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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. I found out about the event from Angel Launch, an LA based resource for helping entrepreneurs connect [...]
Something 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 by people who run small businesses, most have less than ten employees, some work by themselves. Our business thrives on the relationships [...]
Hub 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 meeting, I went straight to my second client session for StartupHen with LAB Humanity and set up their online [...]
Tribes 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 somebody’s life experiences, well thought out, organized, and articulated, just for you. Over the holiday’s [...]
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 class was split in two: the first half was a guest speaker, and we discussed a Harvard Business Review case study the second [...]
Recent 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 http://bit.ly/zNeu8Q via @venturebeat #startup Great advice: “Fail fast, fail often, and try again” http://bit.ly/AdKPFG via @wamdame #socent #impinv 24-yr-old Founder Of @Getaround, @jessicascorpio, wants to get a [...]
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 household chores like cleaning and laundry. Worst case scenario, you turn on the TV for one second, and realize three [...]
#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 Vegas Jelly team. Jelly is a casual semi-weekly work together event started in NYC and now in over 100+ cities worldwide. It was a [...]
27 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 @socialedge hosted by @saulgarlick founder of @thinkimpact. #socent How to Find a Social Innovation Job (Innov8social) 44 tips for finding a job in social innovation. via @Innov8Social #jobs #socent (Check out tip #17!) Start-Up Accelerator and [...]
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 attendance, “…walked into a room with a few dozens strangers, left a few hours later feeling I [...]
