Tech Startup and VC Resources and Event Calendar – San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Monica

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under “Knowledge & Insight” at Gust: “Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them and entrepreneurs that run them.” He joins a group of seasoned industry experts including Gust CEO and Founder David S. Rose, who also serves as Chairman of New York Angels; “the Obi Wan Kenobi of business plans,” Tim Berry; veteran investor and angel group founder Bill Payne; renowned startup mentor Martin Zwilling, Founder and CEO of Startup Professionals; and Bob Rice, founder of merchant bank Tangent Capital and author of Three Moves Ahead. Gust is a professional investor relations platform for startups and the industry-standard funding application for angel groups and venture capital funds.

Mashtag “Blawg”

Click here for Mashtag, a unique blog observing social media, entrepreneurship, public policy, and all things at the intersection of people, capital, technology, and creativity.

The Bottom Line

Click here for The Bottom Line, a daily round-up compiled from the Twitter feeds of leading voices in tech entrepreneurship, Web 2.0, venture capital and angel financing, and the startup community in San Francisco/Silicon Valley and Los Angeles/Santa Monica, with a little bit of pure fun sprinkled on top. If you like it, please share it!

“Term Sheet,” Quora and Founders' Space

Follow Venture Capital on Quora We've launched a new board on Quora, “Term Sheet,” described as “a hand-crafted collection of startup resources for entrepreneurs and investors ready to roll up their sleeves and dig into the gory details.” Term Sheet assembles the best words of wisdom, both in the form of Quora answers and in links to longer blog posts, written by luminaries ranging from Marc Andreessen to Fred Wilson and everyone in between. Visit Term Sheet on Quora and click “Follow” to get the latest updates.

You can also read our Quora answers to many frequently asked questions regarding startups, venture capital, angel investing, stock options, employee compensation, intellectual property, online liability, defamation, advertising law, and more. Founders' Space is another site with a narrower focus specifically on issues of interest to entrepreneurs. Antone Johnson has written a number of answers as an Advisor and Featured Contributor. Feel free to ask questions of your own on either site and ask us to answer them!

Industry Events

May 23, 2012, San Francisco: SF New Tech with Hotmail, P6, EVR1, Glomper, Entryless and more. SF New Tech provides a platform for companies and developers to showcase their latest-and-greatest new technologies at its monthly events. Details and registration at Eventbrite.
May 31, 2012, Santa Monica: The Insider's Guide: How to Raise Capital for Your Startup. Jon Funk, a veteran LA venture capitalist who has backed several of Southern California’s top startup successes, including Sandpiper Networks, Rent.com and Shopzilla, leads an improved and updated version of his 3-hour intensive course on how to plan for, find and raise capital for your startup.

Speaking Engagements

May 19, 2012, San Francisco: Antone Johnson will speak on social media and legal ethics at the State Bar of California's 16th Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium: "Evolution of Ethics in an Electronic Age" at UC Hastings School of Law. The Symposium is a forum for California lawyers to participate in an interactive program discussing cutting edge issues confronting the professional responsibility area. See below for related materials and resources, including a template social media policy.
June 18, 2012, Palo Alto: Antone Johnson will speak on “Top 10 Best Practices for Startups” at Stanford Law School's Ninth Annual E-Commerce Best Practices Conference. More information will be posted soon at http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/ebp2012/.

“Ask the Lean Startup Lawyer” at pariSoma

Next Date TBD, San Francisco: Antone Johnson will spend the day onsite at pariSoma Innovation Loft's sleek coworking space at 169 11th Street (between Mission and Howard). All entrepreneurial techie and creative types welcome. Stay tuned for details and signup information.

Past Events

Visit our Event Archive to read about past events in which Bottom Line Law Group participated as a presenter, sponsor or attendee, including Web 2.0 Summit, Startup Weekend, Geo-Loco, Freelance Camp PRO, TEDx SoMa, Social Media Camp, the Social Media Clubhouse at SxSW Interactive and Tech Coast Angels' Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition.

Media

CBC Radio All In A Day – "Crowdfunding Critic": Conversation with host Alan Neal regarding the challenges and risks to investors inherent in crowdfunding (7 min. audio):

Martindale-Hubbell Connected Pulse: Watch Antone Johnson's interview with Mike Mintz in which they discuss social media law and international expansion, drawing on experiences at MySpace and eHarmony:

New Threats to Cybersecurity panel (streaming video 300k), Stanford Law School Program in Law, Science and Technology, 6th Annual E-Commerce Best Practices Conference, June 12, 2009