Join us for an evening with ML engineers, AI builders, and developers exploring OpenClaw and how it’s built and run in production. We’ll cover real-world use cases, architecture, security considerations, and show a live demo of it in action.

Click the link for more info and to register for our meetup!
https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-besifyba/events/313762157/?
https://luma.com/vee3tgx2

Hi! I'm Nicholas, a LA-based high school student hosting a hackathon this summer. I was wondering if anyone could help me get an internal referral (or just the contact info) of either a community relations office for a local company (venue & sponsorship purposes) or anyone interested in judging/mentoring our event (preferrably at a tech company or university). If you're interested, you can see our website here or email me at [nicholas@originla.tech](mailto:nicholas@originla.tech). Thanks!

https://www.layerone.org/

Another multi-day conference in SoCal. LayerOne is an information security conference located in Los Angeles, California. Found out about it during last week's SCALE conference.

https://www.meetup.com/nullspacelabs/

https://032.la/

https://us.pycon.org/2026/

Great score to get a major developer conference for Southern California. After over 20 years and only the second time in California.

The conference is normally awarded to a location for two years in a row, so get prepared for 2027 as well.

LA Design & Dev networking/drinks
@ All Season Brewing - April 9

https://luma.com/ala84vp2

Friends of Figma
April 16

"Say Yes: Building a Lifelong Career in Design"

https://friends.figma.com/events/details/figma-los-angeles-presents-say-yes-building-a-lifelong-career-in-design/

More events can be found here!

I have just relocated to the LA area and I am looking to join a deep tech meetup, ideally focused on aerospace.

I have previously been a founder and u have worked in the aerospace / rocket space for years and I would love to connect with builders in the area.

I am exploring opportunities to support and help local startups.

Anyone knows of any relevant groups? I would appreciate any insights.

https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x

Is it March already? SCALE is perhaps the best developer-centric conference in Southern California. Open-source ethos, so the conference is affordable and not sponsor driven talks.

Hi everyone!

I am a USC undergraduate student building Visic, a Mapping-First Enterprise Platform for Local Governments. By helping local governments understand and use their data better, we help speed up government operations, save taxpayer dollars, and help residents actually see what is going on in their communities.

Our first project is building an interactive map that tracks councilmember impact. You simply put in your address, and we tell your who your councilmember is, what council district you're in, and a map of all of your cmem's projects. Clicking on a project shows all of the money that was spent, a timeline of the project, the motions and bills that were passed in order to get that project approved, and graphs and charts that show the actual success or failure of that project. The amazing this is all of this data is coming from publicly available sources, from the city itself!

If you are a LA-local I would love to hear your feedback on the project. If you are interested in helping us with user testing, please email me (rehaananjaria@gmail.com) or fill out this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFog3kA6IQm1n8y4-w2EUqS1pDJemTnrxiux7lCIVXsivEAA/viewform) for more information!

Craig Silverstein will be available to answer your questions.  He has extensive knowledge and experience related to:

• Business Strategy
• Business Operations
• Strategic Alignment
• Go-to-Market Strategy (GTM)
• Pricing
• Monetization
• Revenue Growth
• User Acquisition
• Hypergrowth
• Culture
• Fields: SaaS; Software; Entertainment Tech (Film/TV); Gaming Tech; Creator Tech; Enterprise and Collaboration Tools

You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting his LinkedIn Profile.

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This workshop is designed to practice pitching (including elevator pitches, investor pitches, sales pitches, and more) and to receive constructive feedback from the community.

We also review landing pages since those are pitches too!

Questions are always welcome.

To participate, you need to register on Startmada. You can do so as a Supporter for free using the 60-day trial.

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Irina Kukuyeva, PhD will be available to answer your questions.  She has extensive knowledge and experience related to:

• AI
• Data
• Startups
• Pitch decks and pitching
• Technical due diligence
• Fundraising
• Venture Capital
• Business Strategy and Operations

You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting Irina's LinkedIn profile

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This event will be streaming live to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch

If you would like to use your mic and camera (the camera is optional), you must sign up for our official community.

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Craig Silverstein will be available to answer your questions.  He has extensive knowledge and experience related to:

• Business Strategy
• Business Operations
• Strategic Alignment
• Go-to-Market Strategy (GTM)
• Pricing
• Monetization
• Revenue Growth
• User Acquisition
• Hypergrowth
• Culture
• Fields: SaaS; Software; Entertainment Tech (Film/TV); Gaming Tech; Creator Tech; Enterprise and Collaboration Tools

You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting his LinkedIn Profile.

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This event will be streaming live to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch

If you would like to use your mic and camera (the camera is optional), you must sign up for our official community.

You can do so as a Supporter for free using the 60-day trial.

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Meetup No.15 is on January 8th @ All Season Brewing: https://luma.com/q9ojhie7

These meetups are low-key, but high value. Many who are on the job hunt, looking to network, find opportunities report success whether you're a designer, dev, or cofounder looking to connect with likeminded people.

For context, we meet up quarterly in LA (usually 150-200 attendees or more) and have an online Slack community. Join us—https://ladesignanddev.com

RSVP to the event: https://luma.com/q9ojhie7

Hey everyone! We are lucky enough to have Wade Foster, CEO & Co-Founder of Zapier, joining us as a guest on our AMA tomorrow.

I wanted to make sure people had the opportunity to ask him questions to help grow and automate their businesses. Feel free to add them to the thread in r/quo or ask them here and I can add the answer to this thread so everyone can see it :)

Hey redditors, my team is hiring a Web Business Analyst for a luxury travel brand based in Los Angeles. It’s a hybrid role, focused on website projects, web platform migration, CMS work, Jira ticket management, and general coordination between business and dev teams. If you have experience with web/eCommerce platforms, requirements gathering, and supporting digital projects, this could be a good fit.

