California Tech Council Podcasts

Darren Leva is co-founder of IntroMaps, a company offering alumni relations and customer engagement tools. Darren goes Inside the Founder's Studio with CTC on the first customer, staying flexible, having and keeping passion in a startup, missing out on some things he might do differently, and more.

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face," says Aneet Makin, channeling Mike Tyson. Makin is co-founder of LegCyte, an analytics platform for legislation in Congress. He goes Inside the Founder's Studio with CTC on building a startup in the Open Gov space, going through the Fortify Ventures accelerator, and the need for entrepreneurs to adapt.

Pete Ryan is co-founder of Gogohire, a hiring marketplace for sales talent. Pete goes Inside the Founder's Studio with CTC on the early days of a startup, making the leap as an entrepreneur, going through an accelerator, adapting your business plan and much more.

LED lighting applications have dramatically expanded in recent years. The LED phosphor market is estimated at $1.2 billion. Rob Nordsell, co-founder of EIE Materials, goes Inside the Founder's Studio to talk about a company with the potential to address the LED market and provide even greater efficiency. LED lighting applications range from general lighting to TVs and monitors to mobile phones and streetlights.

The Clock is Ticking! In this episode of CTC's Innovation Agenda series, we visit with Todd Gillenwater of the California Life Sciences Association on the complexities of patent reform and the perspectives of tech and biotech in the process.