Cal Lutheran University, Entrepreneur Speaker Series, With Greg Monterrosa

Greg Monterrosa

After helping to organize the first Startup Weekend Conejo Valley, Greg Monterrosa embarked on an entrepreneurial journey of discovery in France and the United Kingdom.

 In four months, he mentored at Startup Weekend Paris Makers Edition, Startup Weekend Bourdoux, and Startup Weekend Lyon. He visited 24 co-work spaces, 15 startup accelerators, and 10 venture capitalists, mentoring more than 100 start-up's along the way. Greg shared with us the highlights of his trip, what he learned about entrepreneurship in Europe, and what European entrepreneurs think about California startup communities. We hope you enjoy the video.

About Greg Greg is a co-founder of MyLLC.com. He also is a dedicated Conejo Valley startup community volunteer, having participated in the first Conejo Valley Startup Weekend and the Startup Conejo Valley Hackathon.

Taking Uber in France, a Blessing

Uber in France has been a blessing while traveling. It came in very handy to arrange transportation to and from the airports and train station's with luggage.

Be Coworking space, a true gem in Paris France

Be Coworking is in the 18th arrondissement in Paris, France. Near the Guy Moquet metro exit. The space is ran by an amazing group of talented people lead by Ruben Grave.

Startup Weekend Paris Makers 2015 Edition Recap

So we got into Paris on thursday morning from Los Angeles, CA to  mentor at Startup Weekend Paris Makers Edition. I was fresh off of organizing Startup Weekend Conejo Valley the weekend before (check out our Video Recap here).

I headed straight to Be-Coworking once we set our luggage down to check out the space. I was blow away, the space is multi leveled with plenty of rooms to lock startups in for 54 hours.

Cool Coworking Spaces in Paris, France

So in my Startup Weekend global travels I came across Mutinerie in the 19th arrondissement in Paris, France. This space is awesome for people looking to co-work in a creative environments, its multi leveled complete with a cafe. phone booth and a very helpful passionate staff.

The cafe'