January 25th, 2008 by Mike Macadaan

Debbie Landa of Dealmaker Media (0)

Debbie, can I post this email to LAtwiist? (x) yes

lol - just saw a pic of you and damon wayans on flickr. will he be showing something at under the radar??
Nope not this upcoming one

looks like it was a cool event, how do you think it went?
It was awesome, everyone who RSVP’d showed up despite a torrential downpour outside. It was great to see everyone so excited to be there and meet everyone face-to-face. Mike Jones said he had been exchanging emails with some of these people for the last two years and never met them in person. The crowd and atmosphere were perfect and there will be many more of these events to come. Ross Levinsohn (former Fox President) offered to host the next one at his beach club this summer.

what was your goal with this event?
Our goal was to reach out to the big industry executives and let them know that Dealmaker Media is expanding in LA and we want their commitment to becoming more involved and to support the broader community that exists in LA. We want them to encourage their teams to attend and participate as well.

was it achieved?
Yes – absolutely, this was the most enthusiastic crowd of top tier executives I’ve seen in years. I’ve had over 20 emails today thanking me and asking when the next one is.

what’s next?
Our first big mixer event is going to be on March 27 at Clearstone Ventures. This event is open to everyone in the community – entrepreneurs, investors and the executives looking to meet the new crew of hot startups in LA.

any random thoughts?
Yes – thanks for convincing me to expand to LA – I think together we will help to the LA community together. But LA is going to take some getting used to — I’m spoiled by the laid back silicon valley crowd. Now that’s irony.

Thanks and btw, I think you rule.
No — YOU RULE.