Startups

You won’t want to miss this riveting interview with the fiercely candid Mohit, who previously founded BizRate and Shopzilla. Mohit explains how Gri.pe uses social clout to make people powerful in the real world, cutting through the “barrage of brand bullshit” that clutters our lives. It’s so simple, based on truth, and on the idea that people are good.

Last night we had a completely sold out event filled with startups, entrepreneurs, angles, and VC’s. The panel gave some amazing advice, tips, personal stories and wisdom they have learned over the years over being in the startup community.

Are you creating the next Facebook/Gilt Groupe/Omniture/Sling Media in LA? Are you transforming your industry with technology and making the world a greater place to live? Are you doing things with software, hardware or Web or mobile services that will make fellow techies cheer in admiration? Then we want you.

Our good friends Brad Feld and David Cohen over at TechStars from Boulder, Colorado will be in town this week, Thursday October 14th, for a Do More Faster Book launch event. As part of the TechStars / Do More Faster book tour, they will hold a one hour “About TechStars” meetup hosted by Microsoft at their Los Angeles downtown location.

TechZulu Live Episode 10 This week on TechZulu Live we had special guest Brittany Laughlin of Gtrot.  Gtrot makes it really easy for college students to book trips and share their travel experiences.  They provide structure to the valuable social information that emerges, helping them connect with the information they need to plan trips and…continue reading.

TechZulu and CAPLINKED are teaming up to putting together an amazing panel for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. And if you just so happen to not be in town or are not from Southern California no worries.

This week on TechZulu Live we have special guest Brittany Laughlin of Gtrot. Gtrot makes it really easy for college students to book trips and share their travel experiences.

Finding great applications and tools is a task within itself. First you need to know exactly what you are looking for, then find out from all the options which is the best suited for you and your startup, and you can’t forget about pricing. You may find a application that seems perfect from the description page, buy it and come to find out it was not what you were looking for.

Comparison shopping is great when you are out and about looking for the best deals on a product or even looking for reviews. However, I catch myself wondering about the reviews on occasion. “This is an awesome product, and is a must buy!”, says dbz09.

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. StartupDemo was a hit, with a completely sold out (over 400+ tickets sold) venue and tons on the waiting list (all of which where able to participate).