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PR For Small Businesses and Non-Profits Using AI
Join us to learn how to help your small business or non-profit amplify your voice through smarter marketing and PR strategies. Learn how AI-powered tools can save time, stretch limited budgets, and create compelling stories that attract supporters, customers, and donors. Through practical tips and real-world case studies, you’ll walk away with actionable strategies to grow your impact. Network with like-minded leaders, discover fresh ideas, and leave inspired to take your marketing to the next level.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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Unlock Apple's Corporate Advantage for your Startup！
Are you a startup founder, CTO, or IT lead looking to gear up with Apple’s best-in-class tech—without the usual price tag or IT headaches?
Join our free 20-minute online session during LA Tech Week (Oct 14) and learn how your startup can:
✅ Access Apple’s corporate pricing—no large enterprise status needed
✅ Get dedicated support—free up your time to focus on building
✅ Simplify device deployment—perfect for fast-moving teams
🎁 Sign up and receive an exclusive Apple for Startups Resource Pack:
👉 https://istorestm.com/business-program/signup/
About the host:
Presented by iStore by St. Moritz—an Apple Authorized Premier Partner trusted by 500+ companies. With 25+ years of experience, we help startups tap into Apple’s ecosystem with personalized solutions and enterprise-level perks.
This session is part of #LATechWeek—a week-long celebration of founders, builders, and innovation across Los Angeles. Learn more at www.tech-week.com
Don’t miss your chance to unlock Apple enterprise benefits—built for startups, right here in LA.
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USC AI Hackathon by SEP
24 Hour Hackathon event for students to build AI-solutions in healthcare, education, finance, dev tools, and more!
Get excited to create something incredible—$4,000 in prizes are on the line, brought to you by a16z.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Let’s build. 💡🔥
What to Where, Velvet Tones
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Unplug + Align: A Serene Sound Bath by the Sea
Santa Monica
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What to Where, Velvet Tones
Unplug + Align: Sound Bath by the Ocean
Take a pause from the buzzing Tech world we live in and join us in Santa Monica for a restorative evening sound bath. As the sun sets over the Pacific, we’ll gather to unwind, reset, and connect with ourselves and each other through the immersive vibrations of crystal bowls and gongs.
Whether you’re a founder, builder, or creative, this is your chance to step away from the noise, ground into the moment, and leave feeling recharged for the rest of the week.
🧘♀️ Please bring a yoga mat — it is no longer on the beach, but we’ll still be outdoors on a concrete surface, so you’ll want it for comfort.
🪶 Feel free to bring blankets, pillows, or anything cozy to make your spot extra comfortable.
🧥 It may get chilly, so dress warm and bring layers.
⏰We are aiming to start the sound bath as close to 5pm as possible, so please plan to arrive a little early. Doors open at 4:30pm.
✨ Open to all — no experience needed.
✨ Come as you are, leave lighter.
This event is hosted by What to Where and Velvet Tones.
www.whattowhere.co
Instagram/TikTok: @whattowhereco
Velvet Tones: Hedda Sound Healer
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com
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How Data Is Powering Aerospace & Defense
From low Earth orbit to the battlefield, data is becoming the core driver of decision-making, automation, and innovation.
This panel brings together founders and executives who are building the tools and platforms that turn raw space and Earth data into real-time intelligence for aerospace and defense. We’ll discuss everything from satellite sensing and AI models to predictive systems for security, infrastructure, and critical operations.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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The Predictive CFO: Finance Leadership in the Age of AI
Finance is entering a new era. Today’s CFOs and FP&A leaders are expected to be strategic drivers of growth, risk managers, and technology adopters all at once. With the rise of predictive analytics and AI, finance teams have an unprecedented opportunity to move beyond static budgets and reactive reporting into a future of real-time insights, smarter forecasting, and more confident decision-making.
Join us for The Predictive CFO: Finance Leadership in the Age of AI, a forward-looking roundtable discussion featuring CFOs and FP&A executives from leading enterprises. Together, we'll explore how finance leaders are leveraging AI and predictive models to balance cost discipline with growth, improve forecasting accuracy, and build agile teams.
