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…
Read More
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…
Read More
![Startup Fundraising Strategy & Pitch Practice Office Hours Replay! [VIDEO]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b64fd12697a98ab3d8f7ca4/1782432303088-HXNO1YUI7Z7OSC66JRMR/Startup+Fundraising+Strategy+and+Pitch+Practice+Office+Hours+Replay+June+23%2C+2026.png)
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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!…
Read More
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…
Read More
An article we liked from Thought Leader Jason Rosenthal of a16z crypto:
Exchanges won’t build the next layer of finance. Founders will.
Core financial plumbing is starting to be rebuilt onchain…
Read More
OC Startup Events - there are more new startup events for techies and software companies listed every day in our OC Startup Council Events Calendar!
Check out the Orange County tech startup conferences, happy hours, workshops, meetups, and seminars our members are posting here…
Read More
