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(http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) We build private cloud architectures ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --A Conversation with Ben Satterfield, Burstly --ReachLocal Targets Healthcare, Wellness Providers --ViaSat Ties With Boeing On High Speed Wireless --Card Scanning Solutions Finds Funding --Infinitely Virtual Targets Business File Sharing --Media Temple Debuts Premium Support, Managed Hosting Services --Draftpedia Aims At NFL, NBA Fans --FindTheCompany Launches Online Business Research Tool --SendGrid Extends Into Email Marketing --Goldstar Partners With Google --Google's AdSense, Developed In LA, Earned More than $7 Billion Last Year --SlimSurveys, Developed By TweetPhoto Team, Takes On Surveys MARKETPLACE --SBIR Phase II Workshop - Los Angeles, June 20th, 2013 --TechCXO - Announcing New LA Partner --TVC Capital LLC --Safire Partners Executive Search --Technology Fast 500 — Call for nominations RECENT JOB POSTINGS RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Don't Miss Silicon Beach Fest - June 19-22 Welcome to Silicon Beach Fest, June 2013! Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s first festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 19-22, 2013. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups! Attendees and speakers include: Accelerator heads, start-ups, VCs, movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, artists, social media gurus, developers, designers, etc. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Silicon Beach Fest is created by Digital LA with 15 tracks organized by tech community leaders. Silicon Beach Fest panels take place primarily in Santa Monica at Cross Campus, ROC Santa Monica, and Santa Monica Place. Network at night parties on Wed, Thur, Fri and Sat night. Register today! http://siliconbeachfest.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Conversation with Ben Satterfield, Burstly ---- Ben Satterfield is the co-founder of TestFlight, an immensely popular piece of software for iOS (and now Android) which lets developers distribute beta copies of their apps to their users. TestFlight recently joined forces with Burstly (www.burstly.com) to create a suite of apps for mobile developers and publishers. We spoke with Ben about how Burstly is now creating a company to help mobile developers create, develop, distribute, and monetize their apps. Burstly is headed by Evan Rifkin, and backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, and Founder Collective. Burstly is located in Santa Monica. What is Burstly? Ben Satterfield: Burstly is the blanket company for three products. The first, which (More...) http://bit.ly/17msQRF --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ReachLocal Targets Healthcare, Wellness Providers ---- Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal, the provider of online marketing services aimed at small and medium sized businesses, said late last night that it has launched a new, dedicated team aimed at healthcare and wellness providers. ReachLocal said its new team is aimed at helping those providers attract new patients, offering up tailored online marketing strategies for that segment. ReachLocal helps small and medium sized businesses place online advertising and develop an Internet presence, as well as launch online marketing campaigns. ViaSat Ties With Boeing On High Speed Wireless ---- Carlsbad-based Viasat, the satellite communications operator which is deploying high speed, in-flight wireless Internet in planes, has inked a deal with Boeing, the firm announced this morning. (More...) http://bit.ly/13SGjvE Card Scanning Solutions Finds Funding ---- Culver City-based Card Scanning Solutions (CSSN), said today that it has raised a round of equity funding, from Insight Venture Partners, Red Oak Growth Partners, and Egis Capital Partners. Size of the funding round was not announced by the company. Card Scanning Solutions develops software which extracts information from official identification documents, such as driver's licenses, passports, and ID cards. The company said the funding will go towards product development efforts. Card Scanning Solutions is led by Yossi Zekri. Card Scanning Solutions also said it received a senior credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank in the deal, and that it was advised by Peter A. Sokoloff & Co. and Bradley Consulting Group; the investors were advised by Goodwin Proctor LLP and Deloitte LLP. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51273 Infinitely Virtual Targets Business File Sharing ---- Los Angeles-based cloud computing provider Infinitely Virtual announced this morning that it has launched a new, cloud-based file sharing application aimed at small and midsize businesses. The company said its new InfiniteVault software lets users share their files from any desktop or server, and works on Windows, Mac, Android, iPad and iPhone. The firm said the service starts at $19.99 per month. Media Temple Debuts Premium Support, Managed Hosting Services ---- Media Temple, the web hosting provider headed by Demian Sellfors, is already well known for its customer service and premium hosting services. However, the firm is looking to further differentiate itself in a crowded hosting market through its services. The Los Angeles company said Tuesday that it has launched two offerings, CloudTech Premium Support, and upgraded its DV Managed service. (More...) http://bit.ly/11MV0gz Draftpedia Aims At NFL, NBA Fans ---- Are you a fan of the NFL or NBA--and wish you had an easy reference to the players and picks in the draft for those two sports leagues? A new, Santa Monica-based startup has created a new iTunes application, Draftpedia, aimed at providing a comprehensive source for NBA and NFL Draft history, player stats, and team rosters. (More...) http://bit.ly/129BgT9 FindTheCompany Launches Online Business Research Tool ---- FindTheCompany, a new business research site started by DoubleClick co-founder Kevin O'Connor, launched out of beta Tuesday, saying that it has created an online resource to let users check on the reputation of a business before buying products and services, and to learn more about companies such as balance sheets, income statements, and more. (More...) http://bit.ly/19grNju SendGrid Extends Into Email Marketing ---- Anaheim- and Boulder, Colorado-based SendGrid, which develops email delivery services and software, is making a big expansion into email marketing. (More...) http://bit.ly/18WyR86 Goldstar Partners With Google ---- Goldstar, the online service which helps connect people with special deals on live entertainment, has tied with Google on support of Google Now. The Pasadena-based company said it has integrated with Google Now, to provide consumers with information about live entertainment in their area. The integration provides reminders of events they've purchased in Goldstar, weather forecasts, traffic updates, turn-by-turn directions, and more. Goldstar's service--which is available in many major US markets--offers last minute deals on concerts, sporting events, shows, and other live events. The firm helps consumers gain access to events at a bargain, and in turn, helps venues fill seats and sell unsold tickets. Goldstar is led by Jim McCarthy. Google's AdSense, Developed In LA, Earned More than $7 Billion Last Year ---- One of Southern California's most successful--and unheralded--inventions for the Internet world earned online publishers more than $7 billion alone last year, Google said Tuesday morning. (More...) http://bit.ly/18WtK7Q SlimSurveys, Developed By TweetPhoto Team, Takes On Surveys ---- If you're a marketer, business, or developer wishing you could run a quick survey of your users, it can be an involved process. However, a new startup, SlimSurveys--created by the same team behind TweetPhoto--thinks it has a better way. The startup, headed by Sean Callahan, says its new service lets users create quick, 7-question surveys which can be answered on a desktop, mobile, or on a user's website. The firm calls itself the "Twitter of surveys". 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Who should attend: Small innovative companies seeking government grants University researchers commercializing technology SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II teams Technology based entrepreneurs When: June 20, 2013, 9AM - 3PM Where: PortTech Los Angeles Training Center, San Pedro, CA. 90731 Cost is $225 per individual, plus discounts for teams. Advanced registration is required at: http://PortTechLA.org or by calling 310.519.1801. Only 20 seats are available for this workshop. ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- TechCXO - Announcing New LA Partner TechCXO, a leading provider of C-Suite-level strategic and functional consulting services for technology companies, is expanding its Los Angeles office with the addition of veteran operational and financial expert, Daniel A. Nannenga. Daniel Nannenga has over a decade of senior finance and operations experience in digital media, aerospace, technology, startups, and manufacturing. Most recently, Daniel served as the founder/principal of his own CFO Consulting Firm, Xceed Business Solutions (formerly South Bay Management Consultants, LLC) in Los Angeles where he managed all financial and operational activities of $5M-$50M venture-backed business in Telecommunications, Biotech, Aerospace, Healthcare, Digital, Design and much more. In addition, Daniel served as the VP of Finance/COO for the world-renowned talent agency, Gersh, where he was responsible for the overall accounting, finance, and operations including internal controls, cash flow management, strategic placement and planning and revenue maximization. View Daniel’s full bio at http://www.techcxo.com/partner/daniel-nannenga/. ------------------------------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/. 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------------------------------- Technology Fast 500 — Call for nominations Powerful Connections Deadline to submit: June 28, 2013 Submit your nomination for Deloitte's 2013 Technology Fast 500, a list of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and clean technology companies in the United States and Canada based on percentage revenue growth from 2008 to 2012. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.fast500.com or contact the Fast 500 team at [email protected]. We look forward to your participation! ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Senior Software Engineer, Burbank, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5469 Senior Test/Development Engineer, Burbank, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5471 Junior Software Developer, Burbank, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5484 Architect Software Engineer - Network Optimization, Burbank, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5487 Software Architect (VMware), REMOTE from anywhere in USA, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5474 Principal Software Engineer (Windows Drivers), REMOTE from anywhere in USA, Condusiv Technologies http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5470 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 06/19/13 Card Scanning Solutions $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51273 06/17/13 Oculus VR $16.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51268 06/17/13 Nimia $0.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51170 06/17/13 Fullscreen, Inc. $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51168 06/17/13 Salka $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51167 06/07/13 Cool Planet Energy $29.9M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51072 06/07/13 weMonitor $5.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51029 06/06/13 NationBuilder $8.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=51026 06/05/13 Colorescience $10.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50989 06/04/13 daqri $15.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50896 06/04/13 Surf Air $7.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50895 05/31/13 RadPad $0.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50877 05/29/13 Numecent $13.6M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50760 05/24/13 Ad.ly $2.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=50715 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 19, Santa Monica -- Digital Women Luncheon. We’ll meet for lunch at the Sonoma Wine Garden on the third floor of Santa Monica Place for our Digital Women networking lunch. This lunch features digital women leaders and professionalsNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23545 June 19, Santa Monica -- Crowdstorming - Tapping into huge groups for huge innovation. Find Big Ideas with Huge Online Groups. Why brainstorm with ten people when you can crowdstorm with ten thousand? Established players and startups alike are tapping into crowdstorming - companies like GE (Ecomagination Challenge), Amazon (Amazon Studios) and Google (#ifIhadglass) as well as startups like Quirky, Giffgaff and others are tapping huge online communities to drive new products, ideas, and brands. In this hands on workshop, we'll work through your specific challenge to help you implement a crowdstorming campaign of your ownNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23546 June 19, Santa Monica -- SBF Demo Day. Cross Campus & Digital LA are organizing an SBF Demo Day on Wednesday June 19th to showcase some of our best and brightest startups in the SoCal startup community. You’ll hear from a range of startups – some who are just launching, some that recently came out of our local accelerators, and we’ll check in with a few companies that have been around the block a bitNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23547 June 19, San Diego -- Making an Intelligent Deal With In-Q-Tel. CommNexus. Risks and Rewards of Taking CIA-Backed Investment. CommNexus hosted a very well-attended event on May 15 that brought the attention of the San Diego tech community to opportunities for investment by In-Q-Tel, the private technology acquisition company that serves the U.S. intelligence community. In this follow-up session, we will explore how such investments are structured, the risks and potential rewards of entering into such transactions and how to get the most out of the In-Q-Tel investment while protecting the value of the company’s technology. Over two-thirds of the company entering into an In-Q-Tel investment have never sold or licensed technology to the federal government, and for many it is the most significant sale they will make before being acquired. It is essential that it be done correctly. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23534 June 19, Santa Monica -- Fireside Chat w/ Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk - Startups Uncensored #38. his month's Startups Uncensored will be a fireside chat with oDesk CEO, Gary Swart hosted by Docstoc CEO, Jason Nazar. Gary Swart is the CEO of oDesk, the world’s largest online workplace—which has more than 2.5 million registered contractors, and on which 9 million hours were worked in Q3 2012 alone. Gary is a thought leader in entrepreneurship; how best to hire and manage teams; and the future of work, including online workNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23543 June 19, Santa Monica -- Silicon Beach Fest. Silicon Beach Fest celebrates LA’s unique startup entertainment tech community with panels, pitches, and parties. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s first festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 19-22, 2013. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups! Attendees and speakers include: Accelerator heads, start-ups, VCs, movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, artists, social media gurus, developers, designers, etc. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23521 June 19, Irvine -- Opportunities in BigData. TechBizConnection. What is Big Data? Is it real? Can it actually help me? How can you use it? Can Big Data really be monetized? We’ve all heard the stats, according to IBM, companies have captured more data in the last two years than in the previous 2000 years. Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data — much of it unstructured and far beyond the capability of conventional databases. Does this create opportunity? Join us to hear from a diverse panel of experts who will answer these questions and more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23532 June 20, Los Angeles -- SBIR Phase II Workshop. Researchers, entrepreneurs and small business teams can improve their chances of creating a successful proposal for Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grants. Prepare a winning proposal for the $1M Phase II grant to complete research and development. PortTech Los Angeles will host a SBIR Phase II Workshop focused on proper proposal preparation and development of the commercialization plan. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23506 June 20, Santa Monica -- SAM Preccelerator Presents: Brands don't 'happen'. Brands are created. Every day your company's brand your personal brand are being developed whether you like it or not. The time to 'figure out brand' isn't tomorrow, it isn't today. It was yesterday. We'll cover the basics of "Brand 101" and how to build, manage, and grow a brand effectively. John Tabis is Founder & CEO of The Bouqs Company. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23515 June 20, Santa Monica -- Silicon Beach Fest. Silicon Beach Fest celebrates LA’s unique startup entertainment tech community with panels, pitches, and parties. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s first festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 19-22, 2013. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups! Attendees and speakers include: Accelerator heads, start-ups, VCs, movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, artists, social media gurus, developers, designers, etc. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23522 June 21, Santa Monica -- Silicon Beach Fest. Silicon Beach Fest celebrates LA’s unique startup entertainment tech community with panels, pitches, and parties. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s first festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 19-22, 2013. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups! Attendees and speakers include: Accelerator heads, start-ups, VCs, movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, artists, social media gurus, developers, designers, etc. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23523 June 21, Santa Monica -- Tech Coast Angels Deal Screening Meeting @ ROC. Invite only. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23371 June 22, Santa Monica -- Silicon Beach Fest. Silicon Beach Fest celebrates LA’s unique startup entertainment tech community with panels, pitches, and parties. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s first festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 19-22, 2013. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups! Attendees and speakers include: Accelerator heads, start-ups, VCs, movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, artists, social media gurus, developers, designers, etc. from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23524 June 23, Santa Monica -- SMALL BUSINESS BREAKFAST SERIES: HOW TO LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA & COMPETITOR VS. COMPETITIVE MARKET. We return to a “Two Timely Topics”for this Event: How to leverage Social Media for your small business: Media in today’s marketplace; Competitor vs Competitive Market Intelligence Speakers: Jennifer Beever, Founder of New Incite and Seena Sharp, Founder of Sharp Market Intelligence. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23509 June 24, Santa Monica -- Ideas2Apps. Do you have an app idea? If you have been thinking about building an app for sale on iTunes or Google Play Market, this is the event for you. If you have an business and think you need an app (you do- maybe a few) this is also the place to be. How do you protect your app idea? How do you take an idea and build an app? How do you design an app people want to use? How is an app developed? How do you market your app & gain new users? How do you monetize your app? What business functions can you automate with an app? These and more questions are answered June 24, 2013 @ 6:30PM - 9:30 PM. Come learn about the App Development process for you, your venture or your existiing business @ Cross Campus. Michael Devellano is a principal of iworkdigital.com a boutique mobile app development and design shop. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23514 June 25, Santa Monica -- Want to get your Intellectual Property in shape? LAVA. Want to get your Intellectual Property in shape? Weintraub Tobin, Women In LAVA and LAVA Digital Media Group will host "IP Boot Camp” on Tuesday, June 25 where you will learn the nuts and bolts of intellectual property law. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23526 June 25, Los Angeles -- Rapid Growth in LA Tech: What's Next? LA’s tech industry is changing, fast. Even faster than you most likely realize. 2012 was a record-setting year for tech in LA. What does this rapidly evolving environment mean for the future of technology entrepreneurs, engineers, and everybody involved in the industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23492 June 26, Santa Monica -- Rapid Learning: Intro to Ruby on Rails Workshop. Coloft Academy. Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular frameworks for developing web applications. It is used by Hulu, Groupon, LivingSocial, YellowPages.com, Square, Visa, and many others. In this class you will learn: How to make a simple dynamic web app using Ruby on Rails What Ruby is, what Rails is, and why use them instead of PHP, Node.JS, Python, or .NET. How to learn to code – there are hacks. Where to go from here to continue learningNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23541 June 27, Culver City -- How to Speak Business: a Translator for IT Professionals. AITP. CIO Malorie Lanthier on How to Speak Business: a Translator for IT Professionals. IT folks, project managers through CIO level complain they can’t get the business to listen to them. The problem is not what we are saying, but how we are saying it. This presentation will give you some practical tips on how to figure out who you are talking to, and how to present your information in a way that will give you the results you are looking for. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23504 June 27, Irvine -- SBIR/STTR Grant Development Series. OCTANe. Please join OCTANe and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering on June 27th for the second session of SBIR/STTR Grant Development Series. The topics that will be adressed at this program include:Building the right team; Selecting the right granting agency; Developing a grant writing strategy. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23537 June 28, Santa Monica -- TechZulu Final Fridays (#TZFF) June 2013. Held the last Friday of every month, TechZulu Final Fridays (#TZFF) are a creative blend between mentorship, networking event, startup showcase, and community celebrationNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23544 June 29, Irvine -- Emerging Trends in Sports Technology. EON Reality is hosting the first “Emerging Trends in Sports Technology” Seminar. We will have world leading experts presenting about innovations in sports technology, training, marketing, rehabilitation, sponsorship, social media and advertising. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23517 July 10, Woodland Hills -- How To Find The Capital Your Company Needs At Every Stage of Its Growth. ACG 101. With the economy showing encouraging signs of growth, business owners and managers are thinking about expansion. Where can they find the capital they need to make that happen? Come find out at the July 10th meeting of ACG 101 at the Warner Center Marriott, where we will explore the various types of growth capital a company can access at different stages of its life cycle. Our panel of experts will explain the criteria that financing sources apply for senior and mezzanine debt, asset-based lending, private equity and venture capital. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23518 July 11, Rancho Santa Margarita -- 3rd Annual OCTANe Golf Tournament. You’re invited to OCTANe’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament! Team up with your colleagues or come solo, either way you are sure to meet many new business contacts and friends. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23314 July 12, 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/23472 July 16, Los Angeles -- Supporting the Female Ecosystem. Broads Circle. Getting to the ‘hockey stick’ ramp-up in revenue: What does it take to turn the flat line into a growth phenomenon? The Los Angeles Female Business and Capital Ecosystem: Can we get to a shared vision, and find mutually supportive roles in LA business, to build and grow the female business and capital ecosystem. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23520 July 17, Irvine -- PMI-OC July 2013 New Member Orientation. The Orange County Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI-OC) will hold a new member orientation Wednesday, July 17. The orientation will provide new members with information about PMI-OC’s professional development opportunities, programs, and networking events, as well as an opportunity to meet chapter ambassadors. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23511 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Venture capital for innovators. TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments in and Acquisitions of Growing Software Companies Silicon Valley Bank (http://www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. Safire Partners (http://www.safirepartners.com). Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (http://www.binarypulse.com). 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