📅 Agenda — October 15th, 2025, 9:30am-12:00pm
9:30–10:00 | Arrival & Networking
10:00–10:15 | Opening Remarks & Agenda (Elements & Trinet)
10:15–10:30 | JP Durrios: The Evolving CFO Role in the AI Era
10:30–11:30 | Breakout Roundtable Sessions (Two groups of 15 each)
11:30–12:00 | Group Summaries & Q&A
Breakfast and coffee will be served ☕️
About Elements:
Elements is an AI-powered platform designed for companies to maximize the ROI of business travel. Seamlessly integrating with your CRM, TMC, expense, and revenue intelligence tools, Elements helps you boost revenue, focus sales/marketing efforts on high-impact opportunities, and eliminate wasted expenses by up to 40%. Contact edo@elementsworld.io for more details.
About Trinet:
Trinet provides small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry. Trinet offers access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation and compliance, payroll, all enabled by industry leading technology. Trinet empowers SMBs to focus on what matters most - growing their business and enabling their people. For more information, please contact michaela.toohey@trinet.com.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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Deep Tech, Defense, + The Future of Governance
As space infrastructure scales and sensors flood the edge, AI needs new hardware—low-power, radiation-tolerant, and real-time. This LA Tech Week session brings operators, founders, and investors together to unpack breakthroughs from on-orbit comms to software-defined sensors to domain-specific accelerators powering the next generation of autonomy and national resilience.
Agenda
12:30-1:30PM Networking, drinks + light bites
1:30-2:30PM - Panel w/ Q+A
2:30-3:30PM Networking, drinks + light bites
Speakers
*Sean Batir, AWS, ex-CTO of National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
*Jinyoung Englund, Independent Board Director, Washington Trust Bank
*Dr. Brian Barritt, CTO and Cofounder of Aalyria
*Dr. Sristy Agrawal, CEO and Cofounder of Mesa Quantum
*Dr. Wale Lawal, CTO and Cofounder of Mesa Quantum
*Christine Keung, General Partner at J2 Ventures (moderator)
Sponsors
Rho is the all-in-one banking platform for startups. With banking set up in minutes, 2% cashback cards, and powerful tools for managing spend, paying bills, and closing the books, Rho helps high-growth startups move fast and stay focused—with support that goes to the ends of the earth to help you win
J2 Ventures is an early-stage dual-use technology VC, investing in sectors critical to national security and private sector advancements, including advanced computing, cybersecurity, telecom and infrastructure, and healthcare. The fund is backed by some of the largest and most sophisticated limited partners in the world including JP Morgan, MetLife and the New Mexico State Investment Council.
Wilson Sonsini is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide. For more than six decades, the firm has guided leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors through every stage of growth—from formation and financing to IPOs, M&A, and beyond. With deep expertise across corporate, regulatory, and litigation matters, Wilson Sonsini is trusted by the companies and investors shaping the future of technology and business.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Lucky Day Labs, Bestia Group LLC
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The Future of PropTech & AI
Venice
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Lucky Day Labs, Bestia Group LLC
Updated: 10.15.25 - 48hrs until Day 1, Friday event. Updated event schedule description so that everyone learns why these sessions are helpful. 👉 RSVP: https://bit.ly/dan-pen-and-steve-trang
Update 10.14.25 - We've realized the void is real and so is the demand! Thanks to Blankspaces (Jerome Chang) and DemoDay.LA (John Diep), we couldn't do this without the LA Tech Scene Old School support! These guys are the OGs of Silicon Beach! Thank you everyone!!!
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The Real Estate AI Transformation Summit
BLANKSPACES Venice | Capacity: 500
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Event Overview
Every transaction requires 5-7 disconnected systems. Deals that should close in minutes take weeks. AI hits a wall of fragmented data.
This summit is about the infrastructure layer that fixes it.
You'll see the problems killing deals today. Learn why 95% of AI projects fail—and the disciplined approach the 5% use to win. Watch live demos of apps already built on this new infrastructure.
Problem → Solution → Examples. That's the day.
The largest Real Estate AI event during LA Tech Week.
FULL EVENT SCHEDULE
11:00–11:30 AM | Doors Open & Networking
Doors open and networking
11:45 AM | Opening Keynote
Speaker: Mike Dusi (Co-founder, Bestia.ai, Angel and Real Estate Investor)
Setting the stage for where traditional real estate meets AI infrastructure at scale
12:00–12:45 PM | Panel Discussion: The Basics — "Be Like Mike" Moderator: Michael Sawitz (LP, Alumni Ventures | Board Member, TCVN) Panelists: Mike Dusi (Co-founder, Bestia.ai, Angel and Real Estate Investor), Tarek Tohme, Matthew Hintz (CEO, Solslot), Timothy Di Prizito (CEO, DPG Estates)
- Mike Dusi closes 100+ deals per year with 20 years of sales mastery—learn what it takes to operate at his level.
