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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

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The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Of course that’s not disputable. Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech. To some extent – of course they are. acquired Overture for $1.63

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REACH Connected Future | Cleantech Recap

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And of course, we’d like to thank our amazing panels of speakers for pouring their knowledge into the mental chalices of our present and virtual attendees. Between Caltech, USC, and UCLA, $1 billion has been put into research expenditures. UCLA itself has been prodigious in patent filing, and recently launched their own VC fund.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. And now, of course, UberSocial, Bill’s latest project. We talked about patents. Shopping.com. The Wedding Channel. Insider Pages.