

About us
We aim to help you and your communities (city, county, region) thrive across Southern California.
BE SURE TO JOIN THE GROUP FOR THE REGION YOU ARE LOCATED IN/WANT TO BE IN:
https://www.meetup.com/pro/startmada/
Every event and program we organize is designed to inspire, educate, and foster authentic and collaborative relationships.
The calendar includes a variety of online Office Hours with mentors and various in-person events.
Our online events are held on our website, Startmada. You can join for free as a Supporter using the 60-day trial. After that, we're delighted to offer you membership starting at only $2 per month, making it accessible for everyone.
We are working hard to bring you many new types of online and in-person events and expanding on what we are already doing as soon as possible, and we could use your help to make that happen. If you would like to be a sponsor or mentor, please get in touch with us through our website, 805startups.com
Thank you for your interest in the community.
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Upcoming events
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- Network event

Office Hour: Kimberly Wright - Nonprofit Development and Marketing
·OnlineOnline1 attendee from 11 groupsKimberly Wright will be available to answer your questions. She has extensive knowledge and experience related to:
- Founder Journey
- Board Member Role
- Design
- Relationship Building
- Project Initiation
- Community Outreach
- Event Organizing
- Marketing
- Branding
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Communication
- Fundraising
You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting Kimberly’s LinkedIn Profile
This event is being held on our new online community, Startmada
- We hold Office Hours, workshops, and other online events. Additionally, you can find various spaces to discuss critical aspects of building a career or business, or share resources.
- You can join as a Supporter for only $2 a month.
This event will be streaming live to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch
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Have requests for other mentors to host Office Hours? Let us know here
Want to be a mentor? Apply here
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Help Us Make a Bigger Impact While Supporting Your Organization
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- Network event

Monthly VIP LUNCH #84
Stonefire Grill Thousand Oaks, 3635 E Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US11 attendees from 11 groupsEnjoy food and drinks together (provided) at StoneFire Grill, Thousand Oaks.
Share a bit about yourself
- What you are working on
- How others could support you
- How you could support others
Foster authentic relationships with others
Some of our previous attendees:
Save money (and get perks) by becoming an official member of our Lunch Club:
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## You must buy a ticket through this page, on Eventbrite (if you have a discount code, use Eventbrite), or become a Lunch Club Member.
Lunch Club Members are automatically registered for lunch and do not need to buy a ticket.
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This event is brought to you by California Lutheran University, Hub101, FathomWerx, North Ranch Styling Lounge, and Matter Labs.
1 attendee from this group - Network event

Office Hour: Yarone Goren of SteadyMD
·OnlineOnline3 attendees from 11 groupsYarone Goren will be available to answer your questions. He has extensive knowledge and experience related to:
- Founder Journey
- COO role
- Commercial Strategy
- Enterprise Partnerships
- Go-to-Market Execution
- D2C Marketing
- Digital Health Infrastructure
- Product and Technology Design
- Experience Design
- Software Development
- Fundraising
You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting his LinkedIn profile
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Yarone Goren is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of SteadyMD, a 50-state telehealth technology platform powering high-quality virtual care for digital healthcare companies, labs, pharmacies, large employers, and other healthcare innovators. Under his leadership, SteadyMD became widely recognized as the quality leader in enterprise telehealth infrastructure, serving millions of patients nationwide and raising over $60 million in venture capital.
At SteadyMD, Yarone led the company’s commercial strategy, enterprise partnerships, and go-to-market execution. He personally negotiated and signed the company’s most significant strategic agreements, including partnerships with Abbott, Amazon, Apple, Cencora, Function Health, Headspace, Noom, Oura, Quest Diagnostics, Ro, Thirty Madison, Transcarent, and WHOOP.
Yarone brings more than 30 years of entrepreneurial experience across multiple ventures. Prior to SteadyMD, he founded and served as CEO of Iteration Group, a boutique product design and development firm serving clients including Epson, Siemens, and Intuit. He also co-founded and served as COO of Zumbox, a digital postal mail platform that raised more than $25 million in venture capital, and co-founded Academy123, an online education company later acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery.
He began working in technology in 1995 as an early contributor to ICQ, the first global instant messaging platform. Earlier in his career, Yarone worked as an enterprise software engineer, advised startups on business development and product strategy, and also served as an analyst at Bertelsmann Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm.
His board-relevant experience includes enterprise partnerships, d2c marketing, digital health infrastructure, product and technology design, and fundraising. Yarone holds a B.S. in Computer Science from California State University, Northridge and is an active mentor and investor in early-stage technology companies.
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We are now streaming our Mentor Office Hours on:
https://linkedin.com/company/805startups
https://www.twitch.tv/garylivingston
https://www.youtube.com/@805startups***
Have requests for other mentors to host Office Hours?
Let us know hereWant to be a mentor?
Apply here***
Help Us Make a Bigger Impact While Supporting Your Organization
Want to support our work in the community while bolstering your brand, sales, talent pool, and other professional agendas through Relationship Marketing?
Become an Industry Partner!
https://www.805startups.com/beapartner/***
This event is being held on our new online community, Startmada:
https://community.805startups.com/events
We hold Office Hours, workshops, and other online events. Additionally, you can find various spaces to discuss critical aspects of building a career or business and to share resources.
You can join as a Supporter for only $2 a month to access Startmada and get a discount on our monthly VIP Lunch:
https://community.805startups.com/checkout/supporter***
Past events
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