He was struggling to find high quality developers in Los Angeles. Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. My flippant comment was, “If you do a Google search for Los Angeles web developer, you’ll find a LOT of people and firms.” His response was that he had done exactly that, but that the long list is not all that useful. Yesterday, I met with someone at the early stage of a startup. He has a great concept with some complexity

Attendees: If you have review comments I'd be happy to consider them. Name: XING Community Los Angeles Sites: https://www.xing.com/net/la/ , www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=33803 gid=33803 (main), https://www.xing.com/ Self-description: "This forum is dedicated to all Los Angeles inhabitants, visitors of the area and business minded people from all around the world, who would like to explore business opportunities with L.A. This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational, chamber of commerce, etc. Organizational representatives: please contact me directly for updates, etc.

I'm happy to announce the launch of the Los Angeles Tech Content Community . This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites. The goal is to create a place where it's relatively easy to find current content and highly relevant content surrounding Los Angeles Technology. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point. The content comes from other places.

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But lets face it, when you think of Los Angeles, Internet startups are not the first things that spring to mind. Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com about RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in...

Los Angeles-based You2Gov, an online social networking startup focused on politics, said this week that it has added new technology to allow its users to directly contact members of Congress. The firm's site now allows users to email, write, or make calls via Skype and Jaxtr to their political representatives. According to You2Gov, it has created a free, customized database with contact information from all of the members of the United States Congress, including the House and the Senate. You2Gov launched in July, and offers online forums, voting and polling, and other resources

The Los Angeles startup space continues to grow with its latest addition, Launchpad LA . Founded by local VC Marc Suster , Launchpad LA hopes to provide mentorship to the next generation of Los Angeles based entrepreneurs. Having worked with the greatest CEOs in Los Angeles (Jason Calacanis, Jason Nazar and Mike Jones) I can personally tell you how valuable good mentorship can be. Looks like LA is getting something similar to Northern California’s  Y Combinator , an organization that can help train and fund the best ideas from the area. This

Since Scott’s site has always been inspiration for me it’s always a nice to see him. Judging by his FourSquare feed he also managed to do a lot of sightseeing while in Los Angeles. Tags: Photos laughingsquid los angeles scott beal We recently got a chance to catch up primary tentacle Scott Beale of Laughing Squid during last week’s Twitter Conference . Along the way he took a few photos, here are some of our favorites:

Individuals use social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Plaxo as career-advancing tools, even more useful in a down economy. 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 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.

We have over 400 listings on the site, www.quarterlife.com/intern , and plenty of internship advice  on the blog.  I Tags: 2009 internship Articles los angeles inter It’s Lauren Berger, your neighborhood intern queen, I wanted to let all of you know that Spring and Summer 2009 internships are available right now !  We I wanted throw up some quick tips on making your Spring 2009 internship a successful one ! ·          Ask the right questions before your first day. This includes: Where to park, what time to show up, what the dress code is, if you need to

This is the first time that WordCamp has come to Los Angeles and hopefully not the last. Speakers: Shayne Sanderson – WP Ecommerce and WPMU: Ecommerce for your MU powered site Los Angeles, CA 90045 WordCamp LA is finally here and takes place this Saturday, September 12th, 2009. If you have a Wordpress blog, work for a company that uses a Wordpress blog, or just want to connect with people that have mad Wordpress skills then this event is for you.