Calling all women in technology interested in being part of a 'Lean in' circle. The idea is to meet in small groups regularly to share and learn together, based on the lean in 'Circles' idea conceptualized by Sheryl Sandberg in her book 'Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead'. Please check out http://leanin.org/ if you would like to learn more. I have started this group because there are not enough women at my workplace and i want to keep my social contacts...social. We will meet in the Pasa …

A few of us from SendGrid want to mix it up with anyone about agile / lean. Whether you so agile now (and even if you don't like coffee), consider meeting up to discuss agile methodologies wrt software dev (testing, project mgmt, product ownership, coaching) or life-hacking. There's simply not enough OC meet-ups on agile/lean, right??!! Might be mostly mornings, unless people like later times. Talk about stuff we tried and results, stuff we wanna try and expectations, or just coffee.

Based on Sheryl Sandberg’s (Facebook COO) book “Lean In”, this group is intended to provide support and networking for women navigating their career. “Women hold around 14% of Fortune 500 executive-officer positions and about 17% of board seats, numbers that have barely budged over the last decade. This group is for you, if you want to be part of the conversation that increases these percentages. In this monthly meetup, you will receive: - Support - Education - Opportunities to identify inner a …

Connecting ITSM professionals in Southern California. A chance for those who are connected digitally to get together informally to meet, learn and share ideas. Those who want to talk frameworks or movements like ITIL, CoBIT, ITSM, USMBOK, DevOps, Agile, Lean and others.

This meetup is for everyone interested in Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and XP. We want to help create a knowledge sharing and social community in the Los Angeles area that allows those who are interested in meeting other Agile Practitioners, PMs, and coaches and those interested in learning more about "Going Agile". We make sure that we provide an educational component with workshops, and events. It is organized by Agile Media Consulting and Patricia Anglano who is known as the Agile …

[UPDATE] This meetup is now call Startup Ecology and is dedicated to sharing insights and training for entrepreneurs and those of you wit startups. [UPDATE] Active Startup is under new leadership and will be rolling out an all new series of meetups for this community. If you want to participate in the new administration please contact the organizer. See you soon!

Los Angeles Product Managemers was created to foster professional development and networking opportunities. Meetings will cover topics such as product strategy, development methodologies, Product Marketing, Market Discovery, and industry trends.

Do you have an open schedule during weekday's, and are looking to get out of the house and get in to shape. I set up this bootcamp for anyone who fell off the band wagon, and must jump back on. We work on endurance training to shed the fat and get lean muscels, strenght training using your own body weight to get the lean muscle and definition your body naturally has, and target all the problem areas; arms, abs, legs, hips, butt, and back. "This is a beginner to moderate bootcamp, I also offer an …

Hi, we're the coordinators of NEXT LA, an exciting pre-accelerator program for early-stage startups, founded on the principles of Steve Blank ("Four Steps to the Epiphany") and Startup Weekend. We're excited to bring this program to Los Angeles as a way of helping entpreneurs turn their ideas into products, and their products into companies. We will incorporate principles such as Customer Discovery as well as introduce entrepreneurs to mentors and advisors from the startup community!

Interested in startups but don't know where to start? Let us help you navigate the tech scene and introduce you to entrepreneurs attempting to change the world. Our free events include "Intro to the LA Startup Community" and "Fireside chats" with some of most well respected CEOs in LA, both of which are followed by drinks and networking

This group will be a ride crew, Our goal will be to create a family of riders,that ride ,and hang out .bbq ,sports ,help each other out with motorcycle repairs and what ever life troughs at us ,when ever it is possible for us to do so.Our mission will be to give back ,Do charity rides and support our troops.And of course we will also do rides just for us . No matter your race ,Gender ,Or how long you have been riding ,Or what you ride .You will be welcome and treated with respect .   Although we …

Dedicated to establishing a community of UX Designers, Entrepreneurs and Engineers to develop and promote innovation in Northeast LA. This group will feature UX-related events, studio tours, meetups in an effort to drive technology and startup culture to the Pasadena, Glendale, Downtown LA and points surrounding area. Follow us: @NELAUX

FounderPanel are monthly technology panel discussions that teach entrepreneurs actionable skills to scale their companies into successful businesses. Twitter: @FounderPanel Facebook: Facebook.com/FounderPanel Please do not join this group if you are a Recruiter OR if you are going to advertise other events to our members. Our team actively searches through profiles and will remove yours without notice.

