SWNext Los Angeles has teamed up with Cross Campus to host the 5-week class that will be led by the founder and CEO of QuantSoft, Wilton Risenhoover, who also teaches entrepreneurship at UCLA Extension. Customer Development. What you will get at NEXT: You will be taught the what, how, and why of the customer development process. MORE >>

'This Thursday TechZulu and the Entrepreneurship Association at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management are pleased to bring you Spotlight: LA Tech Spring. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, April 25, at UCLA Korn Hall. The The Entrepreneur Association is the largest student association at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. MORE >>

TechZulu and The Entrepreneurship Association at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management are pleased to announce Spotlight: LA Tech Fall. They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! MORE >>

LRN--which is around the corner from UCLA--serves such customers as 3M, Dow, Johnson & Johnson, Loews, Pfizer and Siemens. In what might be one of the more unusual perks for a Southern California high tech company, LRN , a developer of enterprise compliance and ethics software, has an unlimited, paid vacation policy. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. Most people suck at presenting to big groups. MORE >>