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Santa Monica Open Data Initiative
Update (9/21/2011) – Unexpectedly,I’ve recently joined a group to work on this open data project. Read the next blog post here. A Mashable article from this past February titled How Open Data...
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A Data Revolution Being Planned in an Old Train Cart in Hollywood
Life’s been a whirlwind of excitement since I found myself in a newly appointed position as Events Director for the Hub LA. Having started my post-college life in the web-based tech start-up scene of...
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No Question About It, the Hub LA Community Rocks
This is a blog post I wrote for the Hub LA blog regarding our second Founding Member Mixer. This time the magic happened at Caña Rum Bar, in Downtown Los Angeles. To quote a Hub LA Founding Member in...
View Article27 Recent Articles for Social Entrepreneurs
Here are some recent articles and links that I found through social media. Enjoy! For Social Entrepreneurs: Discussion: Where Does One Start? (Social Edge) Starting a Social Enterprise: Discussion on...
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#floworking with @PictureHealing, @Give2GetJobs, and @Flula
Today, the team at Picture Healing (@picturehealing) was kind enough to invite us to work out of their apartment/office in a format called #floworking (like a floating coworking space) inspired by the...
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Best Coffee Shops for Working, West of the 405
I’ve been “working remotely” for a few years now, which really means I work from home. The truth about working from home is that unless you’re working with others, it’s easy to get distracted by...
View ArticleRecent Articles for Social Entrepreneurs (Feb 28)
#SocEnt Want to be a thought leader? 10 ways to build your personal PR brand http://bit.ly/AnXYh3 via @MarkRaganCEO “Enjoy the Ride” and other tips for #entrepreneurs from a founder-turned-VC...
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Leading Social Entrepreneurial Ventures at Claremont McKenna College
When I was a student at Claremont McKenna College, I had the opportunity to take “Leading Entrepreneurial Ventures” with Professor Jay Conger. The three-hour class happened once a week. Each three hour...
View ArticleTribes by Seth Godin
Alex Lightman once told me that the best way to become thought leader is to write a book. If that’s the case, reading a book must be one of the best ways to learn from thought leaders. A book is...
View ArticleHub LA, Collaborative Consumption, StartupHen, and LAB Humanity
Today was an exciting day. I celebrated National Pi Day with Hub Los Angeles at a gathering of about 25 or so people to discuss Collaborative Consumption, while eating Pie from the Pie Hole. After the...
View ArticleSomething Magical Is Happening
There’s something wonderfully conventional about the world I live in. I don’t mean conventional as in the last few decades, but further back in time, when people still lived in villages. I’m surrounded...
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VC Speed Dating in the OC
Long story short, there’s a really great event down in the OC on May 15th, where entrepreneurs have the chance to speed date with VCs. Give a 2.5 min pitch to VCs, get feedback, and move onto the next....
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Upcoming Events in LA for Tech & Social Entrepreneurs
October 26th. 9pm. Spooky Party Time Free. Wockano Santa Monica. October 29th. 7-11pm. Digital LA – Digital BOO! Halloween Party $15. ROC Santa Monica. October 30th. 6:30-9:30pm. #SocEntLA Tuesdays...
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Coloft Academy
For those of you who don’t know this yet, I joined the Coloft team as their Academy Program Director just over a month ago. My day-to-day job is to identify and connect with amazing individuals who...
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The State of Open Data in Los Angeles & Santa Monica
I doubt you remember me writing this article in March 2011 about a Santa Monica Open Data Initiative that I thought should happen at the time. Or this article about an event we did with the Director...
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Hack for LA – Civic Hacking in Los Angeles
Earlier this month, we hosted our second Hack for LA at the Boys & Girls Club in Boyle Heights. We had over 100 designers, developers, idea people, mentors, city employees, and students building...
View ArticleLA Tech 2014: Get Involved!
It’s an exciting time to be a technologist in LA. Our tech startup community is rapidly growing, we’re seeing an ever-strengthening bond between the tech scene and Hollywood’s massive entertainment...
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