But, I'd like to extend a personal invite to socalTECH readers, because I've been reading the blog forever, and if they click on this link they can access Namesake directly. One of the stealthiest Los Angeles startups to emerge in the last few months has been Namesake (www.namesake.com), headed by Brian Norgard and co-founded by Dan Gould. MORE >>

To see a great list of LA tech events check out the event calendar on  SocalTech ,  Nicole Jordan’s Blog , and the newly revamped  LaLawag. I recently hosted a panel at the  Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists. It’s a chicken and egg problem. MORE >>

According to SoCalTech , Parking In Motion is bringing together cities, parking lot operators and consumers to create a better way to park. If you live in LA, chances are good that when the word ‘parking’ enters into your conversations it’s usually followed by the word ‘nightmare.’ News Top MORE >>

I'm really thrilled to have such a great gorup of investors and excited about building out the product, to help entrepreneurs and investors," Jackson told socalTECH, continuing, "Our success will be measured by helping lots of companies get funded, so they can create jobs and build big businesses." CapLinked, which is headed by Eric M. MORE >>

On socaltech talking about moving from investing to running a startup: It was a couple of things. Read more: socaltech , The Startup Cafe. He’s also been busy doing the local startup site interview circuit as well. Being an investor, that gave me insight into just a ton of needs out there. MORE >>