests in limited liability companies and partnerships. Learn how to effectively structure these types of plans and arrangements and understand the tax and securities aspects of these options.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23383 May 23, Laguna Beach -- Future in Review. Theme: Digitizing The Planet. Global conference on the intersection of technology and the economy. New partnerships, projects, and plans you can’t afford to mis. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23463 May 24, Santa Clarita -- A Virtual Hangout with Brad Feld at the ATI. Don't miss Brad Feld at the ATI on Friday, May 24th as he talks about startups, entrepreneurship, and what it takes to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Mr. Feld is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, co-founder of Foundry Group and TechStars, and a successful investor in such companies as FeedBurner (acq. by GOOG), NetGenesis (NTGX), and Zynga (ZNGA). Come at 2:30 to network with investors, start-ups, and our sponsors from Silicon Valley Bank. Be one of the first 100 to register and attend and receive a FREE copy of Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23422 May 24, Laguna Beach -- Future in Review. Theme: Digitizing The Planet. Global conference on the intersection of technology and the economy. New partnerships, projects, and plans you can’t afford to mis. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23464 May 28, Santa Monica -- An Introduction to the Business World of Games. Coloft Academy. This class will cover an introduction to the business world of games. How the key players break down into 3 main teirs, how it compares to Hollywood, production models, who does what, key hubs, what are business models, what are the 3 main types of games, what does the mobile gaming market actually look like, is anyone actually making money, and if so where. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23437 May 29, Santa Monica -- Pricing Fundamentals Every Startup Should Know. Coloft Academy. This class introduces the fundamentals of pricing. Tools will be provided for startups to take a quasi-comprehensive look into pricing today and to create an exhaustive pricing approach for the future. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23438 May 30, Los Angeles -- Vator Splash LA. The next Vator Splash (LA) event is being held on the evening of May 30, 2012. Like the SF event, the Splash LA event, hosted by Vator, is a single-track evening event and startup competition. Splash gathers leading entrepreneurs, innovators and financiers across technology to inspire and energize the audience about entrepreneurship and innovation. Splash brings together high-caliber speakers who talk about how to build and scale great successful companies, how their industries are changing and the opportunities those changes are creating. Splash also allows the audience to mingle with top venture capitalists and angels who are funding tomorrow's next Google and Facebook. These influencers will give you insights into how they think when it comes to investments and they'll also talk about their changing investment strategies in light of the emergence of super angels, angels, micro-VCs and incubators. SOCALTECH READERS use "Socal15" for a discount. You can register here: http://vatorsplashla2013.eventbrite.com. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23341 May 30, Santa Monica -- Starting Your Start-up. Mobile LAVA is hosting a panel of local leaders from the mobile community to discuss Starting Your Start-up. The program is for entrepreneurs, founders, investors and business leaders to learn about and discuss the nuts-and-bolts of building a new business in the mobile and online spaces. Entrepreneurs are naturally infused with passion, ideas, and a desire to attract people to their passion and ideas. Often, however, the practical realities of starting a business can get lost in the midst of an entrepreneur's enthusiasm, and easily avoidable mistakes can result in huge headaches down the road, or worse — business failure. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23431 May 30, Los Angeles -- The Israel Conference. The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. The Israel Conference™ brings together leading innovators and investors High Tech / Entertainment Media / Advertising / Mobile / Content / Gaming / e-Commerce / Energy / Clean Tech / Security / Medical Tech / Consumer Products that are coming out of Israel that are market-making and in demand. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23069 May 30, Los Angeles -- Digital LA - Red Party: Digital Drinks @ Redbury Join us for our Digital Drinks at the Redbury. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23483 May 31, Los Angeles -- The Israel Conference. The Israel Conference is a fast-paced business conference showcasing the vitality and growth of Israel-facing business through a variety of panels on hot industry topics and trends with world-class speakers and high-quality networking. The Israel Conference™ brings together leading innovators and investors High Tech / Entertainment Media / Advertising / Mobile / Content / Gaming / e-Commerce / Energy / Clean Tech / Security / Medical Tech / Consumer Products that are coming out of Israel that are market-making and in demand. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23070 May 31, Los Angeles -- LA Startup Weekend. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23441 June 1, Costa Mesa -- PMI-OC June 2013 Advanced Topic Seminar. Consultant Dan Healey will lead a workshop June 1, 2013, on the project close process and changes to PMBOK, as part of the Project Management Institute Orange County Chapter’s Advanced Topics SeminarsNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23496 June 1, Los Angeles -- LA Startup Weekend. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23442 June 1, 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. LAVA members will receive first preference, but membership is not necessary to be accepted. During our five hour program, you will learn how to: Determine the value of your company; Put together a capitalization table; Understand how VCs screen potential investments; Understand the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents and when you need them; Choose co-founders; Network at startup events -- the right way. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23466 June 2, Los Angeles -- LA Startup Weekend. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23443 June 4, San Diego -- SK Telecom MarketLink. SK Telecom & SK Hynix As the most innovative mobile service provider, SK Telecom is creating the future of mobile and delivering cutting-edge, converged wireless technologies for the global market. The company is a pioneer in the mobile industry, having been the first to launch and commercialize CDMA, 3G CDMA, 3.5G HSDPA among other mobile services, and is now leading the way in 4G and beyond. If you have a creative and unique solution in the areas listed below or other areas that might be of interest to us, we want to build a strategic and mutually beneficial partnership with you. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23320 June 6, Santa Monica -- LA CEOs. LA CEOs presents: Jason Calacanis, CEO of Inside.com,Surviving the Series A Crunch. A fireside chat with Mark Landay, Dynamic Synergy Executive Recruitment. This sponsor supported breakfast is restricted to CEOs ONLY, NO exceptions, NO service providersNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23494 June 6, Irvine -- From Pitch to Rich. UCI CalIt2. Discover whether you are an innovator or an entrepreneur; Learn how to transform your idea into a marketable concept; Meet an expert who's in the business of advising new companies. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23482 June 6, Irvine -- Summer Tech Mixer. Do you love talking tech? Are you a technology enthusiast? Do you write code all day? Do you build software? Are you a web designer? Are you Team Apple or Team Droid? Do you like free food? Do you like to mingle? If you answered YES to any of those questioned then you MUST check out Tech in Motion: Orange County's Summer Tech Mixer! We will have a ton of great food and the happy hour drink specials will go throughout the course of the event. It’ll be a great opportunity to network with new people, catch up with old faces, and talk about the tech market in Southern California. We hope you can come out to meet, network, and converse with fellow techies in the Orange County area. We hope to see you all thereNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23491 June 6, Los Angeles -- Big Data and Marketing Integration: Unleash the Marketing Potential of Big Data (and Small Data) Panel. AMA Los Angeles. The customer data that companies collect from such sources as websites, social media, CRM, POS, digital advertising and mobile is exploding. As the quantity of this valuable marketing data grows exponentially, so does the amount of untapped insights that can be extracted! As marketers, we want to use these insights as a “secret weapon” to better understand and engage with our customers and ultimately drive revenue. But how do we manage this data to make it truly usable?NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23499 June 6, Los Angeles -- LOS ANGELES REGIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM. Join the LAEDC, CAFwd and leaders from the California Stewardship Network for an important discussion about L.A. County’s economic future. Your voice is critical to shaping the future of the region.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23497 June 7, 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/23094 June 7, West Hollywood -- Talenthouse & TechZulu Hackathon! Creative Discovery and Sharing of Art. We here at TechZulu put our heads together with the people at Talenthouse to bring you an exciting weekend of hacking, music, food, art, and Hollywood quality entertainment. The event will focus on solutions driving creative discovery and sharing of art. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23452 June 7, Santa Monica -- Tech Coast Angels Deal Screening Meeting @ ROC. Invite only. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23370 June 8, West Hollywood -- Talenthouse & TechZulu Hackathon! Creative Discovery and Sharing of Art. We here at TechZulu put our heads together with the people at Talenthouse to bring you an exciting weekend of hacking, music, food, art, and Hollywood quality entertainment. The event will focus on solutions driving creative discovery and sharing of art. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23453 June 10, Santa Monica -- Agile Project Management Course. Are you a startup with a growing development team? Do you already manage a team? Or perhaps you're looking to manage one in the near future? This course is for you! Agile software development methodologies allow your team to communicate effectively, work efficiently, and iterate quickly. Go Agile with your team in 8 weeks!