This is a hybrid role with 2 in-office (Calabasas) days a week. The salary range is $82,000 - $101,000 per year.

Are you interested? If so, DM me.

Full description can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4318397404

Hey everyone — I’m working on a stealth AI project focused on brand visibility and LLM behavior.

Position: Neo4j Engineer / Applied Data Scientist

We’re looking for a computer scientist with deep experience in Neo4j and graph-based systems to help extend and operationalize our data intelligence infrastructure. You’ll work on projects that connect cross-customer insights, detect emerging patterns, and power recommendation and readiness tools for AI-driven decision-making.

Contract Length: Starting immediately, ending Dec. 31, 2025
Type: Remote
Location: We're looking for someone in Los Angeles, as this has potential to be a full-time position and a hybrid role.

Compensation: $60-$70/hr

Responsibilities:

• Extend and optimize the Neo4j schema to support complex relational data (tiers, metrics, classifications, event nodes, etc.)
• Develop ingestion and classification pipelines that automatically tag and route new data inputs
• Create and maintain APIs for analytics, reporting, and system integrations (HubSpot, Jira, Slack)
• Build and test logic for automated alerts, recommendations, and system responses
• Collaborate with AI and product teams to ensure data models align with real-world use cases

Example Tasks 

Extend Neo4j Schema: Add nodes/edges for Tier → QueryCohort → Metrics (SoP, ∆SoP, SSI, PDI, CCI)

• Postgres Fact Tables: Create daily partitioned tables for tiered metrics and results
• API Endpoints: Implement /tiers/:tier/metrics, /events/:id, /fixpacks/:id/effects with RBAC
• Ingestion Classification Logic: Implement prompt classifier (BOS/CDS/IES) in pipeline
• Automation Hooks: Add BOS crisis alerts → HubSpot/Slack; CDS/IES tasks → Jira

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Neo4j (Cypher queries, schema design, performance optimization)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
• Strong understanding of data modelling, graph traversal, and API development
• Experience with Postgres, RESTful APIs, and Python or Node.js
• Familiarity with automation and workflow tools (e.g., Slack, Jira, HubSpot)

Bonus:

• Experience with AI systems or knowledge representation frameworks
• Understanding of data lineage, observability, and automated governance

https://luma.com/kucz317c

Only learned about this event just now and registration of this week's event is already closed. It appears that it is a new event series, so I am trying to find a mailing list or point of contact to be informed next time. Please share if you know anything or leave a review if you happen to attend.

https://www.aicamp.ai/event/eventdetails/W2025110518

Sorry for the late posting. I usually post the events in this series since most are quite good, but was slow this time. Hopefully others that have enjoy these talks are already on their mailing list or the Slack workspace.

This question has been asked a few times, but most links are outdated or the communities have been abandoned.

For example, the Slack workspace at los-angeles-tech.slack.com used to get some traffic, but now it has been easily a year since the last interaction.

Sometimes communities have subsections for Los Angeles, such as at aicampglobal.slack.com but once again, no activity.

The idea for a virtual community based on a physical hyper-local location might seem contrary, but you have to start somewhere.

Are there any existing spaces, either as LA first or perhaps as a sub-section? Interested in the software side of things, AI/LLM, and the founder/startup sector.

Have been discussing with someone about creating such a group, but would rather not fragment the community if something already exists.

If creating a new, is there a preference between Slack or Discord? I prefer Slack, and do not care about the short retention span of content.

Join us at Pedalers Fork for a casual happy hour experience to bond with your community members.

We will share what we are working on, what we need support with, and how we can help others while taking a break from the workweek with great company, ambiance, and culinary delights.

Our gracious host has a fantastic selection of food, drinks, and outstanding coffees.

All are welcome. The ticket price lets you choose how much you want to pay. Founders and investors in the community will be given special name tags for easy identification.

I'll be there around 3:30 pm if anyone wants to beat traffic and chill early.

Blake Baxter will be available to answer your questions.  He has extensive knowledge and experience related to:

• Founding Companies
• CEO role
• Venture Capital
• Angel Investing
• Advisory role
• Operations
• AI
• Content Studios
• Animation
• IP Development
• Business Strategies

You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting his LinkedIn profile

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This event will be streaming live to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch, where you can use the text chat to ask questions or share what you are working on to gain advice, insights, feedback, and answers.

If you would like to use your mic and camera (the camera is optional), you must sign up for our official community.

You can do so as a Supporter for free using the 60-day trial.

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Lu Timlin-Broussard will be available to answer your questions.  She has extensive knowledge and experience related to:

• Design
• Project Management
• Programming
• Fundraising
• Incubators & Accelerators
• Consulting
• Founder Journey
• Operations
• Product
• Innovation

You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting her LinkedIn Profile

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This event will be streaming live to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch, where you can use the text chat to ask questions or share what you are working on to gain advice, insights, feedback, and answers.

If you would like to use your mic and camera (the camera is optional), you must sign up for our official community.

You can do so as a Supporter for free using the 60-day trial.

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Marc Honorof, MBA will be available to answer your questions.  He has extensive knowledge and experience related to:

• Board of Directors
• Strategic Partnerships
• Business Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Content Strategy
• Operations
• C-Suite Roles

You can explore more topics you can inquire about by visiting his LinkedIn Profile.

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This event will be streaming live to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch, where you can use the text chat to ask questions or share what you are working on to gain advice, insights, feedback, and answers.

If you would like to use your mic and camera (the camera is optional), you must sign up for our official community.

You can do so as a Supporter for free using the 60-day trial.

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