Sign up to stay connected and get the latest on local events and news.

Big Ideas

Local entrepreneurs tell their stories of turning a big idea into a big business.

Big Ideas is a series of talks from leading entrepreneurs, creatives and other thought-leaders held at locations around Pasadena, including Idealab, LA’s original tech incubator. Conceived as an event by and for entrepreneurs, creatives and other thought-leaders in the area, Big Ideas aims to gather a great group of people here in Pasadena and casually network over a beer or a glass of wine while listening to an LA-based tech entrepreneur tell the story of how they went about starting a company and turned a big idea into big business.

Program participants

Brock Pierce

Future of Virtual Currency and Online Gambling

Eric Ayzenberg

Online, Social and Mobile Advertising

Ezra Callahan

Social Media Expert

Julie Schoenfeld

Online, Social and Mobile Advertising

Mike Giardello

Hard Sciences and Business Innovation

Nanea Reeves

Video, Games and Innovation

Nicholas Cumins

Online, Social and Mobile Advertising

Shira Lazar

Curating the Best of YouTube

Stephen Saiz

Online, Social and Mobile Advertising

Sponsor + Support the Next Big Idea

We give local technologists, scientists, creatives, and business-builders a forum to gather over good conversation and get inspired by the first-hand accounts of other successful and well-known entrepreneurs.

Program Benefits

  • Connect with a driven group of entrepreneurs
  • Support local innovation and knowledge-sharing
  • Align with industry thought-leaders

See what our community is doing

Get local innovation & event news straight to your inbox.