Since 2010 LeanLA has helped Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs build successful businesses by learning and practicing Lean Startup techniques. We are smart and driven high tech entrepreneurs that have learned how to discover customers and build products that they want. Our startups achieve sucess faster that most because we get out of the building to talk to customers, use agile software development to decrease time to market and leverage continuous deployment to learn as fast as possible.  This is …

[UPDATE] Active Startup will be launching a new kind of meetup designed for supporting and training entrepreneurs. Look for first event in August, 2012. [UPDATE] Active Startup is under new leadership and will be rolling out an all new series of meetups for this community. If you want to participate in the new administration please contact the organizer. See you soon!   Active-Startup is a Los Angeles based community for aspiring entrepreneurs. The goal is to bring together like-minded individua …

… For a room of one hundred people we generally see teams between 5-10 people and a total of between 10-15 teams working away on 10-15 new startups.  At after Friday evening people come in early on Saturday and work work work for the rest of the weekend until giving a demo of the newly created startup on Sunday evening. We’ve had teams that were generating revenue on Saturday evening in the past! It’s a great learning experience, great networking, and a lot of fun to roll up your sleeves a …

When traveled alone, the journey of a web startup can be confusing and grueling. That's why we're creating a community to help web entrepreneurs and technical founders to connect, collaborate, and learn from each other. As Startup Camp grows, we plan on gathering more resources to provide support for early stage startups. We will host events and workshops 1 to 2 times a month. The format will mainly be "presentation" style, informal "mixer" type events, or peer-to-peer sharing. Our event …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with jus …

This meetup has been organized by Jon Funk of Ocean Road Partners. Events are intended for company founders or founders-to-be who are looking for intensive, unbiased, arms-length educational sessions pertaining to how to raise capital for a startup, as well as a desire to network with like-minded people. Classes are taught by Jon, a veteran local vc who's backed some of the area's top companies, including Rent.com, Shopzilla and Sandpiper Networks. Ocean Road Partners supports the startup and te …

  This networking group helps you get your new business off the ground fast and provides the support and networking you need to ensure it thrives in the months and years to come.   We address a wide range of business requirements including: Internet Marketing, Sales, Fulfillment Options for Startups & Small Business, Preparing Your Business to Receive Finance & Investment, Help with Busienss Plans, and Management Support for Startups & Small Businesses. For more information about the group, a …

Are you a Startup? Freelancer? Entrepreneur? Coder? Tired of working alone through the night? We've got you covered. Twice a month, from 7pm - 12am, come to Coloft and work the night away in an inspiring, and creative atmosphere, around like-minded, ambitious people. Who knows what can come out of this... the next billion-dollar idea perhaps?  A $15 cover charge applies. Coloft members get priority registration and pay no cover. Added Bonus: work space, wifi, super awesome people.  p.s. Foll …

Are you involved in a startup or want to be? Commonred's Startup Grind was started to help entrepreneurs meet new people face-to-face, and continue to build a lasting relationship with them online after the event. It's a monthly event held in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and New York City and features a range of speakers from founders, to journalists, to investors. More importantly it has the coolest community you've ever seen. Come to our event or go to Commonred.com to meet amazing professiona …

This group is for early stage Start ups looking to find Co-Founders, funding, pitch ideas and most importantly help bring a tech identity to Downtown LA. Right now there is a huge trend on the westside for the tech startup community, leaving a huge void in Downtown LA. Our objective is to have various events including workshops on best practices, hackathons, entrepreneur/investors panels, demo days and open forums with a focus on the tech community. This group is for coders, entrepreneurs, inves …

Helping startups and entrepreneurs jump start their new venture. Meet with other like-minded entrepreneurs, developers and professionals to network, learn and be empowered. 

… My passion is teaching classes to women entrepreneur ‘startups’, just like you, who also have a dream, desire and knowing  to launch, operate & own a successful/thriving, abundant business ~ but needing the information and training, in all areas, needed to succeed in today's economic climate. This workshop is FREE;  Parking is FREE.  Santa Monica, California location.  *Sign up here, even if you can't make this particular workshop, as we will contact you for our upcoming ~  "7 Weeks to BluePrint …

Let's face it, we all start something. Whether a new exercise habit, a new job or perhaps even creating a new company, starting anything often requires support, encouragement and clear goals. Startups and Stilettos ™ was created to provide clarity, community and continued education and encouragement for women looking to connect with other like minded women at the starting and finish lines. Support and expertise will covering the following areas: --Entrepreneurship --Social Networking --Finance - …

… Recognize startups as the drivers of our economy and their founders as American heroes  

… * Meet people at new startups. * Meet people who want to work at startups.   106 Miles collaborates with Hackers & Founders for events like: * Lean Startup: http://hackersandfounders.tv/e2N/eric-ries-the-lean-startup/ * Get Bigger: http://hackersandfounders.tv/key/get-bigger-with-vinod-khosla/ 106 Miles is symbolic of the journey entrepreneurs that take. It's from The Blues Brothers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHa_jqxnn4o Elwood: "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of …

Long Beach Tech exists to bring cutting-edge digital technology startups to life. We partner with visionary entrepreneurs to help them create great companies. We’re a team of tech entrepreneurs, businessmen, and community leaders who want to promote job creation in the Long Beach area by accelerating the growth of early-stage tech startups. Our incubator launched in late-2011 in the historic Villa Riviera building on the oceanfront of downtown Long Beach. Long Beach Tech offers startup founders …