

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
21
- Network event

Pitch to Your Peers: Pitch Practices & Landing Page Reviews (online)
·OnlineOnline1 attendee from 11 groupsA workshop to practice pitching (elevator pitches, investor pitches, sales pitches, and anything else) and get your landing page reviewed constructively with the community.
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You can leverage this event to ask questions and learn how to best pitch, in addition to practicing your pitch.
- Enrolled members of our Incubator program will have priority to go first.
- We livestream and record this event to serve as a learning tool for ourselves and the community.
- While pitching, remember not to share any confidential information or trade secrets. Please consult a qualified lawyer if you are unsure what not to disclose. Our friends at Stradling Law and SoCal IP are wonderful community partners and very accessible. You can meet them at our VIP Lunch for basic insights into these matters.
- Do not worry about people stealing your ideas. This is incredibly rare, and the practice and feedback you will receive are invaluable. Anyone who attempts to follow your lead to pursue a similar idea will produce something drastically different, as they will apply their own biases, thoughts, feelings, experience, insights, skills, resources, and personal touch. Consider how drastically different a hamburger is from one restaurant to another, and how each burger appeals to very different people for very different reasons. Expand that to an entire company and its brand.
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TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ONLINE EVENT
- Access the community calendar at this link
- Select the event on the date you want to attend
- Make sure you have created an account on Startmada. Membership starts at only $2 a month. Every membership gives you access to Startmada and our online events. Register using this link.
- Use this promo code for one month free at the Supporter membership tier: MEEETUPEVENT
Thank you for your support in helping us make our community more connected, collaborative, and wonderful together.
1 attendee from this group - Network event

Office Hours: Craig Silverstein - CEO, 3x Founder, Advisor, CSO, COO
·OnlineOnline1 attendee from 11 groupsCraig Silverstein will be available to answer your questions. He has extensive knowledge and experience related to:
- Business Strategy
- Business Operations
- Strategic Alignment
- Go-to-Market Strategy (GTM)
- Pricing
- Monetization
- Revenue Growth
- User Acquisition
- Hypergrowth
- Culture
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Fields: SaaS; Software; Entertainment Tech (Film/TV); Gaming Tech; Creator Tech; Enterprise and Collaboration Tools
You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting his LinkedIn Profile.
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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/supporter1 attendee from this group - Network event

Office Hours: Blake Baxter - Founder, CEO, VC
·OnlineOnline11 attendees from 11 groupsBlake Baxter will be available to answer your questions. He has extensive knowledge and experience related to:
- Founding Companies
- CEO role
- Venture Capital
- Angel Investing
- Advisory role
- Operations
- AI
- Content Studios
- Animation
- IP Development
- Business Strategies
You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting his LinkedIn profile
***
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/supporter1 attendee from this group - Network event

Pitch to Your Peers: Pitch Practices & Landing Page Reviews (online)
·OnlineOnline11 attendees from 11 groupsA workshop to practice pitching (elevator pitches, investor pitches, sales pitches, and anything else) and get your landing page reviewed constructively with the community.
***
You can leverage this event to ask questions, learn how to pitch best, practice your pitch, and learn how to design an effective landing page.
- Enrolled members of our Incubator program will have priority to go first.
- We livestream and record this event to serve as a learning tool for ourselves and the community.
- While pitching, remember not to share any confidential information or trade secrets. Please consult a qualified lawyer if you are unsure what not to disclose. Our friends at Stradling Law and SoCal IP are wonderful community partners and very accessible. You can meet them at our VIP Lunch for basic insights into these matters.
- Do not worry about people stealing your ideas. This is incredibly rare, and the practice and feedback you will receive are invaluable. Anyone who attempts to follow your lead to pursue a similar idea will produce something drastically different, as they will apply their own biases, thoughts, feelings, experience, insights, skills, resources, and personal touch. Consider how drastically different a hamburger is from one restaurant to another, and how each burger appeals to very different people for very different reasons. Expand that to an entire company and its brand.
***
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ONLINE EVENT
- Access the community calendar at this link
- Select the event on the date you want to attend
- Make sure you have created an account on Startmada. Membership starts at only $2 a month. Every membership gives you access to Startmada and our online events. Register using this link.
- Use this promo code for one month free at the Supporter membership tier: MEEETUPEVENT
Thank you for your support in helping us make our community more connected, collaborative, and wonderful together.
1 attendee from this group
Past events
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