How many times you wished you could demo your start-up product to others and find out exactly how they feel about your product? Getting feedback is really important and crucial to the success of start-ups. Most people don't give their honest feedback because  1-They don't care enough about your product 2-They don't want to give you negative feedback because why shroud they? I invented a system that will help Los Angeles entrepreneurs get REAL feedback instantly from others after they demo their …

… We will mainly focus on shooting scenes andshorts in class for the purpose of finishing work as part of our curriculum.We will cover the basics of lighting, camera handling and shooting, scene scripts and screenwriting, acting and continuity, shot list and frame selection, acting basics and editing, among others.This is for beginning filmmakers so that they can workshop all theaspects of filmmaking using the equipment (lights, camera, boom mic) used in productions. Thereis much to know. The inst …

A group dedicated to open source web application developers?perfect for those who program under PHP, Perl & Python. Presenters will be given the opportunity to share a new idea, technology or product for the open source LAMP community. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LALAMP/342666977517

Join us at Los Angeles's biggest meetup for web application developers (software engineers who build websites). Our purpose is to create a thriving developer community in Los Angeles, promote a free exchange of information and connect with each other at bi-monthly (or so) events. Our events are presentation style. Guests from the community present tips, tricks, new methods, frameworks, tools or anything else interesting to web application development. Our events are hosted by local companies …

EVERYONE KNOWS SOMEONE - You may need a writer, producer, editor, or the money guy. Meet with others in the Entertainment Industry. To share, brainstorm, develop, join forces, and to create and develop Film and Television projects.

The purpose of exploring how to raise children harmoniously is to assist parents, caregivers, teachers and relatives by giving them the tools to aid in the optimal development of children. When a child is born into the world, he or she is immediately on a path of self-creation, which can be guided in healthy, productive and harmonious ways when the guides are conscious beings. The family unit, school and extended family can become a productive setting which promotes the full actualization of all …

We meet every six weeks in Los Angeles to discuss inventions, marketing, patents, trademarks, distribution, packaging and other issues vital to the inventor community. Prominent guest speakers are featured and the audience has plenty of time to ask their questions.

Meet other local Female Marketing Professionals to discuss the latest trends, tactics, and techniques. We will meet once a month and have speakers on topics such as product development, product marketing, service-oriented marketing, Internet marketing, business growth & marketing and much more.

Designfudge is centered on LA based UX & Design professionals. We're focused on.. 1. Monthly gatherings; once a month we’ll get together to hear case studies of local projects and discuss outcomes over food and drinks. 2. Local Studio Showcase; we’ll take close looks at design studios in and around LA for inspiration. 3. Open Projects; we’ll share projects for freelancers and those looking for work. If you're interested on sharing a case study, please send your brief proposal to mike@macadaan.co …

… Lets focus on building amazing scalable products right here in the hub of Los Angeles and create an ecosystem we can call our own!

… Here are some of my initial goals for the group:   1) Provide health care IT professionals and web developers a venue for networking, discussing health care IT trends, and the intersection between health care IT, web 2.0, mobile, apps, and the social web. 2) Be a resource where health care providers can come for health care IT and web/app developer expertise.   3) Foster greater understanding among developers, health care providers, and end-users in order to create better products and services. …

Think it, Shoot it Post it is a meetup designed for ambitious, forward thinking filmmakers from all sides of the industry to get together and assist in making and developing feature films starting with the production of one key scene. There are a lot of film industry meetups out there that talk about making films. At Think it, Shoot it, Post it we get together and make films. We welcome actors, writers, directors, grips, gaffers, musicians, editors, etc. to come together and create film projects …

Are you looking for new and innovative ways to build a profitable business model and emerging brand during tough economic times to gain funding, partners, investors,customers, evangelists, etc? The founders of this group are seasoned business strategists, brand strategists, venture capital and finance experts, website, internet marketing & business planning experts that desire to get your product,service,website, software, invention, or company growing. Learn how to acquire customers, investors, …

Getting Things Done LA (GTD LA) is a community of local professionals who enjoy discussing and sharing ideas/resources centering on David Allen's Getting Things Done® book and methodology for personal productivity. We meet in and around the Los Angeles area. It's that simple!

The integration of plants and fish to produce the ultimate food production system that is healthy, local, sustainable and accessible to all. Start a desktop food system in your closet or a mega farm anywhere.

… In these meetings you will be taught how to have your management and employees working at a level of exceptional performance and constant innovation under extreme market pressures.We will look at how to: increase efficiency through improved communications and knowledge transfer create measurable changes in productivity and performance create a company culture that fosters commitment and creativity We feel that these kind of results require an expert in organizational psychology which is …