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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA .” We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more.  We We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves.  But Los Angeles.  People People either love it our hate it.  All
 
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 -- The Tech Coast Angels 5th Annual Fast Pitch Competition will take place on February 24th at UCLA Anderson School of Management. CEOs of 12 early stage companies, selected from more than 100 applicants, will have 90 seconds to pitch their companies to a panel of judges.The event will also include a keynote presentation by Steve Streit, CEO of TCA-funded Green Dot, a panel of CEOs discussing their funding war stories and angels and venture capitalists providing tips on how to get early stage funding. Dinner and refreshments will be served after the program at a networking event attended by hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and other industry experts.
 
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Next Wednesday, the people from Scripped.com are teaming up with the UCLA Anderson School of business to bring you Hollywood 2.0. The crowd will be a mix of students from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA Film School and other LA-Area media entrepreneurs. Richard Walter - Chair of the UCLA Screenwriting Department We’ve been told this event will be a wonderful opportunity to hear from a few leaders in the new media, and traditional media spaces. The distinguished panelists will be discussing the future of the Hollywood studio system in light
Startup Army would like to recognize our own Serena Ehrlich for her new advisory role with UCLA’s Marketing and Advertising programs. UCLA’s Certificate in Marketing consists of four track concentrations focused on marketing management, sales and marketing account management, marketing communications, and a “create your own” (*hint* *socialmedia* *hint*) track. She now leads the communications team at the LA-based product We are very pleased to know that Serena will be aiding students to develop their analytical, critical, and creative thinking skills in the realm of Social Media knowledge.
The annual Entrepreneurs Conference at UCLA is the largest and highest-profile student-organized event. We spoke with Gohar Galyan, an MBA student at UCLA that helped with the conference, to find out why she feels this conference is worth attending. The keynote speakers are high level CEO’s and the panels will touch on everything from scaling a company, being an entrepreneur, and how journalism is merging with web. This year marks their 24th consecutive conference, which focuses its efforts on the “entrepreneurial road less traveled.” 8221; The full day
In a conference on March 24, UCLA/CNSI launched a “technology incubator” – the first of its kind for UC – in conjunction with UCLA’s Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Sponsored Research (OIP-ISR). The UCLA on-campus technology incubator will be housed in the CNSI building and will offer four to five separate startup projects access to a total of 1,000 square feet of flexible lab space for 18 to 24 months. The event, held in the CNSI auditorium, brought together faculty entrepreneurs, representatives of industry startups and venture capital firms.
When I drill down on that term, you can see why with posts like: Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Lops A Third Of Company THQ Lays Off 100 Employees, Closes San Diego Office Citrix Cuts 10 Percent; Santa Barbara Hit And it's also interesting to see what geographies are being associated with "Layoffs" more often than others: Layoffs Woodland Hills Layoffs San Diego Layoffs Santa Monica Layoffs Los Angeles I guess this is a sign of the times. The Scott Sanfilippo Interview Media Optimization Firms Are Red Hot In Southern California in 2009 Proliferate
was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA .” We have universities like CalTech, UCLA, USC and many more.  We We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves.  But Los Angeles.  People People either love it our hate it.  All
" UCLA microbiologist Wenyuan Shi collaborated with the research company C3 Jian to develop a therapeutic orange-flavored lollipop that is actually good for your teeth. Herbal treatments have been used in China for more than 3,000 years. Professor Shi studied and tested over 1,000 Chinese herbs and determined that an extract of licorice root (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) targets and kills the primary bacteria (streptococccus mutans or S.mutans) responsible for tooth decay.
Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). This Panel will Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 -- UCLA MBA Intern Fair for VC / Portfolio / Small Companies. The goal of the fair on January 13th is to match companies with both paid and academic interns. Over 100 MBA students have expressed interest in obtaining an internship in a variety of industries and functional roles this winter. See [link] (mor
Monday, December 15, 2008 -- UCLA MBA Intern Fair for VC / Portfolio / Small UCLA MBA Intern Fair for VC / Portfolio / Small Companies. Companies Registration Deadline. The goal of the fair on January 13th is to match companies with both paid and academic interns. Over 100 MBA students have expressed interest in obtaining an internship in a variety of industries and functional roles this winter. See [link] (mor