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OpenCoffee Club LA Weekly
SMNT have been hosting OpenCoffee Club meetings weekly since September 2014. After hosting 18 meetings we decided to make a short video so that others know what all these meetings are all about. The...
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#SMNT30
Our February pitch/demo event #SMNT30 took place at Cross Campus in Santa Monica on Wed, Feb 18. 6 new tech startups presented their creations. Elementz Interactive was our sponsor: Elementz is a full...
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#SMNT31 Pasadena Edition
At the end of February 2015 our group was invited to the new Cross Campus Office in Pasadena. And we drove! Our sponsor was Pasadena Angels, which is highly involved in the local Idealab accelerator....
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#SMNT32
On March 24 we hosted our monthly pitch/demo event back at Cross Campus in Santa Monica. Interoute was our sponsor and provided drinks and pizza. Interoute is the owner operator of Europe’s largest...
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The First White House Tech Meetup
On April 17, 2015 I was invited to the White House Tech Meetup in Washington, DC with other tech community leaders around the country (about 50 people). It was an honor to represent LA and the Silicon...
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#SMNT33
Our April 22 event #SMNT33 at Cross Campus was very well attended. Five startups presented their ideas that were so different and intriguing that they sparked a lot of controversy during networking...
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Three Year Anniversary
Three years went by and we are still organizing our events! It is a big milestone in the world of startups. As I recall our first event, it took place in Santa Monica Public Library Ocean Park branch....
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Hack the Beach Event
The City of Santa Monica, in partnership with the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, hosted a meetup at the Santa Monica Public Library for the 2015 National Day of Civic Hacking. Our group was invited...
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#SMNT35
#SMNT35 pitch/demo event took place on June 10 at Cross Campus in Santa Monica. Pizza and drinks were provided courtesy of our sponsor Bryan Lemster from Halcyon Innovation. All attendees got a sneak...
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#SMNT36
On Wed, July 15, we all drove to Playa Vista for our July pitch/demo event #SMNT36 at CTRL Collective @ctrlcollective: “The Collective is a shared working space in Silicon Beach that’s bringing...
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What is New? ..2017!
Dear Friends of SMNT, We have not been updating this blog for more than one year?! Yes, but we are happy to report that although the blog was idling we were not! First of all, we have organized...
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SMNT Testimonials
As I was approached by the UCLA Professor to share stories about our group for his upcoming book in the chapter on community, I reached out to some of our members asking for their feedback. Please read...
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SMNT Testimonials Part 2
The second story is submitted by Terence Lem, the Founder of Products into Retail SoCal Meetup. Enjoy! With mobile technology including text messaging, social media, online content and video and the...
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SMNT Testimonials Part 3
Next story is by our Open Coffee Club LA regular Ken Scott. I have regularly attended Santa Monica New Tech Meetups for the better of the last year. There are 3 main factors that motivate my active...
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SMNT Testimonials Part 4
Sam McArdle shares his experience after taking Silicon Beach Startup 101 Course in Aug 2015 and launching his own company. What stuck with me the most were the lunches. Marina cleverly brought in...
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SMNT Testimonials Part 5
Michael Lebow is a recent Berkeley graduate and the founder of CursusPublicus. Michael will present his startup at our next Pitch/Demo event #SMNT54 on Feb 7 at Cross Campus. I’ve been attending Santa...
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SMNT Testimonials Part 6
Wes Boudville, Inventor I have gotten 2 big things from the SMNT monthly meetings. The first is getting a pulse on the Los Angeles startup scene. By volunteering at many meetings, it gives me an...
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SMNT Testimonials Part 7
Gary Livingston is a UX designer who is also co-organizer of 805 Startups Meetup that helps build startup ecosystems in Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and Los Angeles County. SMNT was one of the...
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