Alliance Blog
For those of us who live in the innovation and startup world, these past 72 hours have been like no other. It all started late last week when CEO Greg…
The world of venture capital is in flux, with profound implications for founders and funders alike. Earlier this month, we hosted a discussion with investors based in Orange County…
photos courtesy of Susanne Hayes at the Pasadena Angels We concluded early in the formation of the Alliance that embracing partnership and collaborations was the only viable way that our…
I think now that we have held our second annual Allies in Innovation celebration, it is officially a tradition! I say that enthusiastically because the 2nd Allies event we held…
On November 3rd, the Alliance and Techstars co-hosted a discussion on Bioinformatics for a select group of corporate leaders on the campus of San Diego State University. The all-star attendee…
Though occasionally one can stumble into greatness, more often than not success comes through an on-going commitment to executing a thoughtfully developed plan. Such is the case with the early…
On October 18th, the Alliance hosted our fourth annual SoCal Ecosystem Leadership Forum which is a professionally facilitated one-day intensive workshop focused on uniting and catalyzing the leadership of Southern…
For founders currently raising their seed round, the advice from the panel of venture investors assembled last week at the Alliance’s founders event was pretty clear: focus on business fundamentals….
As a lover of innovation and a lifelong SoCal surfer, I’ve been fascinated with pro surfer Kelly Slater’s quest to create the perfect wave, which he eventually achieved with help…
On September 22nd, the Alliance convened a world-class leadership roundtable discussion which brought together a broad array of healthcare executives to discuss “Innovating for an Increasingly Patient-centric Healthcare System of…