This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA.  Francisco 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. 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

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

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 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.

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 event, held in the CNSI auditorium, brought together faculty entrepreneurs, representatives of industry startups and venture capital firms. 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.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 -- UCLA Internship Fair for Small and Start-up Businesses. The goal of the Fair is to match entrepreneurial companies in need of talent in a variety of corporate functions with Anderson MBA students searching for both academic and paid internships. MBA student interns will contribute 8-10 hrs / week over winter (1/13-3/20/09) and/or spring (3/27-6/11/09) quarters.

" Singapore – March 8, 2008: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has entered into a world-wide, exclusive licensing agreement with AWAK Technologies Pte Ltd for the development and commercialization of a peritoneal-based automated wearable artificial kidney (AWAK) for the treatment of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). An important feature of AWAK is that it is peritoneal dialysis-based. Current work by others on wearable artificial kidneys evolve around the technology of hemodialysis or hemofiltration, which require continuous anticoagulation of the extracorporeal

" 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.

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He has been an instructor in UCLA Extension for 9 years, and is a frequent contributor to various online publications. Michael Goldstein, CEO of Stun Media Michael Goldstein is the Chief Executive Officer & Strategic Creative at Stun Media in Los Angeles. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. 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.

EL MONTE, CA--(Marketwire - September 26, 2008) - Dr. Vishal Shrotriya, Director of Technology Development, will present Solarmer Energy, Inc.'s s progress toward delivering commercial grade plastic solar cells and future plans at the Organic Semiconductor Conference in Frankfurt, Germany on September 30, 2008.