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09/22/2014

Want to Step up your local Dev? Heres how to set up the LEMP stack using homebrew on OSX Mavericks.

http://discreteunits.com/homebrew-nginx-php-fpm-mysql-on-osx-mavericks/

How to set up and install Nginx PHP-FPM and MySQL using Homebrew. Step up your local development game with the LEMP stack and Homebrew on OSX Mavericks.

03/27/2014

How to change your life is a big interest of mine, mainly because I did it myself. Three years ago my life was very different — I was living in London and was not very happy.

03/19/2013

FounderDating is kicking off in San Diego - as you might know, we unlocked the city a few months ago - and this is our last push for this round of applications, due this Wednesday, 3/20. It's easy and simple to apply:

http://members.founderdating.com/application/

What is FounderDating? It's an invite-only online network for entrepreneurs to connect with co-founders. We carefully screen members for quality and readiness and as a result have a 50/50 balance of technical and non-technical. The FounderDating network extends past just San Diego; members hail from all over North America.

Apply by 3/20 and start your next company or side project with FounderDating!

FounderDating is the premiere online network for entrepreneurs looking for cofounders.

03/13/2013

Local SD startup Kareer.me recently published their profile on Angel and is trying to hit the trending email for next week.

If you have an Angel account and can spare a few seconds, please follow them at https://angel.co/kareer-me

Support an awesome, local startup!

Salesforce for Talent

02/19/2013

Partially San Diego based, Start-Up Chile Alumni - Student Loan Hero gets TechCrunched. Check it and show em some love!

Debt-management focused Student Loan Hero is ramping up the competition in the "Mint for Student Loans" space, with now 2,000 people on board, $63 million in debt under management, a platform built on proprietary technology (not Yodlee, like some of its nearest competitors), and a little..

01/07/2013

New book from hometown hero, Brant Cooper.

Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFWbnUAzFuE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Get the book: http://LeanEntrepreneur.co Follow Brant Cooper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrantCooper Follow Patrick Vlaskovits on Twitter: https://twitte...

11/20/2012

San Diego hardware startup rolls the dice: Self launches crowdfunding campaign.

Featured in TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Cultofmac.com and The Next Web.

Check it out:

https://lumawake.us/

Lumawake was designed to improve your life during that one third of the day that’s consistently overlooked. From the time you go to bed to the moment you wake up, Lumawake is working to make your life easier & more fun. Through sleep hacking & home automation you’re sure to start every day on the ri...

11/12/2012

San Diego startup, Lumawake, goes rogue. Self launching crowdfunding campaign following Kickstarter's crackdown on Hardware and Product Design projects.

Read their story: http://lumawake.com/we-will-not-be-denied/

A pioneer in the crowdfunding space, Kickstarter set out in 2009 to allow people to bring creative projects to life through the direct support of others. To date, over $350 million has been pledged by more than 2.5 million people, funding more than 30,000 creative projects.

10/30/2012

This is the last week to get the early bird discount for the upcoming LSM in San Diego. There's currently only 9 left. Use discount code GUSU20 to get an extra 20% off!

http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/san-diego-november-16-18/

Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service.

10/18/2012

Have you pre-ordered Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits new book yet?

http://custdev.com/The-Lean-Entrepreneur/

Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits, authors of The Entrepreneurs Guide to Customer Development are crowdsourcing their second book, The Lean Entrepreneur. Published by Wiley in Fall 2012

10/17/2012

San Diego comin in hot! Local startup guru Brant Cooper, co-author of The Lean Entrepreneur comes in at 1:40.

Enjoy!

http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/17/anyone-who-has-started-will-start-or-wants-to-start-a-startup-must-watch-this-video/

If you could bottle the essential startup advice of some of the best founders and VCs in the world, what would it look like? Pretty much like this.