Oh hello Q4. I hope you are waking up with as much of a hangover as I have from playing the presidential debate drinking game. (You can't really lose that way.) One of the interesting trends we've been watching in OC is the rapid growth of the electric vehicle (EV) market. From what has been a...

Hey OC friends! As I'm busy putting away all my white clothes after Labor Day, I'm excited to see all the funding and M&A activity hitting. This has been such a weird year. With pauses on funding/acquisitions in March/April, then some switches turn back on and some still paused....

Happy September! While summer is winding down, did we really get a summer break? Kids are going back to school but how many of us took zero time off over the past few months? Here's hoping we all get a little break soon. But don’t take too big of a break because there’s so much going on this...

A recent ranking of talent pools by CBRE showed Orange County in the top 25 across the country. 21st to be exact. While it's nice to see OC separated from LA for once, OC is the 6th most populated county in the U.S. so it would be nice to see a corresponding talent rank. With great...

Hello July and hello summer of activity! I think you'll see in this issue of the newsletter that things are heating up for the summer with our local tech companies. From big acquisitions ( Boost Mobile , Flatiron School , and more) to some major fundings, including Anduril . What's...

Half of the craziest year is coming to an end. What's in store for the 2nd half of 2020? I'd love to hear it from you. As you can tell from these newsletters, the hustle doesn't sleep. Companies are busy building and local investors are investing. On the investment side, seeing...

It feels like 2020 just keeps throwing the challenges at us huh? With respect to the focus on police brutality towards the Black community, the challenge really feels like an opportunity. For me, it's a time to listen to so many smarter people than myself and learn about historical issues to help...

Hey friends, As we continue to look at the impacts of Covid on our tech community, a lot of ideas come up on the future of education/learning and the future of work. So many of these "future of" ideas are now the reality and are getting stress tested. I am seeing a lot of new startup ideas...

Hi friends, how are you? Staying safe and sane? First, a continued thank you to our frontline workers, especially the moms and a happy belated Mothers Day! I've recently gotten the chance to get to know a new medical device venture studio in Orange County, Koa Accel. Koa is run by a...

Hey friends, I hope you are doing ok. It's incredibly inspiring to see companies and organizations continue to lean in and help our community, whether through changing their business model or pure donation. Local Hyundai America has donated both cash and test kits - absolutely...