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Posted March 16, 2011 by Cameron

Coloft Fest!

Wow. It was AWESOME. No other word can describe it. It was just awesome.

We had over 250 people show up, supporting Coloft, and giving us love. It was just incredible. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. You are all the reason why we are here, and we can’t do it without you. Thanks for the emails, tweets, calls, hugs, and all the bits of love you all gave us.

After only one year of Colofting, we have all accomplished so much, and we are SO excited to kick even more arse this year.

Check out the pics from Coloft Fest here, and the photobooth pics here and here, thanks to Photoboxi for an awesome time.

Photobooths + parties = MAJOR win. The evidence speaks for itself ;)

And, of course, thanks again to our amazing sponsors: Idealab, Startup Weekend, Microsoft Bizpark, Fortis Law, Media Temple, Q Connects, Docstoc, BetterWorks, and Namesake. You guys all ROCK.

Cheers,

Cam

Posted January 14, 2011 by Cameron

How Coloft was born

Tweet Avesta and I are often asked what inspired us to create Coloft, and I’m feeling rather nostalgic today, so here’s a quick story for you. Before Coloft was born, we would work from home. Well, actually, first from an overpriced executive suite, where it seemed like they would charge extra for everything from WiFi, to parking, to the number of breaths you take. Then we migrated to coffee shops and working from home. It …

Posted January 13, 2011 by Cameron

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Posted October 27, 2010 by Cameron

Startup Waffles – Take 2!

Tweet Once again, Startup Digest LA hooked us up with some delish waffles — thanks to Microsoft for sponsoring. With over 100 RSVPs, Coloft was overflowing with waffles, hackers, founders, entrepreneurs, coders, and other awesome peeps that came in pretty early in the a.m. to get in on the fun. Matt Sandler (Mr. Startup Digest LA himself) and Aaron Stannard (Microsoft’s Startup Developer Evangelist)  took the reigns on making some amazing waffles, and getting the community together. …

Posted October 22, 2010 by Cameron

Startup Weekend LA #LASW

Tweet *This post will cover the jist of the weekend – want to know more about the teams and ideas? Check out  la.startupweekend.org * You have 54 hours to pitch your idea, form a strong team that can make that idea into reality, and pitch it in front of a panel of Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, and uber-successful Entrepreneurs. Crazy? Yes. Impossible? No. That is Startup Weekend. And that was what we got to witness over the weekend. …

Posted October 1, 2010 by Cameron

Colofters Anonymous begins

Tweet So last Friday we went on our first official member excursion — all the way around the corner — to Bodega Wine Bar, for our first member-only happy hour. It was a total success, and loads of fun! Colofters were eating, drinking, mixing, and mingling. It was awesome. We are going to be making this a monthly Colofters event, so be on the lookout for more. Pictures below for your enjoyment. This marks the beginning of …

Posted September 2, 2010 by Cameron

Ruby & Rails Bootcamp a Success!

The weekend of August 14th and 15th was intense here at the Coloft. The Ruby and Rails weekend crash course was full of coding programming, and cramming in as much Ruby/Rails as possible — but the class turned out to be a success! Thanks to a small class size, lots of food, caffeine, and of course, Ruby extraordinaire Ian Hunter, for taking on the role of Professor Hunter, and putting his all into making sure everyone …

Posted August 9, 2010 by Chris

Up Your Programming Game!

How long will it take YOU to learn Ruby and Rails? You’ll never know until you take the first step. Spend the weekend with LA’s top Rubyists, Ian Hunter and Ron Evans, August 14-15. See what you’re capable of! Whether you’re looking to improve your employability, add value to your business, or just take on a summer programming project, this one-time-only Ruby and Rails Bootcamp may be what you’re looking for. Two days, Fifteen students, …

Posted August 8, 2010 by Cameron

Startup Waffles!

On Tuesday August 2nd, Startup Waffles was here at the Coloft straight from Palo Alto thanks to the awesomeness that is the Startup Digest. Hosted by the founder of the digest and chief waffler himself, Chris McCann, along with Matt Sandler (the LA curator for Startup Digest), the turnout was huge — at 8am on a Tuesday no less. Over 100 people, from startups and entrepreneurs, to lawyers and VCs; the energy was all around the room. …

Posted July 24, 2010 by Coloft Team

Coloft on Entrepreneur!

Tweet Coloft is front-page news on Entreprenuer.com today! Check out the video they shot of me, Avesta, and the awesome people that make Coloft the best community for Entrepreneurs, Startups, and Independents in Santa Monica! …

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