The one word the best entrepreneurs never accept. said it. Now let me walk you through a broader story because avoidance of the word in and of itself will seem cliche. Stay with me. When I was little I had a role model for entrepreneurship – my mom. She was a natural leader. She was president of the UJA  in Sacramento. Even today. stories. MORE >>

'We have posted Round 5 of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. In this round, we''re very happy to announce that a community member has contributed tests for ASP.NET running on native Windows. This is Round 5, but it''s only the first round with Windows results. View Round 5 results now. Thanks! MORE >>

'You often hear the advice: do one thing, and do it well. That one thing, in the case of Los Angeles-based FamousBirthdays.com , is creating an online resource all about--you guessed it--famous birthdays. What is FamousBirthdays.com? Evan Britton: People love looking up who was born on their birthday. That was the genesis of the site. Thanks! MORE >>

'Guest article by Eva Hibnick with General Assembly LA. Article after article points out that Los Angeles is on its way to becoming one of the most robust startup communities in the United States. We have seen this growth first hand, and are always impressed by the community’s appetite for learning new age technical skills. MORE >>

'SAM is excited to announce that it will be a featured venue on the 2013 TechZulu Silicon Beach Tech Crawl on Thursday May 23 from 6pm-11pm.  For more information and to register for the Tech Crawl, visit [link]. What is a Tech Crawl? It’s like a bar crawl, but featuring tech companies instead of bars. Food and drinks will be served. MORE >>