upStart.LA is inviting LA tech entrepreneurs for a discussion & panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators & incubators. They'll speak to an expected 300 attendees & will be moderated by upStart.LA’s Co-Founder, Dan Dato. Tickets are $10 at http://upstartla-panel.eventbrite.com.

“Our goal is to spread first-hand experiences to the SoCal entrepreneurial community about accelerators & incubators as these entities are becoming the new ‘university’ for entrepreneurial America,” says Dato. “We want to provide our local entrepreneurs with the information they need so they can find & land a spot with the accelerator or incubator that’s best for them.”

Panelists will share their experiences about these programs, investors & offer a wide-range of information before ending with a Q & A. Some of the topics will be: What is each program/investor all about? What do they offer & how do they differ? How did they get accepted (or rejected) by these investors? What was the day-to-day experience like? What was the biggest value they got from the investment? What value is that investment providing today?

ABOUT UPSTART.LA

upStart.LA is a startup accelerator based in Santa Monica, CA that helps tech entrepreneurs get their business up by offering an intensive 3-month program,  providing up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship & a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. They're currently accepting applications for their January program until November 12, 2011 at http://upStart.LA.

PANELISTS:

Joey Flores, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder at Earbits (a Y Combinator Winter 2011 company) Earbits is a marketing platform for music related products built around interactive radio experiences. Earbits works directly with labels, high quality artists & live music event promoters to create innovative internet radio-based promotions that turn listeners into loyal fans & consumers. They provide commercial-free streaming music on Earbits.com, Earbits Mobile Radio apps, & across a variety of affiliate website partners (http://www.earbits.com/)

Alex Benzer, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder at FanMix, previously known as SocialEngine (a TechStars Boulder 2011 company) FanMix is a recommendation engine for social media marketing. You give us a topic, & we’ll tell you who cares the most & how you can engage them. We give you simple, plain-English suggestions that help you become a powerful social media wizard with zero effort. (http://www.fanmix.com)

Mark Evans, VP of Engineering & Co-founder at NetPlenish (a 500 Startups funded company) NetPlenish is price comparison meets automatic replenishment for the things you buy over & over again. The basic necessities of life delivered to you from which ever merchant has the best deal each time. Kmart one time, WalMart the next. Store your shopping list in the cloud & select only the items you need each time. No order forms to fill out repeatedly, just one button to approve each order. A 45-minute weekly trip to the store is now a 45 second task on your phone! (http://www.netplenish.com)

Rafi Gordon, Co-founder at StyleSpot (an Idealab funded company) StyleSpot is the fashion publisher of the future, combining high quality editorial content & personalization with a shopping engine of nearly 1,000,000 items from 300 retailers. Distributed & marketed across all platforms, StyleSpot helps consumers stay on trend, translate those trends to any budget, & find the best sales from their favorite stores & designers. StyleSpot recently merged with Kaboodle, the online social shopping site owned by Hearst Corp.
(http://www.stylespot.com)