Review: None Added 11/8/09 by Todd Zebert Name: Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum Sites: www.entforum.caltech.edu , twitter.com/CaltechMITForum Self-description: " About the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum The Caltech/MIT Enterprise forum is a joint venture of Caltech's Industrial Relations Center, Caltech’s Office of Technology Transfer, the Caltech Alumni Association and the MIT Alumni Association. Mission The mission of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum is to encourage the growth and success of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures in

We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more.  We Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Launchpad LA SoCal Stuff Start-up Advice Startup Advic Los Angeles.  People People either love it our hate it.  All All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown.  And

CalTech, Polished vs. Tags: Investing SoCa IPO vs. Acquisition, Band of Angels vs. Tech Coast Angels, Facebook vs. MySpace, Stanford vs. Scrappy, 3rd time CEO vs. 1st time CEO, 10M

CalTech, Polished vs. IPO vs. Acquisition, Band of Angels vs. Tech Coast Angels, Facebook vs. MySpace, Stanford vs. Scrappy, 3rd time CEO vs. 1st time CEO, 10M Pre vs.

In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc.  They can’t really speak generically to this because the Tech Coast Angels / Pasadena in SoCal have produced Green Dot, MyShape and many other successes.  And If you’re three s***-hot kids from Stanford, Caltech or MIT you might be able to push valuation higher.  If This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC . Last night I attended a DealMaker Media (whom I love because they always host such great discussions) panel on raising angel money moderated by Dan Gould and with

have also attended Thursday Lunch ( thursdaylunch.com ), Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum , and Digital LA . because I would like KlickFu to remain primarily a SoCal company and success story! For consulting work, I have done several projects with Lou Sokolovskiy of Genero Capital , a boutique private equity firm. Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations. This time I'm getting to know Mark Geller ( LinkedIn , @markgeller ).

Saturday, October 11, 2008 -- "Successful Companies Through Incubation: SoCal Incubators Serve the High Tech Industry" Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. The Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum on October 11 will feature some of the award-winning business incubators supporting the high tech industry in Greater Los Angeles. Come hear about the regional business incubator network and get answers to your questions about how they can benefit your business, including: What is a business incubator and what types are available? What type of entrepreneurial companies benefit from those incubators?

Or better yet, get there early (the last event had something like 5,000 job seekers!) Regular Updates: 4 Updates and 5 New in SoCal Networking Event Organizations . New comments in SoCal Educational Networking & Job Search Organizations . 2 New in Other & Indirect Job Networking Opportunities New Section as of Last Week! SoCal Networking Event Organizations Name: iLearning Weekly updates! Please let me know if know of other items to add, or if you have any feedback on events. A Special Notice: Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10, 2009,

Alumni events 2 updates and 14 new in SoCal Networking Event Organizations . New ideas in SoCal Educational Networking & Job Search Organizations . New items and updates in Other & Indirect Job Networking Opportunities SoCal Networking Event Organizations Name: Media Leaders (LA) Review: I attended towards the en of their event at Bodega Wine Bar in Santa Monica. Weekly updates! Please let me know if know of other items to add, or if you have any feedback on events. Sorry I missed last week; this week is extra value (same low cost).