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Startup Grind LA On Thursday w/ Yo Gabba Gabba and Aquabats Creator

Derek Andersen 2012-06-12T07:37:23+00:00

Sometimes you get lucky, but usually you just have to work your butt off for everything you possibly get in life. Christian Jacobs, the founder of the Aquabats band/TV show, as well as the kids favorite Yo Gabba Gabba series, is coming to speak at the Startup Grind LA in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

I've mentioned before that I'm a long time fan of the Aquabats having been to many of their punk rock shows as a misfit teenager in High School. But Christian has evolved this wacky band with his high school friends, into a successful Hollywood career as a producer and creator. He has an incredible story, and I can say with confidence that he has one of the best founder stories to ever be told on our stage. 

I'm so excited about it that I'm doing the interview myself. Sam and team are kind enough to let me come down and crash the party. We're hosting it as usual at AOL in Beverly Hills so come early.

 

About the Author

Derek Andersen

For the past 15 years Derek has been building communities. He is the co-founder/CEO of Bevy, a SaaS product that helps companies like Salesforce, Atlassian, Google, Snowflake, and Adobe build virtual and in-person communities. Bevy has raised $60M from Accel, Upfront Ventures, and others. He co-founded Startup Grind, a community of 600 Chapters in 125 countries educating, inspiring, and connecting startup people. Since 2012 Startup Grind has hosted 20,000 events. In 2010 he co-founded Commonred which was acquired by Income.com. Derek also previously worked as a product manager at Electronic Arts. He currently lives in Palo Alto CA with his wife and four children.