- Tarek Tohme shows how Bestia's AI enabled him to compress two decades of learning into hours, going from zero to deal-ready instantly.
- Timothy Di Prizito, Global top producing team leader, brings the full spectrum perspective—operating across both residential and commercial real estate—revealing how the fragmented systems problem is pervasive across the entire industry, From single family homes and estates to multi-million dollar commercial and investment properties.
- Matthew Hintz reveals how to scale this and hire an army of "Be Like Mike" operators—turning expertise into infrastructure.Includes 15-minute Q&A
1:00–1:45 PM | Panel Discussion: The Inefficiencies Hour
Moderator: Michael Sawitz (LP, Alumni Ventures | Board Member, TCVN)
Panelists: Mike Dusi (Co-founder, Bestia.ai, Angel and Real Estate Investor), Matthew Dieden, Daniel Nethercott, Vak Sambath (Co-founder, Bestia.ai)
Why Real Estate Is Still Broken — Candid discussion exposing the old-way toolchain, capital velocity bottlenecks, marketing funnel losses, development friction, and how AI orchestration fixes it all.
Key Topics:
- The Housing Crisis: workforce housing shortage and rising costs
- Looming Market Risks: mortgage defaults and potential federal intervention
- The AI Disruption: AI's impact bigger than the internet itself
- The Frankenstein Problem: the patchwork of disconnected systems killing productivity—MLS, skip tracing, back tracing, IVRs like Dialpad—and how this fragmented Frankenstein process burns time, loses deals, and where the industry needs to go from here
Includes 15-minute Q&A
2:00–2:45 PM | Complimentary Lunch
Networking and refreshments
3:00–3:45 PM | Panel Discussion: The Solution Hour
Moderator: Michael Sawitz (LP, Alumni Ventures | Board Member, TCVN)
Panelists: Vak Sambath (Co-founder, Bestia), Mainak Sarkar (Deloitte Gen AI), Matthew Hintz (Solslot)
-Why 95% of AI Projects Deliver Zero ROI—And How to Be in the 5% That Ship Value
- Most AI initiatives underperform: 42% of companies abandoned their AI projects in 2025, and MIT found 95% of GenAI pilots produce no measurable ROI. This panel reveals the disciplined approach that separates winners from failures.
Key Topics:
- The Fundamentals-First Approach: Why "AI first" without understanding the problem guarantees failure
- Process Decomposition: Find real friction points before picking tools—GenAI innovation vs. expensive RPA
- When to Use What: Decision framework for agentic architecture vs. simple automation
- Proven Success Patterns: Customer support (2/3 automated), dev productivity (56% faster), manufacturing QA—applied to real estate
- Bestia's Winning Formula: How solving real problems first, then applying AI, delivered measurable ROI in contact rate, conversion, and deal margin
- Field-Tested Wisdom: Enterprise patterns that worked vs. anti-patterns that burned millions
Includes 15-minute Q&A
4:00–4:45 PM | Panel Discussion: The Ecosystem Showcase
Moderator: Vak Sambath (Co-founder, Bestia.ai, AI & Platform Architect)
Panelists: Mainak Sarkar (Deloitte Gen AI), Matthew Hintz (Solslot)
Building the Real Estate App Economy: From Infrastructure to Innovation
Now that you understand what makes AI succeed, how do you architect an ecosystem developers want to build on? This panel reveals the blueprint for infrastructure that powers the next generation of real estate applications.
Key Topics:
- Ecosystem Architecture: How to design infrastructure developers actually want to integrate with
- Enterprise Lessons: What successful platforms teach us about building from scratch
- Live Integration: LeadBoard.ai CRM and how Solslot (first partner) is integrating with Bestia infrastructure
- The Developer Advantage: How to leverage AI infrastructure and APIs without rebuilding from scratch
- Why Now: How affordable AI, modern APIs, and real estate's fragmentation create the perfect opportunity for platform plays
Includes 15-minute Q&A
5:00–5:45 PM | Complimentary Late Lunch
Additional networking opportunity
EVENING PROGRAM
6:00–6:15 PM | AI Myth-busting & The Future of Work
Speaker: Andy O. (Lucky Day Labs)
Anxious about AI replacing your job? Confused by the hype? Andy cuts through the noise to separate AI myths from reality.