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23439 June 11, Costa Mesa -- PMI-OC June 2013 Dinner Meeting . Mike Sanders, a program manager at Southern California Edison, will talk about knowledge workers and learning organizationsNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23493 June 11, Santa Monica -- User Acquisition Course. Coloft Academy. Does your startup need to acquire more users? Are you a marketer who needs to brush up on their metric-based user acquisition strategies? Come and learn from the best in the business, local entrepreneur superstar, Sean Percival. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23440 June 11, Los Angeles -- Technori Pitch LA - June 2013. LA's tech showcase, where geeks, veeps, and everyone in between meets. Technori Pitch is a showcase of Southern California’s most innovative startups, pitching their latest technologies. 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 LA tech 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/23448 June 12, Westlake Village -- Maverick Angels - Southern California Deal Line Up. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23097 June 13, Newport Beach -- Leading Women of the Nonprofit Sector. Broads Circle. Meet the women who are shaping the Orange County community through the nonprofit organizations they lead. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23354 June 13, San Diego -- The Tech Coast Angels present MEET THE ANGELS. Are you thinking about starting your own company or in the early stages? The Tech Coast Angels invites San Diego's up and coming entrepreneurs to "Meet the Angels". SDTCA not only has the capital to fund your company, we have the expertise to help make you successful. Sponsored by Mintz Levin, this evening is an incredible opportunity for entrepreneurs to connect with local angel investors before starting on this journey. Apply today. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23458 June 13, Pasadena -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum Innovation Soiree! California Institute of Technology. Summer at Caltech reminds us of graduation and new careers being launched. And likewise the Institute’s beautifully verdant campus reminds us of Caltech’s unmatched output of scientific discovery and technology venture creation. To celebrate entrepreneurship across all of Southern California, the Executive Committee of the Caltech/Entrepreneurs Forum invites you to an evening networking reception. The focus is exclusively networking and making connections (yes, no program!)NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23490 June 14, Los Angeles -- LA CTO Forum. LA CTO Forum is a vibrant, private, invite-only network of software CTOs who exchange ideas, share experiences, and help each other when needed. We conduct monthly meetings, quarterly roundtables, and discuss different business and technology topics. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23471 June 14, Los Angeles -- LA Unplugged // 2013 Startup Camping Trip. LA Unplugged presents Startup Summer Camp 2013. A camping retreat for LA entrepreneurs and startups. Bring your startup or come solo & meet other LA startups, founders and Silicon Beach entrepreneurs — in the middle of the forest. We are taking over a campground in the Angeles National Forest (about an hour away from LA) and we will have free food, drinks, activities and most importantly, a lot of internetless time to relax. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23444 June 15, Los Angeles -- LA Unplugged // 2013 Startup Camping Trip. LA Unplugged presents Startup Summer Camp 2013. A camping retreat for LA entrepreneurs and startups. Bring your startup or come solo & meet other LA startups, founders and Silicon Beach entrepreneurs — in the middle of the forest. We are taking over a campground in the Angeles National Forest (about an hour away from LA) and we will have free food, drinks, activities and most importantly, a lot of internetless time to relax. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23445 June 16, Los Angeles -- LA Unplugged // 2013 Startup Camping Trip. LA Unplugged presents Startup Summer Camp 2013. A camping retreat for LA entrepreneurs and startups. Bring your startup or come solo & meet other LA startups, founders and Silicon Beach entrepreneurs — in the middle of the forest. We are taking over a campground in the Angeles National Forest (about an hour away from LA) and we will have free food, drinks, activities and most importantly, a lot of internetless time to relax. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23446 June 18, Hollywood -- Hollywood Economic Development Summit 2013. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee presents the Annual Hollywood Economic Development Summit at the Motion Picture Academy’s Mary Pickford Center, 1313 N. Vine St., in Hollywood. The Chamber’s Summit is your best place to get the latest information about what is happening in Hollywood. This year’s annual event will focus on Hollywood’s future as a tech community. Keynote speaker is Kevin Winston, Founder/CEO of Digital L.A. Other presentations include a panel “Life on the Silicon Strip” with representatives of Hollywood technology firms, a briefing on Kilroy Realty’s Columbia Square Project, a report on Hollywood’s changing demographics and how it is attracting new retail, and remarks from public officials. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23485 June 21, Santa Monica -- Tech Coast Angels Deal Screening Meeting @ ROC. Invite only. 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