Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. As you begin to saturate the demand in domestic markets, let your brand take you international at low cost. And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S.

Marketing 54

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 54

Berkonomics

MARCH 15, 2012

And fifth: Competitive risk. If there are high barriers to entry with such protections as patents, long development time already spent or contracts with the major potential customers, then the risk of a competitor with more resources jumping into the frothy pool and taking advantage of the demand created by the company is minimized.

Outsource Development 200

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 200

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. As you begin to saturate the demand in domestic markets, let your brand take you international at low cost. And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Offshore 97

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. As you begin to saturate the demand in domestic markets, let your brand take you international at low cost. And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S.

Marketing 104

Marketing Startup Patents Offshore 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. As you begin to saturate the demand in domestic markets, let your brand take you international at low cost. And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. www.pitchtheangels.com) Join Tech Coast Angels members and other start up investors at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition. Contact Scott Herson for an overview, pricing and information at herson@joyent.com or 949-861-1069. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

with demands for new products and services. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. As you begin to saturate the demand in domestic markets, let your brand take you international at low cost. And aging populations in Europe and Japan will join the retiring baby boomers in the U.S.

Startup 89

Startup Patents Offshore Demand 89

InfoChachkie

MARCH 21, 2019

In 1917, Mary Phelps Jacobs was granted patent 1,115,674 , which states, “This invention relates to improvements in brassieres.” (sic). The campaign was so successful that it ran through the 1960’s and allowed Maidenform to sell their products at premium prices, well above those of their competition.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Design Customer Custom 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed. Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

Ideas 104

Ideas Mentor Resource Entrepreneur 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed. Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

Ideas 107

Ideas Mentor Entrepreneur Resource 107

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed. Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

Ideas 56

Ideas Mentor Resource Product 56

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

About a year later, we recognized that it was very important to also have the patent, and Dina joined us. Silicon-based solar panels are too expensive--you've seen the price of the materials go from $300 per kg down to $70 per kg, but it's unpredictable--just like fossil oil, and also too expensive.

UCLA 159

UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He said it was better than the Yellow Pages because he would provide pricing transparency. They would launch quickly and test whether or not there is any demand. We talked about patents. If it worked in the Yellow Pages, why not on the Internet? So he launched a company with exclusively paid search.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

For example, we support promotions for Sony movies, a combination of database and telecom work for interactive TV shows like the Price is Right, Deal or No Deal, the Game Show Network, and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. We've got patents on technology that helps save bandwidth utilized for VoIP calls and particularly for video.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165