6:30–7:10 PM | The Future of Real Estate Investing
Speaker: Matthew Hintz
Breaking down fractional real estate investing — the "Robinhood of Real Estate." Watch a live demonstration of how to make your first investment with just $25.
🎁 SPECIAL OFFER: Investment credits giveaway challenge to the first 100 attendees!
7:15–7:30 PM | Why Fractional Investing Works
Speaker: Bo Belmont (Founder/CEO, Belwood)
The B52 Method: $150M track record, zero investor losses, and how anyone can start with $500.
7:30–7:50 PM | The Future of AI Ad Creation
Speaker: Emmon Khan (Khan Media)
A titan of digital marketing who has architected over $100M+ in advertising campaigns and advised 450+ eight and nine-figure companies. Emmon reveals how AI is revolutionizing ad creation and what it means for real estate marketing at scale.
Includes 5-minute Q&A
7:50–8:05 PM | Hollywood Meets GenAI
Speaker: Tarek Tohme (Head of GenAI Content, Bestia)
Hollywood movie producer turned AI visionary. Having worked with A-list celebrities and now pioneering Sora 2 applications, Tarek bridges the gap between blockbuster production value and AI-generated content.
8:05–8:20 PM | Closing Speech
Speaker: Mike Dusi (Co-founder, Bestia.ai, Angel and Real Estate Investor)
Wrapping up the day with reflections and Bestia's vision forward.
8:20–8:30 PM | Social Hour @ BLANKSPACES Venice
Networking, music, drinks, and demos. Meet the speakers, investors, and partners building the future of real estate.
🏆 ICON AWARD CEREMONY (RESCHEDULED)
Friday, October 17th, 3:30 PM
Honoring Dan Peña — Direct from his castle in Scotland, legendary high-performance business coach Dan Peña receives the Icon Award, presented by Mike Dusi. Dan's mentees have collectively created over $1 trillion in equity value, earning him the title "The Trillion Dollar Man."
This intimate kickoff event features Steve Trang's fireside chat.
Register at: https://bit.ly/dan-pen-and-steve-trang
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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Video AI in Media & Entertainment Happy Hour
Join Bluemoon AI as we bring together the people shaping the future of media and entertainment. Whether you come from legacy Hollywood or AI, this is a chance to connect, share ideas, and explore how technology is transforming creative workflows.
Come meet founders, investors, and creatives building at the intersection of storytelling and technology. Drinks (wine, beer, soda, juice) and light snacks provided.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com
About the host: Bluemoon AI is building the operating system for creative workflows in M&E and advertising, eliminating the tradeoff between gen AI and legacy software.
Check us out at bluemoonai.com
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Afrobeats Next Door Party
Get ready for a night where music and innovation collide. Afrobeats Next Door brings the buzzing rhythms of Afrobeats to LA Tech Week, creating the ultimate space to dance, connect, and celebrate global culture.
Join founders, creators, and music lovers for an evening of great vibes and networking as top DJs spin Afrobeats, and feel-good mixes that keep the energy high. Enjoy stylish cocktails, vibrant lights, and an atmosphere that’s as inspiring as it is unforgettable.
Come dressed to impress, bring your best moves, and experience the heartbeat of LA Tech Week, where culture, creativity, and technology meet on the dance floor.
Investor Deck: https://rebrand.ly/afrofunction
Website: www.afrobeatsnextdoor.com
Instagram: @afrobeatsnextdoor
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
The LA Grind, Relay Human Cloud, Polsinelli
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The LA Grind: Beachfront Dinner w/ Polsinelli, Relay Human Cloud, AE Studio, Talk Shop
Santa Monica
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The LA Grind, Relay Human Cloud, Polsinelli
Join us during LA Tech Week for an intimate evening connecting top founders and investors at a stunning private beachfront residence in Santa Monica.
Enjoy a curated dinner, great drinks, and meaningful conversations with some of the most ambitious and innovative minds in the ecosystem. This curated gathering is designed to foster authentic relationships, spark collaboration, and celebrate LA’s vibrant startup community with an ocean view as the backdrop.
Thank you to our sponsors: Relay Human Cloud, Polsinelli LLP, AE Studio, and Talk Shop Media
Find your next team member in minutes with Relay Human Cloud. Offshore talent, in Relay Human Cloud's office, dedicated to you. Use code LAGRIND for $500 off every resource every year.
