DIVERSITY: StartupStarter’s Mission is to Level the Playing Field for the Under-Represented Founder. The Social Network for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Service Providers Launches…..
This opinion piece, about the founding of StartupStarter, was written by Jose Barrera, founder and CEO. StartupStarter is a social network (virtual for now), with HQ in LA. It invites founders, mentors, advisors, investors and service providers to join. It provides founders
DIVERSITY: Visualizing SoCal’s Diversity Advantage
This was written by Andy Wilson, executive director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation: Many of us know that SoCal has a diversity advantage through its breadth of people, industries, and technologies. I like to say that our diversity is our
DIVERSITY IN VC IN OC: Key Opinion Leaders Discuss Their Thoughts of How to Increase Diversity
Diversity is the buzzword these days, and rightfully so, as more and more key players in the VC industry honor it. Here are the thoughts of key leaders in OC about diversity in VC. Okapi Venture Capital in Newport Beach. One
OPINION: These authors from MIT Technology Review Believe AI Ethics Groups Need to Take Regional and Cultural Diversity Into Account
Abhishek Gupta and Victoria Heath have written a cogent opinion piece on why they think it's ill-advised that AI ethics advisory boards still are mainly comprised of people based in Europe or the U.S. Gupta is the founder of the
OPINION: Helen Cameron, Director of Community Outreach at Jamboree Housing Corp. Shares Her Opinion on the Challenge of Finding Affordable Housing in OC and How Tech Can Help
As one of the largest non-profit providers of affordable housing in California, Jamboree is quite familiar with the challenges in accessing this valuable resource. Every day, our staff in our communities hear the frustration from applicants who are told that
OPINION: Truvian CEO Jeff Hawkins Says Why His Company’s COVID-19 Antibody Test Exceeds FDA Standards, is Accessible and is Affordable
The old adage that “any press is good press” is widely accepted as general truth, but I’m sure that depends on what side of that you are on. One thing is certain; there has been a significant amount of bad
NEWS/OPINION: $2.5 Million Invested in Carlsmed’s Seed Financing Round Is Significant Due To Personalized Medicine Mega-Trend
Last week, SD medtech startup Carlsmed announced it had raised $2.5 million. This is an opinion piece written by the company's part-time CFO, Alexander Arrow, a Harvard Medical School-trained doctor. This is his opinion on the significance of this raise
OPINION: Walter Cruttenden Suggests Financial Literacy for the Disadvantaged as a Starting Point to Help Them Become Entrepreneurs and Achieve Success as Adults….
This was written by Walter Cruttenden, a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of Blast and Acorns, as a response to the message I sent out in an email blast Wednesday that contained a call to action for VC's to stop
OPINION: Okapi VC Managing Director Jeff Bocan Gives Assessment of Seed-Stage VC Market. Good News/Bad News…
While the number of seed-stage funds raised since 2011 has increased five-fold, the global coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing U.S. stock market crash do not bode well for seed-stage funds or seed-stage startups. There are some bright spots however. Like
OPINION: Apple May Acquire NextVR for $100M
This article was previously published by AppleInsider on April 4: Orange County-based NextVR is a live events VR firm, producing VR video content based on special events, including sports and musical performances, including partnerships with the NBA, Wimbledon, and Fox Sports,