Mark is a CTO, see, and his company, PortBlue , was recently acquired (congrats, Mark!). LA CTO Forum – This is a private community of CTOs in the southern California area. LA Hadoop Meetup – My good friend Mark Jeffrey’s company, Mahalo , typically hosts these events. My friend Mark Long recently asked me about networking in Los Angeles. After transitioning to the new team, Mark was left to wonder, what now?

12.     Mark Jeffrey - CTO, Mahalo Why 1.     Rosalind Resnick - Founder of NetCreations Why Why listen: Rosalind bootstrapped a company that she eventually took public. You’ll learn the trial and error that went into finding that golden idea. 2.     Timothy Sykes - Author

Mark helped launch 4 startups, including SuperSig, which was a disaster and Mahalo , a rising star. Today he’s working on his latest startup as the CTO of Mahalo. I asked Mark Jeffrey for an interview because I knew he’d be open with me about the periods in entrepreneurship when things fall apart and you feel like there’s no way out. Network by evangelizing

Thank you Mark Jeffrey, CTO of Mahalo & author of The Max Quick Series for helping to put this together! ...Tags: This is the story of two brothers who took on the established entertainment industry, succeeded for a while — and then almost went out of business when the dot com market crashed. And it’s the story of how they rebuilt their business and became one of the most celebrated digital entertainment studios.

The Google Analytics panel was a big success with a great turnout of over 150 people at the  Mahalo office in Santa Monica. John Shiple, CTO, Ultralive www.linkedin.com/in/johnshiple Repost of SMCLA's Going Goo Goo Over Google Analytics Below is a highlight video of the evening.  To To view the entire talk click here

The founder, Ryan Scott, was co-founder and CTO of email marketing firm NetCreations, which had an IPO in 1999; Scott is also an angel investor, and lists himself on LinkedIn as an investor in Tesla Motors, Mahalo, Dipity, and a number of other startups. Los Angeles-based Causecast, a new startup focused on promoting causes and non-profits, launched this week at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco. The firm said will "harness the power of pop culture" to help social causes and non-profits.

TechZulu will be streaming SMCLA: Going Goo Goo Over Google Analytics, live from the Mahalo Office in Santa Monica.  John Shiple, CTO, Ultralive www.linkedin.com/in/johnshiple Here is some info on the event: Confused by Analytics? Want to know if your tweet really made a difference in your company’s bottom line?

Last night, Mahalo CTO Mark Jeffrey announced that Harper Collins is going to publish the first book of his Max Quick series, entitled The Pocket and The Pendant . “A 8220;A lifelong dream has come true,” Jeffrey said in a blog post announcing the news. “I’ve 8220;I’ve known this was coming for a few weeks now, but the reality of it finally hit today, and it is amazing.”

Author and CTO of Mahalo , Mark takes you through the challenges of product development and demanding bosses.  Hotrentrepenuer Debbie Landa and Deal Maker Media are bringing Startonomics  to Los Angeles. This time around they’ve assembled their best speaker lineup ever , I can say this with great confidence (and no modesty) because I’m one of the speakers.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Social Media Club – Going Goo Goo over Google Analytics - join Social Media Club as we discuss Google Analytics, with John Shiple, CTO, Ultralive; Alex Becker, Co-Founder and President, Highly Relevant; and Andrew Hahn, Luxury Link and Familygetaway.com. Mahalo 902 This week is packed with events, and two celebrations happening on Thursday. Hope you have a case of red bull cause you’re gonna need it.