Francisco Dao came up with the idea of letting 10 companies that weren’t selected for Twiistup to do a presentation the night before to a group of people and let the audience pick one company to win the final slot at Twiistup.  I I’ll put up the video when they post it on their website. Many of them have their iPhones and laptops Most people suck at presenting to big groups.  It’s 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

This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons .” I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. BCG, Bain, LEK – they’re all great), a few years at a start-up or a few years somewhere like Microsoft, Google, Amazon or Apple.  8221; I

quot; In its first six years, the center, at UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering, fostered the startup of 16 companies that have acquired more than $71 million in private capital. " The William J. von Liebig Center at the University of California San Diego is a model in how to promote the commercialization of discoveries made in the university's classrooms and laboratories, according to a national study released yesterday. "

"DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neoprobe Corporation (OTCBB: NEOP), a diversified developer of innovative oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic products, today announced that Neoprobe and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have executed a definitive license agreement involving development rights to a molecular compound developed by researchers at UCSD. quot;William Decker, Assistant Director of the Office of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Services of UCSD, said, "We're pleased that our office

The SoCal Tech Group is dedicated to empowering the Southern California technical entrepreneur. UCLA, USC, UCSD, UCI, UCR, Cal Poly, Cal Tech are just a few of the esteemed universities in the area. There are scores of individuals working in Southern California industry or academics with little exposure to venture-backed startups. We do this by helping folks network and learn from each other, both offline and online. Going beyond the current entrepreneurial base, STG provides outreach to both industry and local universities, with the goal of educating anyone with an

Send me your new, updated, or reviews of networking events and organizations. The Notable & Where I'm Going... Tell them you heard about it from Todd's blog! I'll be speaking (yes, yours truly) on “Effective Networking for Entrepreneurs” at the GroundUP Business Group 's Tuesday, March 9th 7-8:30pm, at Zephyr Coffee House, 2419 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107 . Join over 1,000 elite business leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs at the 26th Annual Business Growth Conference on Thursday, May 6, 2010 hosted by the USC Marshall School of Business Alumni Association and