OCSC Members - Just a reminder:  You can now access TWO more great Member Benefits!

Local OC startups can now also get great discounts on HubSpot marketing tools, plus waived fees for life on new corporate credit card accounts from Brex. 

(Don't forget - this is in addition to huge AWS credits, KPMG accounting services, Rutan & Tucker legal work, Oracle cloud hosting, Zendesk customer service and more all listed here!)

Read on for details...

THE NEW HUBSPOT OFFER:  30% DISCOUNT! 

HubSpot is well known for its popular all-in-one CRM, Sales, and Marketing tools that help startups worldwide.

Your startup can use HubSpot to help your startup with customer relationship management, social media marketing, content management, lead generation, web analytics, search engine optimization, live chat, and customer support, too.

The OCSC's latest Member Benefit offers Startup Member companies access to the "HubSpot for Entrepreneurs" discount program with Entrepreneur Friendly Pricing on HubSpot's Growth Stack Software package: 

30% Off in the First Year, plus 15% Off in the Second Year on new services (or upgrades from starter products).  This yields an average savings of $5,700 in the first year!

Plus, HubSpot offers tons of educational resources including templates, toolkits, videos, webinars, and training sessions.

Learn More about the HubSpot offer (and all the OCSC Member Benefits) Here

THE NEW BREX CARD OFFER:  No Personal Guarantee + No Fees for Life!

Brex is the first corporate credit card with benefits designed for startup companies and founders.

OCSC Startup Company Members can apply for a Brex card for your company with:

• no personal guarantee required – just a 10 minute online application
• a best-in-class purchase rewards program on services startups need most
• 10-20x higher spending limits than traditional cards
• built-in expense management software
• up to $5000 in AWS credits

PLUS, through a special Member Benefits partnership, OC Startup Council startup company members get their membership fees waived for life!

Learn more about Brex Cards and see all the OCSC Member Benefits Here

If you haven't checked lately, the OC Startup Council is adding new Member Benefits all the time to help our Members. 

Click here to learn about $$$$ of free AWS and Oracle credits, discounted legal services, and great offers from KPMG, Zendesk, Hubspot, Brex, and more!

 We hope that these Member Benefits are helpful to you and your startup.

Thanks for supporting the OC Startup Council,

• Scott Fox & Your Friends at the OC Startup Council

P.S.  If you have requests or suggestions for more Member Benefits – or connections that can help get find more – just click here to let us know? 

Brex is the first corporate credit card designed for startups - and you can get one!

SPECIAL OFFER: Now OCSC Startup Company Members can get a Brex card for your company with NO FEES for LIFE and great benefits - including up to $5000 in AWS credits!

Brex provides corporate cards to startup company founders with no personal guarantee required, plus a best-in-class purchase rewards program, 10-20x higher spending limits than traditional cards, and built-in expense management software, too.

And, through a special Member Benefits partnership, OC Startup Council startup company members get their membership fees waived for life!

Why Brex as the credit card for your startup?

• No founder liability or security deposit is required - just a quick 10 minute online application
• ​High value rewards & multipliers on the spend categories most useful to startups:

- 7x rewards on Rideshare services (Uber, Lyft, taxi, scooter)

- 7x rewards on Work From Home Tools (Zoom, Slack, GoToMeeting, Gong, and Monday)

- 3x rewards on Food Delivery (Caviar, DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, and Seamless)

- 2x rewards on Recurring Software Charges

- 1x rewards on Everything Else

• No caps on reward points. 
• Add new employees with a simple email invite and set their user limits easily.
• $5,000 in AWS credits over two years
• Plus waived card fees for life as an OC Startup Council startup company member!

Learn more about Brex and see all the OCSC Member Benefits Here

If you haven't checked lately, we're adding new Member Benefits all the time to help our Members. 

Click here to learn about $$$ of AWS and Oracle credits, discounted legal services, and great offers from KPMG, Zendesk, Hubspot, and more!

Could your startup use thousands of $$$ of FREE service credits for Amazon Web Services? 

We’ve now got LOTS of AWS to share exclusively with OC Startup Council Members!  

Thanks to so many of you who completed our quick “Do you use AWS?” survey recently. 

You gave us the info we needed to go back to AWS and negotiate a super new FREE AWS SERVICE CREDITS DEAL.

