Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

We're a strong community of former (and current) Flex developers with extensive enterprise application development experience. Given the transitions taking place with Adobe and the Flash Platform, we're changing focus to help enterprise application developers determine which technologies are right for the job, including, but not limited to, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, and various cross-platform alternatives.

Welcome to LA Joomla everybody!  We're a dedicated group of Joomla oriented web masters and web 2.0 users.  Our meetings are open to all ability levels and we look forward to having you join us.    You'll learn everything you need to know to get up and running with Joomla and customize it to fit your particular needs.  Lets help make 2013 the best year for Joomla in LA yet!

This for all those who want to hangout with other web technology aficionados. Topics include design, development, dev-ops, etc. This group isn't really about improving your search engine ranking or getting VC funding for your new mobi-social-dealio-vlog. We'll be talking tech, there are other groups in the area for the business side of things. Antelope Valley geeks welcome too. We're currently gauging interest and will plan meetings accordingly. Please join if you're even remotely interested!

I've thought many times how good it would be to get a group of creative web minds together. Looking for advanced and intermediate internet developers of all kinds, coders, designers, developers, SEO, etc... A good meeting showing each other new technologies, programs and designs. And time to help each other out with puzzling questions and issues. With absolutely no egos... Hopefully the right people might even be able to start some projects together. Web startups can't survive with 1 person! so …

We are a group of people in the San Fernando Valley / Los Angeles area who love and use a variety of programming languages: Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Java, Clojure, Objective-C, C++, C#, C and many more. This group is for Software Developers only!

PrestaShop is an Open-source e-commerce software dedicated to innovative technology and providing online success for merchants. We always want to grow our community and reach out to e-commerce lovers. We are looking to connect with PrestaShop users, web developers, web designers, open-source advocates, start-ups, and technology organizations. We welcome all individuals interested in providing suggestions, encouragement, or simply have questions about e-commerce. It is our goal to educate, spark …

Designer? Marketer? Media maven? Social Media addict? Looking to create a group of creative minded professionals across all areas - digital, print, marketing, advertising. It's always fun to socialize with others that speak the language but also a great way to network. Happy hours and events will be held primarily in a 10 mile radius of the heart of Santa Monica and the main goal will be to socialize, with networking as an added bonus. Our outings will be a mix - maybe it's trivia night,a mixolo …

Let's talk and learn more about Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and other frameworks, and share practical experiences of using Ruby in the workplace. Meet local Rubyists and collaborate on new ideas. Meetup format will consist of at least one presentation and general discussion with special events like Ruby quiz nights and hackfests to be held on a periodic basis. Current location is in Simi Valley.

Anyone interested in or using THTML 5, Node.js, Javascript, CSS 3 and other related frameworks/technologies in the Los Angeles / Southern California Area

Carbon Five hosts a bi-weekly, intimate hack night for developers who want to code and collaborate for a couple of hours after work. Bring your own project or work with someone else. Developers of all experience levels are welcome. We'll kick off with a very brief daily-style intro where everyone gives their name, says what they're working on and whether or not that want a hand... then we'll get our hack on. There will be at least a couple Carbon Five folks around to help out. Doors open around …

We meet regularly to discuss various topics related to Web Performance, both front-end and back-end.

We are a group of people who love and use the Django web framework. Whether you consider yourself a professional developer, a hobbyist, or are simply curious to see if Django is for you, please join us for our monthly meeting!

Connect the digital people (tech entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers...) and high quality venture investors in Santa Clarita, CA to establish, mentor, and grow technology companies in the Santa Clarita Valley. The next great tech companies will come from SCV!

