Tuesday, January 21st
Can You Raise Money with Just an Idea?
Joshua Lee will lead a discussion on how ideas are more valuable than one might assume.
Joshua Lee, Gumshoe Ventures
Company Showcase – Need2Say
Clear communication is the key to safety, productivity, and success in construction.
Oscar R. Garcia, Founder & CEO, and Sam Ali, Business Development Executive
Company Showcase – Need2Say
Clear communication is the key to safety, productivity, and success in construction.
Oscar R. Garcia, Founder & CEO, and Sam Ali, Business Development Executive
Tuesday, January 14th
Fireside chat between Josh and Dr. Cynthia
Joshua Lee and Dr. Cynthia will lead a fireside chat.
Dr. Cynthia West, Associate Professor & Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics and Joshua Lee, Gumshoe Ventures
Company Showcase: RebusAI
The All-In-One AI-powered Platform designed to help coaches and creators monetize with ease.
Jayanthi Raja, Founder & CEO
Company Showcase: MinMaxMove
Revolutionizing Athletic Industries with Smart Textiles.
Maluhia Awaa, Founder
Tuesday, December 17th
Fireside chat between Josh and Jenn
In honor of Christmas, Joshua Lee and Jennifer Bryne will lead a fireside chat.
Joshua Lee, Head of Gumshoe Ventures, and Jennifer Byrne, General Partner at Grit Capital Partners
Company Showcase: Stifel Bank
A bank that can help you define your financial path, focus on what’s important to you and cultivate a plan to help you build your vision into reality.
Greg Singer, Senior Vice President, and Sam Wogan, Vice President
Company Showcase: Gateway Group
Specializes in providing investor relations, public relations, and digital media services for businesses at all stages of development.
John Yi, Director
Tuesday, December 3rd
The Importance of Gratitude While Building a Startup
In honor of Thanksgiving, Joshua Lee will lead a discussion on gratitude in startups–even when things don’t go according to plan.
Joshua Lee, Head of Gumshoe Ventures
Company Showcase: Muffin App
A social media platform that personalizes food search based on your location.
Edward Lee and Noah Kim, Co-Founders of the Muffin App
Company Showcase: Insperity
Open enrollment and benefit selection to be relevant to current organizational timelines.
Aleks Burvikovs and Arthur Arguijo, Business Performance Advisors
Tuesday, November 19
Cap Table Discussion
Joshua Lee will be leading a discussion on cap tables: why they’re important, what to consider, and horror stories!
Joshua Lee, Head of Gumshoe Ventures
Company Showcase: My Teal App
A seamless payment solution designed specifically for creators.
Sarah Park, Co-Founder of My Teal App
Company Showcase: Bank of America
Advising technology and emerging growth companies.
Grace Kangdani, SVP Transformative Technology Group
Tuesday, November 12
Tax 101 for Founders
Jennifer will be speaking on Tax 101 information for Founders.
Jennifer Kowal, from Chase Private Bank
Company Showcase: Withum
Withum is a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm.
Zhi Tan, Audit Manager of Withum
Company Showcase: Lola & Veranda
Lola & Veranda, the world’s first home textile brand reimagining a new, beautiful way to live through circular production.
Caitlin Villarreal, Co-Founder and CEO of the company
Tuesday, November 5
Introduction to Empowerment Through Practical Self Defense Course
Designed to equip practical skills to enhance personal safety in the workplace.
Grace Choi, Founder of VERSE Self Defense
Company Spotlight: ServaaS
ServaaS, short for Service as a Subscription, empowers service based business owners to seamlessly transition into a subscription model.
Brooke Alison Leon, Co-Founder of ServaaS
Foundation Spotlight: Dreams for Schools
We make STEAM approachable and accessible for all
Nithin Jilla, Founder & Executive Director of Dreams for Schools
Tuesday, October 29
Quitting a Corporate job and bootstrapping a startup to Post revenue
Subbu shares insights on transitioning from a corporate role to independently launching a startup that’s now generating revenue.
Subbu Somasundaram, Founder of CStream.io and Gidy.ai
Company Spotlight: Taram
Redefining trade finance – Credit line, logistics & quality assurance on PoQD Blockchain protocol.
Manoj Krishnamaraja, Co-Founder of Taram
Tuesday, October 22
Company Spotlight: M Accelerator
ReThink the Accelerator Model. We do not provide theories but create an environment for people to do the work online and in Los Angeles.
Alessandro Marianantoni, Director @ M Accelerator
Company Spotlight: Exchvnge
Connecting sellers with expert hosts to power live shopping experiences and scale social commerce
Kingson Tse, Co-Founder at Exchvnge
Tuesday, October 8
Five key metrics for the survival of a Startup
Mike sharing his life experience as a startup world survivor in an ever changing environment
Mike Hsieh, Investor / Advisor of Xrossworld
Company Spotlight: People Science
Bringing science to the people – providing clinical research and an R&D marketplace for alternative medicines.
Belinda Tan MD PhD, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of People Science
Tuesday, October 1
Showcase your financials & making the ask
Joshua and Mike share insights about your company financials.
Joshua Lee, Founder of Ardius
Mike Hsieh, Investor / Advisor of Xrossworld
Company Spotlight: MedMind
A convenient app allows you the freedom to monitor your medical conditions and prescriptions anytime—anywhere.
Sam Kikla, CEO of MedMind
Show Spotlight: “Almost Expired”
Six-time Emmy Winner Janette Barber stars in Almost Expired – a new kind of sketch show; one person – many faces. It’s a comedic escape from the news, political division, famine and sporadic incontinence.
Michael Rann, Executive Producer
Conrad Montgomery, Executive Producer
Tuesday, September 24
Startup team building
Join Byron as he leads a discussion on how to build your startup team.
Byron Wang, Founder of Ardius
Spotlight: InCommon
Discover InCommon, a startup dedicated to fostering meaningful relationships through community-building.
Alex Dunn, Founder of InCommon
Spotlight: Youth Inn
Co-Founder Cagatay shares about his company – Youth Inn.
Cagatay Sevil, Co-Founder and CEO of Youth Inn