Got to host Dean Stoecker, founder & former CEO of Alteryx, to close off the @nexussocal speaker series for the year. Built a $5B company. Made Forbes’ billionaire list. Bootstrapped for 14+ years and turned down firms like Sequoia. One of the most real, no-fluff talks I’ve

Got to sit down with @MikeMorhaime, founder & former CEO of @Blizzard_Ent, for the latest @nexussocal fireside at UCI. From growing up on Blizzard games to interviewing the man who shaped them — hearing Mike’s story, Blizzard's key moments and vision for @Dreamhaven (his latest

Great time at @pearvc SF office with @nexussocal builders from UCI, UCLA, USC, and Caltech. Thanks @khalil_fuller for letting us stop by and doing a very insightful AMA about student startups, the state of VC, and opportunities at Pear!

Wrapped SoCal Startup Week by @nexussocal with Horizon summit — 100s of builders from UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSD, Caltech, and more 🚀. Moderated consumer talk w @Chen (@a16z) & @wwshaef (@pearvc ) which was packed full of amazing insights. Insane talent density and very bullish on

SoCal is home to some of the best universities in the world and unmatched engineering, design, and operator talent. Yet the entrepreneurial scene is super fragmented. Excited to announce @nexussocal is hosting SoCal Startup Week to change that. Comment below if you want in

Startup Sunday #2 w/ @gokhan_egri, founder of Brainbase (YC W24) for a fireside, SoCal builder demos & high energy co-working. Chatted enterprise AI, B2B sales tactics, ‘spiky models’ impacting future of AI, and more!

Fun time at @a16z @speedrun office in Santa Monica with builders from UCLA, UCI, USC, LMU and Harvey Mudd. Thanks again @zebird0 for hosting us and @kylejeong21 for coordinating this!

Had a great time running the first @nexussocal startup sunday with so many amazing people! . Big thank you to @0baylor and @old_man_alex for sharing so many cool insights to SoCal builders.