Join Our Psychic Development and Mediumship Awareness! Gathering of Great People who wish to develop their psychic abilities in a comfortable environment. Our Group includes discussions on Spirituality, Mediumship, Psychic abilities, Angels, Spiritual Guide, Ghost, and other Phenomenon experiences. Training and Seminars are charged based on the event, training and location. (The suggested donations for group sessions run between $15.00 to $35.00, or more, based on workshop, training and certific …

This is a group for anyone interested in web development with the MODX content management framework (modx.com). I started this group to help get the word out about this great CMS and meet other talented developers and designers so we can share ideas and help save the internet, one web site at a time. The meetings are intended to be social and professional: we'll present on various web-related topics e.g. PHP development, best practices, tips and tricks, web security, new features, migrating from …

Want to learn or teach mobile web development in a welcoming, friendly community? Our goal is to increase diversity in the Los Angeles tech landscape by holding inspiring, fun and free learning events. Examples of upcoming meetups: technical study groups career advancement workshops tech talks by the community and experienced developers/designers hack nights/weekends book discussions (feel free to suggest an event) Our aim is to elevate the knowledge and network of women and men interested in …

This group was started to create a forum for experienced and aspiring web/mobile software entrepreneurs: product strategists, CTOs, hackers, CEOs, COOs, designers, developers/engineers, Scrum coaches, information architects, project managers. We will meet frequently to dscuss the rapidly changing web/mobile consumer software space: - New technologies - New apps! - Cutting-edge hardware releases - Startup process and incubation - Open systems - Development process efficiency/theory - Idea i …

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 …

LA Tech Recruiters is creating a community of Tech Recruiters coming together to meet like-minded Recruiters and exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Tech scene in Los Angeles, Venice Beach and Santa Monica. Within this community we are promoting mentoring along with professional development within a open forum for Tech Recruiters to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it.   Software engineers are also welcomed to join this group to gain knowledge and give feedbac …

Meet other Los Angeles based Flash, Flex Developers, Animators, and Designers to network, socialize, and learn the latest tricks/tips and trends.

FounderPanel events are panel discussions with the top technology/business founders who teach entrepreneurs actionable skills to scale their startups into successful companies. Sponsored by: OSURV, AMBORSE, DATAPOP & BLANKSPACES Twitter: @FounderPanel Facebook: Facebook.com/FounderPanel SOLD OUT 06/05/2013: The CFO Role (5) Panelists SOLD OUT 03/21/2013: Branding Your Company (5) Panelists SOLD OUT 01/31/2013: Pivoting Your Startup (4) Panelists SOLD OUT 11/28/2012: Surviving Year 1 (9) Paneli …

We are Tech in Motion: LA. This group is designed for anyone and everyone interested in technology. If you are a tech lover, an expert in the field or simply want to know more about the industry this is the place for you. Tech in Motion: LA is designed for you, so let’s make this group amazing and help bring the sprawling Los Angeles Tech community closer and do something great! Have something cool you want to hear discussed? Tell us about it! *We already have 2 staffing firms dedicated to offe …

A group for anyone interested in jQuery, the classiest JavaScript library out there. All levels welcome from absolute beginners to advanced users. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month - in Culver City for odd months and downtown for even months.

2013 is here and AR is beginning to hit the main stream.  Google Glass is in the pipeline with developer hackathons at the end of January/Early Feb.  Augmented World Expo (AWE) has become a destination developer conference and will (apparently?) undergo a rebranding due to its popularity.  The commercial AR development suites (Vuforia, Layar, Metaio, Total Immersion, String, et al) have thousands of registered developers around the world.  And it turns out, the greater Los Angeles area, and Sout …

The Topanga WordPress Meetup Group meets on the third Thursday of every month from 6-8pm in the main meeting room of the Topanga Public Library. We will announce the topics for each session with time for open discussion, QA and time to socialize. This is a free event and open to all. We are Los Angeles based wordpress developers, designers, coders, marketing experts and bloggers united in our passion for the best CMS (content management solution) on the planet. We look forward to sharing ideas, …

The conejo valley is rich with technology professionals: Entrepreneurs, investors, designers, developers, engineers, startup founders.  All can come and make important connections for the next big project or venture...or just swap war stories.

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.