Polsinelli is an AmLaw 100 law firm that specializes in technology, startups/emerging growth companies, and healthcare law. Ephraim Hintz, an LA-based attorney at Polsinelli, is an experienced technology transactions/venture capital attorney with clients ranging from pre-seed startups to Fortune 500 companies.
AE Studio helps founders implement AI with the right product strategy and have engineers, data scientists, and designers from Stanford, MIT, and Harvard ready to create bespoke AI solutions.
Talk Shop Media is an independent integrated communications agency based in LA that helps venture-backed companies define the category, own the conversation, and win the comparison. They turn technical advantage into authority through PR, corporate communications, and social programs built for velocity, proof, and repeatable coverage.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
We’ll have a photographer on site capturing moments from the night. Photos may be shared across The LA Grind’s newsletter, social channels, and future event promotions.
BAM Ventures, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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BAM Happy Hour
Venice
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BAM Ventures, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Join us for a BAM Happy Hour with an Oktoberfest twist! We're taking over the outdoor patio of Wurstküche in Venice. This is your chance to mingle with an incredible mix of founders and investors in a relaxed, casual setting. Savor some delicious German-inspired bites and drinks. It's not September, but who says we can't call it Oktoberfest? This event would not be possible without our partner Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
The Differentials, KIS Training Studios
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Crunches & Conversations Presented by The Differentials and KIS Training Studios
Torrance
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The Differentials, KIS Training Studios
Break a sweat, then break into big ideas with some light bites and refreshments with a few surprises!
Crunches and Conversations at KIS Training Studios in Redondo Beach is where LA Tech Week takes a dynamic turn. Think: core-burning circuits, laughter, and real talk with founders, creators, and investors who know the grind isn’t just in the gym.
In collaboration with The Differentials, a multicultural-owned communications agency specializing in helping companies of all sizes and executives craft compelling narratives and secure visibility in competitive markets, the event combines a guided fitness session led by KIS’s expert trainers with facilitated conversations designed to spark collaboration.
Attendees can expect to leave with renewed energy, fresh perspectives, and strategic connections to support their next stage of growth.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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Community Led Launches: A Fireside Chat w/ Lavinia Errico (Equinox) & Actress Meagan Good
Launches don’t need to be slow or guesswork. Learn the CRWD playbook to mobilize 100–10,000 real people to purchase, test, and organically review your product—fast, compliant, and at scale.
Featured Panel speakers:
Meagan Good - Award Winning Actress & Co Founder of Honor Culture
Lavinia Errico - Co Founder of Equinox, JoyLift
Panel Moderated by Ryan Chen, CEO of CRWD
Agenda:
Introduction to CRWD
Fireside Chat w/Lavinia Errico + Meagan Good
Founder Q&A
Networking + Light Bites
Who should attend: Founders, Heads of Growth, Decision-Makers, DTC Marketers, Consumer Investors, VC
CRWD AI is the world's first intelligence engine that powers hyper-targeted consumer activations, instantly matching brands with thousands of real people based on location, behavior, product affinity, and intent.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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From Scalpel to Startup: Reinventing A $100B Industry
Face of the Future: How Turkey Became the Silicon Valley of Plastic Surgery + Complimentary Gourmet Cuisine Сatering
Join us as Luxxera unpacks how Turkey became the “Silicon Valley of Plastic Surgery” and what it means for the future of healthcare.
Bonus! Enjoy an elegant ambiance, gourmet cuisine catering, and the company of founders, operators, creators, and investors shaping the future of wellness and aesthetics.
Plastic surgery and medical tourism are rapidly expanding $100 billion global industries, with Turkey, Brazil, and South Korea leading the charge, (Turkey alone receives 1.5 million incoming medical visitors a year). Patients from the U.S. and U.K. are abandoning year-long wait times and overpriced medical systems in their home countries and flying thousands of miles for plastic surgery and healthcare that are offered at a mere fraction of the cost.
At this Tech Week conversation, we will dive into the forces shaping this shift: cutthroat prices, Instagram-fueled influencers, aggressive marketing, and minimal regulation. The allure of quickly delivered care in weeks (Instead of months or years) is undeniable, but there are still risks. Patients chasing life-changing outcomes might get everything they ever wanted or… end up with disastrous and debilitating results.
From botched jobs that make global headlines to billion-dollar opportunities for the next wave of digital health marketplaces, this is where medicine, technology, and culture intersect.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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