📝 Editor's Note

We have a couple spots open for Tuesday morning’s Tech:OC coffee. My wife and I just moved to Dana Point (woo!) so apologies in advance if I start to highlight more south county events and news. There are happenings down here too!

🗓️ Upcoming OC tech events

  • ⭐️ Featured Event: Tech:OC Coffee Meetup (5 spots available, reply to RSVP)

    • Tuesday, Mar 31st @ 8:00 - 9:00 am

    • Spaces Intersect, Irvine (very easy parking)

    • Forrest and I are hosting a highly structured coffee meetup for local tech founders and operators. Two topics, 60 minutes, 8 people.

  • UX Murder Mystery: Who Killed the Old Design Process? (link)

    • Tuesday, Mar 31 @ 6:00 - 8:30 pm

    • Third Place, Costa Mesa

  • OC Python Tech mixer: talk code, talk interests, talk life (link)

    • Tuesday, Mar 31 @ 6:00 - 8:00 pm

    • Sgt. Pepperoni's Pizza, Irvine

  • Public Safety, Upgraded: Where Innovation Meets Impact (link)

    • Friday, Apr 3 @ 2:00 - 4:00 pm

    • Register for address, Irvine

  • Orange County | Claude Code for Everyone (link)

    • Saturday, Apr 4 @ 4:00 - 7:00 pm

    • Register for address, Newport Beach

  • Founder Beach Walk ☀️ - Newport Beach (link)

    • Friday, Apr 10 @ 9:30 - 11:00 am

    • Newport Beach Pier

🚗 Worth the drive

  • The LA Grind: LA Startup Community Walk & $2 Burgers Happy Hour (link)

    • Tuesday, Mar 31 @ 4:00 - 6:30 pm

    • Manhattan Beach

  • LA x OC Innovation Kickoff Mixer: Founders, Investors, & Operators (link)

    • Wednesday, Apr 1 @ 6:00 - 8:30 pm

    • Long Beach

  • Circular Impact in Action: Homeboy Recycling Tour + Mixer (link)

    • Thursday, Apr 9 @ 3:00 - 5:00 pm

    • South Gate, LA

  • Founders Dinner & Poker 2.0 (link)

    • Thursday, Apr 9 @ 5:30 – 9:00 pm

    • San Diego

📡 OC Tech News

  • Irvine-based FieldAI Gets Top Billing at Carnegie Mellon (link)

  • EncorVita, HQ’d in Laguna, Aims to Treat Women in ‘Perimenopause’ (link)

  • Kwikset, the Lake Forest-based Lock Maker, Introduces Apple, Android Integration (link)

  • Some fun news: the OC Japan Fair is April 3-5 (link)

💡 Enjoy the beautiful week ahead!

Until next week,

Taylor Trusty @ Tech:OC

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