📝 Editor's Note
The phone-free experience in San Diego last week was the hottest event amongst subscribers last week. This week is the CPG-conference Expo West in Anaheim. And this weekend is Festival of Whales! More to come on the first Tech:OC coffee.
🗓️ Upcoming OC tech events
Scout AI Expo Happy Hour (link)
Tuesday, Mar 3 @ 4:00 - 7:30 pm
Anaheim
Founder's Feast @ Rock & Brews (link)
Wednesday, Mar 4 @ 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Rock & Brews, Buena Park
Build + Ship your MVP: Idea ➡️ Product (link)
Wednesday, Mar 4 @ 6:00 - 7:30 pm
UCI, Irvine
SoCalSec - Happy Hour (link)
Monday, Mar 9 @ 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Radiant Beer Co, Anaheim
Ascend GenAI Presents 🧩AI Operational Layer (link)
Wednesday, Mar 11 @ 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Merage JCC, Irvine
🚗 Worth the drive
StartupSD 1st Mondays - Startup Ecosystem Showcase (link)
Monday, Mar 2 @ 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Kiln, San Diego
LA/Long Beach NonProfit Cyber Mixer (link)
Tuesday, Mar 3 @ 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Belmont Brewing, Long Beach
The LA Grind: LA Startup Community Walk (link)
Wednesday, Mar 4 @ 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Manhattan Beach
Tech by the Beach - March Social at ISM Brewery (link)
Thursday, Mar 5 @ 6:00 - 8:00 pm
ISM Brewing, Long Beach
📡 OC Tech News
Irvine’s Cityside Fiber Commits $100M to Inland Empire Infrastructure Expansion (link)
Tustin-based Stratosphere Launches SIA: Smart Insurance Assistant AI Chatbot for Insurance Agencies (link)
OC Ad Agencies Report 9.3% Revenue Growth (link)
Rivian Reveals Collaboration with CrunchLabs (link)
Highly-Anticipated Festival Of Whales Returns To Dana Point this Weekend (link) I know it’s not tech news but still super cool
💡 Enjoy the beautiful week ahead.
Until next week,