Want to find a lawyer for expert legal advice on your startup’s financing, incorporation, intellectual property, or litigation?
Lawyers qualified to specialize in startup ventures can be difficult to find…
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Thank you to Withum, a Gold Sponsor of the OC Startup Council!
Withum is an accounting firm that is focused on Advisory, Tax, and Audit Services.
They are a forward-thinking, technology-driven advisory and accounting firm committed to helping their clients be more profitable, efficient, and productive in today's complex business environment…
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Thanks to these Sponsors who support the OC Startup Council’s work accelerating innovation and diversity in the local tech startup ecosystem.
Their investments in the local startup economy help power small business creation, job growth, the #GrowthOC movement and the many free services the Startup Council offers to support diverse local founders, entrepreneurs, and startup ventures…
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The OC Startup Council is excited to announce a valuable new resource for the Orange County startup ecosystem:
The new OCSC Startup Service Providers Chart!…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Chris Tottman of Notion Capital:
The Reason Your Round Is Taking Longer Than It Should
Most founders raise like they are hoping…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Mike Vernal:
The Death of the Three-Act Playbook
There used to be a pretty straightforward playbook for building an enterprise software company…
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How do you find local startups, service providers, and resources? Not online but IRL?
Orange County is a big place so it can be helpful to locate where new potential clients, partners, investors, or friends are located geographically…
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Our free Startup Fundraising Video Office Hours help early stage company founders worldwide learn how to raise money for their startups.
The fun, friendly live video Q&A sessions answer financing and strategy questions from entrepreneurs from all over the world with FREE expert startup advice…
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An article we liked from Thought Leaders William Godfrey of Tangible and Judith Ketelslegers of World Economic Forum:
Venture capital built the technology. Asset-based finance can scale it…
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This month's free Startup Fundraising Office Hours #livestream is Tuesday, June 23 at 9:00PM PT!
Startup Founders: Bring your startup questions and challenges to the Startup Council’s FREE founder support “Office Hours”. Get FREE expert Silicon Valley advice to help you start and grow your venture…
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QSBS – Section 1202
Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) is one of the most advantageous provisions in the tax code.
It refers to stock issued by a qualified small business that meets specific criteria outlined in section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code. Investors who hold QSBS for more than 5 years may be able to exclude from gross income up from 100% of any capital gain realized on the sale of QSBS…
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We accept job listings for high tech, software, and life sciences career opportunities if you are hiring in OC.
Our audience is full of Southern California software programmers, marketing and sales execs, medical researchers, designers, engineers, regulatory experts, customer service reps, clinicians, investors, business development pros, attorneys, financial experts, etc…
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Research & Development (R&D) Tax Credits: What Technology Companies Need to Know
The R&D tax credit is a tax incentive that encourages companies to invest in research and development activities in the United States…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Neal Bloom of Rising Tide Partners:
AI’s Next Bottleneck Isn’t the Model — It’s the System
From brain-inspired compute to 4W mobile constraints to edge infrastructure—what’s actually limiting AI now…
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A Thought Leader Guest Post from Kyle Cabodi of Peristyle Communications:
Brand Awareness Isn't Always the Same as Being Understood
And why that gap gets harder to fix as you grow…
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An article we liked from Thought Leader Ruben Dominguez of The VC Corner:
The Only Startup Growth Guide You’ll Need in 2026
Growth advice you will not find anywhere…
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Is your company listed in the OC Startups Directory yet?
Try something NEW this year and apply to get your startup, accounting firm, design agency, software development team, law firm, or venture capital fund listed in the OC Startup Ecosystem Directory!…
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