Dan Benyamin is a technologist, product designer, and currently advises on all things digital. Dan is a co-founder of the SoCal Tech Group and spends his free time advocating entrepreneurship in the Southern California area. For over 8 years, Dan has led the design and development of award-winning consumer electronics products. In his role as Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of PhatNoise, Inc., Dan directed the company's core technology design and development initiatives. PhatNoise's leading-edge designs and products have earned such accolades as Popular Science's Best of What's New, and PC Magazine's Editor's Choice. In 2005, PhatNoise was successfully sold to Harman International, where Dan continued as Vice President of Engineering. Prior to founding PhatNoise, Dan Benyamin conducted extensive research in high-performance DSP systems, especially in the emerging technology of configurable computing. His findings have been published extensively in technical journals and magazines, and he holds several patents in the areas of digital music management and user interface design. Dan holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles.

Thanks to everyone who showed up to the pair of events last week — it is always great to meet more UCLA folks for Tech Group meetups.

In addition, the Dealmaker VC Outlook event was really informative, and in case you missed…

We have a double header for everyone this week:

First, I will be attending Dealmaker Media’s VC Outlook discussion and mixer next Tuesday Dec. 12th in West LA.  I have attended these in the past, and they prove to always be informative…

It is in one of the most historic times in global economics that we re-launch the SoCal Tech Group website. In fact, the recent market events have only solidified our belief in the power of small technology companies, and the…

On Wednesday, September 10 2008 we had our first 8 by 8 dinner - and by most accounts it rocked.  We had an evening filled with great discussion from a really diverse group, along with great food and wine provided…

Inspired by the influential Round Zero and Startup2Startup dinner events, the SoCal Tech Group 8by8 dinner series provides a venue for an invited guest to share their knowledge of entrepreneurship with a small group of tech business enthusiasts from the LA area. …

One of the best ways of exposing someone to startup life is for them to experience it firsthand.  But most folks just aren’t ready to take a leap from a large company job directly to the tumultuous (but exciting) world…

The SoCal Tech Group is dedicated to empowering the Southern California technical entrepreneur.

We do this by helping folks network and learn from each other, both offline and online. Going beyond the current entrepreneurial base, STG provides outreach to both industry…