JellyLA Coworking is a free community service for the mobile workforce of Los Angeles. For over three years, we've hosted weekly coworking in professional coworking spaces in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Culver City. Members also occasionally host casual coworking in cafes and local businesses. New to coworking? Here are the basics rules: Come ready to work! Save networking for lunch or happy hour. Introduce yourself when you arrive, and let the group know if you need to be left alone to focus. …

ACADEMY FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL GROW By changing your thoughts, you can let go of limiting beliefs and emotional blocks from the past that are holding you back. You can become focused and purposeful about your personal goals. You can experience the confidence and self-esteem that comes with success in the areas that are important to you. You can unlock the power within you to make the changes you want. We are looking for Professional Alternative Wellness Practitioner!!! The purpose of this group is t …

Pac IT Pros is an independent, non-profit user group for IT professionals. We hold our meetings the fourth Tuesday of every month with technical speakers presenting engaging and relevant information. At each meeting we share our experiences and ideas as well as discussing new products and software, troubleshooting techniques, and business strategies. Our meetings are open to all business professionals with an interest in technology and we strive to provide a community for business networking and …

PyLadies is an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings. PyLadies also aims to provide a friendly support network for women and a bridge to the larger Python world. Anyone with an interest in Python is encouraged to participate!

This high energy networking group is for startups and small business owners who are launching a new venture and want to share ideas. Each event will begin with networking mixer while enjoying hand crafted micro brewery beer and wine, appetizers and $5 and $10 happy hour specials. 6pm-7pm Networking and View Demo tables Anyone who spends $20 on food and/or drink can have a demo table to display their technology. We provide WiFi and outlets; bring your laptop.   7pm-8pm  Small Table Discussion …

Women! Join the maker/DIY movement! Be a part of a growing community of women that want to learn hands-on skills. No experience necessary (we really mean it). This group is a comfortable place where women can learn the basics and find others to collaborate with on projects. 

START THAT BUSINESS!™ Organization (Los Angeles, CA) provides new and established entrepreneurs with a venue to learn about the essential resources necessary to start and grow their dream businesses.   The group focuses on "Entrepreneur Startup Resources" (E.g. Business Startup 101, Entrepreneur Motivation, Time Management, Business Funding Including Angel Investor & Venture Capital Information, Business Management, Technology For Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Business Systems, Marketing, Sales, …

The purpose of this group is to increase the growth of your business through word-of-mouth marketing. We are the local chapter of Business Networking International, the largest business networking organization in the world. You should consider attending if you want to increase the amount of referrals your business gets on a consistent basis!

Our mission is to be a credible alternative to how entrepreneurs grow. To publish the first Southern California investment grade list of the best entrepreneurs in the region, To significantly increase their chances of getting funded by local investors, To be A democratic place to air out opportunities, trends, ideas and companies that truly reflect the “human capital potential” of Southern California and be a trusted place to find resources an entrepreneur can count on to help them advance their …

Wine tasting events for LA proper and Costal Los Angeles couples (married, dating, life partners) who enjoy wine, socializing or just looking to network with other couples. The groups goal is to have monthly events throughout Los Angeles. The age of our group members range anywhere from 35 to 65.

We build awesome tech companies in LA. We are looking for cofounders & others to scale our companies. We go to events to learn actionable information to help us scale our startup. We come to Tech Cofounder Dating LA events to connect and scale our tech companies. Twitter: @TechCofounderLA 06/07/2012 NOW AVAILABLE! Your User Experience (UX) 5 Guests: Asher Hunt.............Product. UX. Design, Chill Sarah MacKinnon.....Senior UX Designer, eHarmony Ruth Kaufman..........Senior Interaction Des …

106 Miles is a network of startup founders, engineers, and friends. Our mission is to educate and empower entrepreneurial engineers. Our values are Reputation, Innovation, Solidarity, and Education.   This is our SoCal group; see also our Silicon Valley group. Please join us if you're a founder or engineer (or friend!) and... * You have worked at a startup, * You want to work at a startup, * You have started a company, and/or * You want to start a company.   We meet several t …

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. Educational sessions are taught by Jon, a local vc veteran who's backed some of the area's top companies, including Rent.com, Shopzilla and Sandpiper Networks. Ocean Road Partners supports the s …

Disruptive new business models are emblematic of our generation. Yet they remain poorly understood, even as they transform competitive landscapes across industries. Business Model Generation offers you powerful, simple, tested tools for understanding, designing, reworking, and implementing business models. Business Model Generation is a practical, inspiring meetup for anyone striving to improve a business model — or craft a new one. Change the way you think about business models Business Mode …

How many times you wished you could demo your start-up product to others and find out exactly how they feel about your product? Getting feedback is really important and crucial to the success of start-ups. Most people don't give their honest feedback because  1-They don't care enough about your product 2-They don't want to give you negative feedback because why shroud they? I invented a system that will help Los Angeles entrepreneurs get REAL feedback instantly from others after they demo their …