LA December Event Calendar

by Nicole Jordan on December 1, 2008

I’m still figuring out how to integrate a calendar on the site so in the mean time here’s the master list I put together for the SoCal FB group. I tried to send it out to the list but seems some list URL’s were blocked as spam…so until I find another work around it will live here. Happy holidays!

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RECURRING WEEKLY:
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Tuesday’s with Exectec
7:30 PM @ D’Amore’s Pizza Connection on Westwood
1136 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Thursday Lunch
12PM @ Santa Monica/ 3rd

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DECEMBER CALENDAR
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Monday, December 1st – Tuesday, December 2nd
3D Entertainment Summit
Hyatt Century Plaza
Los Angeles, CA

3D Entertainment Summit is totally focused on how the 3D entertainment transformation is going to affect the business of entertainment attracting decision makers from theater owners, filmmakers directors, writers, talent executives, studio executives, pre & post production personnel, specialists in playback and distribution, business management, video game development executives, motion picture and TV engineers and financial analysts, media and the press.

See schedule here
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Tuesday, December 2nd

Dealmaker Media LA
VC OUTLOOK ‘09: If You Need Funding, You’re F%#$*d…Or Are You?
Roundtable 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Mixer 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
11355 West Olympic Boulevard 10th FL
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Join some of LA’s most experienced investors and founders for a “get real” discussion about what it’ll take to grow in a down market.

Moderator:
Mike Jones, CEO, Tsavos

Speakers:
Nate Redmond, Partner, Rustic Canyon Ventures
Richard Wolpert, Managing Director, the Mailroom Fund
Jim Armstrong, Managing Director, Clearstone Venture Partners
Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners

Register here
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Startup LA: Fighting the Fight with Jason Calacanis

by Nicole Jordan on December 1, 2008

This article first appeared on Bub.blicio.us November 23, 2007. Jason Calacanis is known for his direct delivery style and he had some strong words for entrepreneurs on what it takes to fight and conquer. In light of ongoing occurrences with start-ups trimming staff and cutting budgets it seemed appropriate to re-post.

“Business is not about being nice. If you want to be nice go to a church social.”
- Jason Calacanis


Ah. The infamous Jason Calacanis. I’ve heard so much about him over the years and even remember pitching SA Reporter way back when during the boom. Now here we are a short 9 years later and I’m attending the Fireside at Startup LA with him and host, LA’s own, Heather Vescent.

I don’t know Jason as a person at all and have only met him a handful of times, almost every time with him giving me a look of total lack of recognition and “yeah, what do you want?” all over his face. I was told recently that this is a tactic he uses just to see how people will react. Good thing then that when he shook my hand limply at Startup LA and said, “Yes, I remember you” in a totally bored voice I simply said, OK, and turned around and walked away. I’m not one of those ass-kisser types no matter how many people want you to sign their napkin.

It was with great curiosity that I sat down at a table in the front with my purty little Macbook popped open in front of me with Bub.blicio.us name tag proudly on display to capture the entire conversation word for word. You always hear, “You either love Jason or hate him. There is no in-between.” I was looking forward to watching him go and go he did.

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