Joe Zulli
CTO @ Savings.com / Organizer @ LeanLA / Cross-Fitter / Cat owner

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If you thought Brett Durett's presentation on Continuous Deployment (<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bgdurrett/continuous-deployment-at-lean-la">http://www.slideshare.net/bgdurrett/continu...</a>) was great -- then you're gonna love James Birchler.
James is the VP of Engineering at IMVU, the very first Lean...

Noah Kagan having driven marketing at Facebook, Mint & now every entrepreneur's favorite daily deal site: AppSumo will

In this class Eric Ries will teach you how to to best employ the concepts detailed in his book, 'The Lean Startup' to effectively grow and maintain a successful startup.

Located in Southern California’s “American Riviera,” this point-to-point course begins in the scenic Goleta Valley with its lush lemon and avocado orchards, winds through Santa Barbara’s picturesque Mesa community, and finishes with a stunning two-mile descent to the sparkling Pacific Ocean. Finishers and their families can celebrate in...

After reaching #18 overall on Amazon with his book, "Design for Hackers," author David Kadavy is hitting the west coast. Even though his amazing Kickstarter campaign stopped just short of raising enough funds to have L.A. on his book tour, David has worked with LeanLA to make it happen.
He'll be giving his in-process talk,...

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Steve Blank's Customer Development process, detailed in the indispensable and best-selling Four Steps to the Epiphany, was the foundation for the Lean Startup revolution.

At Customer Development: The Second Decade, Steve will provide an exclusive peek “under the covers” at some of the many new rules and advancements that he and the...

Join us as we kick off the harvest season with a celebration of Italian wine and food! Sip 3 vintages of Sangiovese paired with an Italian dish created by local favorites: Chase Restaurant, Arnoldi's and Trattoria Grappolo.

Proceeds benefit the Environmental Defense Center.

Tickets are $25 ($20 for Wine Club Members) ~ Reserve your spot...

In a very special Lean LA event, Jason Calacanis from This Week in Startups will interview Eric Ries live on stage at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

Everyone who attends will receive a free autographed copy of Eric's new book "The Lean Startup".

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable.

The Lean Startup...

The bloodmobile is coming to CrossFit Santa Barbara!

Please join us in donating blood by following the link below:
http://www.blood4life.org/index.cfm?group=op&step=2&opid=437749

Every two seconds someone in America needs blood. More than 38,000 donations are needed every day in communities across the U.S. You can give every 56 days, and...

http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/26695391/

Student and Alumni portrait exhibit co-curated by Lisa Volpe of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. The images in this exhibit show a broad range of portraiture from the candid to the yearbook which all emphasize the relationship between photographer, subject, and viewer.

Join us for our monthly gathering of eco-groovers at Santa Barbara Green Drinks. Joining us this month is Kent Epperson & Ed France from cycleMAYnia to discuss the growing bike culture, interesting tid bits about biking in Santa Barbara and the cycleMAYnia happs.

In honor of our guest, please remember to hop on your own two wheels and pedal...

Young startups face many threats but among the most dangerous are activities that produce seemingly good results but are actually clever killers. This talk will show you how to identify these false prophets and help you avoid sowing the seeds of your own demise.

David Binetti is the Co-Founder and Business Model Designer for Votizen, the...

To stimulate intellectual exchange relevant to solving important environmental issues, the Bren School regularly hosts prominent experts from around the world, who present their ideas and achievements at a variety of events. These workshops, conferences, seminars, panels, and colloquia ensure that the school remains a lively intellectual center at...

We're celebrating our New Releases by pouring you tastes of these 6 delicious gems:

2009 Pinot Gris
2010 Pinot Noir Rose´
2009 Pinot Noir, Turner Vineyard
2009 Pinot Noir, Three Vineyards
2009 Pinot Noir, Kessler-Haak
2009 Late Harvest Pinot Gris

Enjoy the bluesy rock sounds of The Kinsella Band while you sip artisanal wines, nosh on...

Look at yourself - you're not sleeping, you're not eating, and you can talk for hours about why it's so fantastic: You're an entrepreneur in love, and there's eric ries telling you to dissect your darling like a frog in formaldehyde. Think of UX as a wizened older brother, who can help you make sense of the...

I'll be giving a lecture about how to properly train a bison to use the litter box and then signing copies of my new book.

http://theoatmeal.com/book

Join the Facebook team and local developers for a deep dive into the latest and most exciting ways developers are building with Facebook technologies.

Come to learn, stay to make friends!

Tentative Agenda:
2:00 - 2:30 PM - Registration
2:30 - 3:30 PM - Learn the latest from Facebook and local developers
3:30 - 5:30 PM - Drink with friends! ...

With live performances by Innerpartysystem, Moneypenny and I Need Sugar

Come to get your drink on at this year's must-attend SXSW party. Open bar for all that attend from 10p-4a! This is officially the latest party in Austin, so get in early and stay for the madness.

Featuring:

DIPLO
ECLECTIC METHOD
w/ visuals by SEEPER and CTRL

As the sun sets over SXSW and Austin comes alive, Vimeo and Nikon invite you to an evening of musical mayhem and immersive visual eye candy in the heart of the once-dormant Seaholm Power Plant. With your own eyes or through the lens, experience an event like no other with world...

  Come see what the future of social travel looks like- or just come prepared to drink and dance. Add your SXSW trip to Austin on your gtrot profile and tweet the shortlink to land on our VIP list.   (Rooftop Bar is partially indoors so come party rain or shine)   Fine print: You must be 21 or older to attend, and IDs will be checked at the...