The OCSC can now grant $10,000 in free AWS services to our Orange County startup company Members, and in some cases even $25,000!

If your business runs on AWS this is essentially non-dilutive funding you can use to grow your business.

LEARN HOW YOUR COMPANY CAN PARTICIPATE

The new AWS Service Credits and many other Member Benefits of belonging to the OC Startup Council are explained here: https://www.ocstartupcouncil.org/members-only

If your startup is already an OCSC Executive or Premium Member, you likely qualify already. 

And if you'd like to upgrade your Membership to qualify, just let us know?

OCSC Members also get great deals on legal services from Rutan & Tucker, free Zendesk customer services, free Oracle cloud hosting, KPMG Spark accounting online, and more on the way, too.  See here.
 

Not an OCSC Member yet?  Your company should join us!

Your company should join the OCSC here now if benefits like those can help grow your Orange County-based technology startup: https://www.ocstartupcouncil.org/add-your-startup

The OCSC is dedicated to helping accelerate early stage technology entrepreneurship in Orange County - let us help your venture, too.

All our best for your success – right here in Orange County, California!

p.s. And if you have local startup founder friends, please tell them about joining the OC Startup Council? It’s the best deal in Orange County for entrepreneurs and startup founders!  Learn more about joining or upgrading here. 

Joining the OC Startup Council isn't just a great way to meet new people and learn new things, now it's also a way to SAVE your startup money.

Our NEW Membership Benefits offer exciting discounts and free services to our startup company members!

OCSC member companies can now benefit from our association’s partnerships with top services dedicated to helping tech startups grow. 

New FREE Members-Only Discounts

New membership perks include valuable legal services from Rutan & Tucker, free cloud hosting and compute credits from Oracle, free bookkeeping from KPMG, free customer service support from Zendesk, local startup event ticket discounts and giveaways, and much more.

"The OC Startup Council is dedicated to helping OC-based startups thrive.  Our new Member Benefits can help local tech startup founders stretch their capital farther and use it more efficiently," said Scott Fox, CEO of the OC Startup Council.  "We look forward to helping our members accelerate their startups, and collecting more Member Benefits for our Association to share, too."

Curious How Your Firm Can Benefit? 

See the OCSC Member Benefits here to learn more.

More Member Benefits are on the way...

Do you know about other offers of products or services that could help OC Startup Council Members, too?

We’d be happy to hear from you here.

Want to Make an Offer to our OC Startup Company Members?

If you’re a service provider interested in reaching our audience of high tech startup entrepreneurs and growth companies, please contact us here.

Membership in the OC Startup Council has its privileges!

For example, we had a fun crowd at Bootleggers Brewery in Costa Mesa recently for an OCSC Members Only Happy Hour.

Dozens of local entrepreneurs from OCSC member companies and our top sponsors were invited. 

OCSC Members Only Happy Hour at Bootleggers, Costa Mesa

Together we enjoyed a beautiful summer evening with interesting conversations, valuable networking, and free craft beer, too.

Thanks to everybody who turned out.  And special thanks to our event hosts (and OCSC Gold Sponsors), Shige Itoh and Mohammed Elayan of the Rutan & Tucker law firm.

Want to meet local tech entrepreneurs, investors, developers, attorneys, accountants, agencies, partners, or other service providers? 

The OCSC can help you, online and off!

OC Startup Council members get:

• Invitations to private events - including members-only meetings, private meetups, lunches, and workshops, too.  
• Company listings in our exclusive online OC Startup Ecosystem Directory
  • (and in the "Startups Raising Money" category if applicable, too!)
• Display on our exclusive OC Startups Map
• Publicity on our popular OC Startups blog and in our twice-weekly FREE email newsletters

Plus, valuable member benefits including Deals & Discounts on legal services, accounting/bookkeeping, cloud hosting, customer service tools, and more! 

(Contact us here if your firm would like to join and offer a deal to our members, too.)

Join us today to get your OC startup venture, community partner, or service provider company included:

• Startup Company Membership Info Here
• Service Provider and Community Partner Membership Info Here

We look forward to getting to know your company soon, too!

p.s. Mark your calendar for our July 23 public lunch date.  We'll be inviting all our members and their friends to join us at the Tustin Marketplace.  Watch for more details soon...