"Your personal tour guide to the LA tech & startup community!" www.SiliconBeachLA.com Also at home at the main community site:  http://siliconbeachla.com/community-3/groups/meetup-silicon-beach-la/

The Renaissance Man Support Group is to support, guide, and educate awakened men who seek deeper spiritual relationships, to understand the language of women and the feminine divine, including understanding their own feminine energy, to cultivate meaningful lives, to be in alignment with their purpose, to develop emotional intelligence and resilience, to be more grounded and PRESENT, to learn how to alleviate the stress and cultural pressures including the role of being a father, to transcend be …

This is group for anyone interested in collaborative innovation, new venture development and project management.  We will learn how to use the INNOVATEstudio.com application and have experts in agile project management, software development, product design, startup financing and other topics of interest speak to the group.

Are you a new stepmom?  Veteran stepmom?  Dating a guy with kids? This group as a place to build relationships with other women who are going through similar experiences - being or becoming a stepmom.  We face many challenges and quite frankly, unless you are going through it, no one knows how challenging it can be. We need to lean on each other and help each other throughout the process and thereafter. If you have questions about this group, please email me using the "contact us" botton on the …

It's a friendly, casual, meetup to explore woodworking and everything related: Art, Architecture, Furniture, Digital Fabrication, Product Design, etc... It's a forward leaning group with a love for craft. If sitting behind a computer too long drives you crazy this may be the group for you. We love to get our hands dirty and plan on doing so. We encourage members to share their knowledge whether it's hand joinery or steam bent lamination we want to learn about it and we want to do it! If you know …

Are you involved in creating, co-founding, or funding a tech/online/mobile startup in the South Bay (Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, El Segundo, Westchester, Gardena, Hawthorne, San Pedro, Lawndale, Carson, Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes)? This group exists to put people together people who are driving new businesses and ideas, and can help each other. People who should join? Entrepreneurs, investors, programmers, business development experts, marketers …

This is a group for any and all start ups, entrepreneurs, techies and business minded folk that are looking for new ideas, support and integration ideas with current and emerging technologies to help support and grow your business.  Every meeting I will bring resources together for casual but in depth conversations around the latest and greatest ways to run your workflows and expand your business infrastructure. We'll get together for a sponsored happy hour (free drinks and apps) once a month on …

The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) is a grassroots, nationwide organization affiliated with the Republican Party (GOP). The mission of the RLC is to recruit and elect Republican candidates who are liberty minded. While we encourage the exchange of ideas, we have our eye on the goal of electing Republicans that lean libertarian to all levels of legislative bodies; city, county, state and national. Therefore, we are action oriented not discussion focused. Join us if you love the challenge that …

I think it's really important that we come together to share our successes and support one another as we work on healing from fibromyalgia. I've found that a lot of the fibro "support" groups were mostly places where people come together to share their horror stories - this is not going to be one of those groups!! Of course we want to share how we are doing on our healing journey, but I want this group to take it to the next level - after sharing how you're doing, the current challenges you're h …

Educelerate LA is an education industry accelerator focused on Los Angeles and Southern California in parallel with Educelerate Chicago. We are starting our efforts through this monthly MeetUp to grow and develop an ecosystem of entrepreneurs, developers, investors and partners.

New Year New You!! Get healthy in 2011! Lose weight, put on lean muscle, increase energy. Active Nutrition will be launching weight loss challenges and muscle mass challenges all year long!!!

StartupDemo is a monthly event where startups gather to demo their latest and greatest thing.

StartupMonthly is a seed fund and an on-going startup accelerator in San Francisco providing a global ecosystem of resources, tools and mentors for early-stage startups. Startups accepted to the accelerator will get up to $300K initial investment. During our on-going mentorship program in our offices in San Francisco we will work with you to quickly build and release the right minimum viable product, analyze customer engagement and metrics, and then react and iterate accordingly. We will become …

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