Every week, we dig through our calendar to bring you the five most exciting events in LA tech. Check out our top picks below, and be sure to look at our full event calendar for more LA tech events.
Hustle While You Work with Initialized & Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian, Monday, February 19 at 7 p.m.
Reddit and Initialized Capital Co-founder Alexis Ohanian will be at the CTRL Collective in DTLA this Monday night with a host of tech luminaries — including journalist Kim-Mai Cutler — to discuss all things tech. Also on hand will be representatives from local Initialized portfolio companies, including real estate startup Open Listings, creative company The Noun Project and adtech venture AdQuick. Last week, Ohanian spoke to Built In LA about Open Listings, his new LA home and the fight for net neutrality.
Equipping 21st Century Learners to Stay Ahead of Technological Change, Monday, February 19 at 7 p.m.
Technology in schools — especially schools in underserved communities — is notorious for being obsolete, and that needs to change. This week, Educelerate LA: EdTech Meetup is gathering to how Angelenos can help the education system to properly prepare young Americans to enter the workforce.
Tech and...SUBSCRIPTIONS Featuring YogaWorks, OceanX, and HOOCH.co, Tuesday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles is home to some of the most popular subscription services in the world, but it's not just e-commerce companies that win by operating with a subscription model. This meetup will take a look at how traditional industries are adopting the subscription model and flourishing because of it.
February Geek Dinner and Trivia Night — Golden Road, Tuesday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Tech, trivia and brews. Need we say more? This month's LA G33k D1nner heads to the Golden Road Brewery right off the 134 or the 5 in Glendale for some fun competition and networking at one of the coolest brewpubs in Los Angeles.
Built In Brews at FloQast, Thursday, February 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Join the Built In LA team this Thursday evening in Sherman Oaks for the first Built In Brews of 2018. Hosted by FloQast, the event will be an office-warming party for the company, which recently moved into a brand new 20,000-square-foot facility after experiencing 250 percent growth in 2017 alone. There are still a handful of tickets available, so be sure to get yours today.