socalTECH

MARCH 23, 2021

According to XPRIZE, along with the Institute for Education Sciences (IES), it has created the $1M Digital Learning Challenge, aimed at spurring effective learning tools and processes that improve learning outcomes. XPRIZE said the new competition will run for 25 months.

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Education Competition Los Angeles Tool 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

According to New Meta Entertainment, the new website will focus on celebrating and championing opportunities for women gamers, and will include educational, social, and competitive resources for gamers.

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Education Entertainment Resource Content 113

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2021

According to the two, they will run multiple technology prize competitions in Africa in the areas of agriculture, energy, education, and health.

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Competition Education Los Angeles Entrepreneur 124

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2020

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus Foundation , the nonprofit, educational arm of Two Bit Circus, says it is launching a new online "virtual Cardboard Challenge", a competition that encourages the worldwide STEAM community to create projects using cardboard at home. READ MORE>>.

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Education Competition Los Angeles Activity 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Last week, the University of Southern California 's Viterbi School of Engineering announced that it had established a new, business plan competition, the Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition ([link] specifically aimed at students in the engineering school. Why a business plan competition, and why in engineering school?

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Competition Southern California Mentor USC 154

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

A new competition--part of the Startup America effort launched by the Obama Administration, and spearheaded locally by Caltech, USC, and UCLA--said today that it is looking to award $200,000 in prize money to university students with clean energy business ideas. The competition is being funded via $360,000 grant from the U.S.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2009

Thursday, March 12, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Competitive Technical Intelligence. Get the accurate and timely intelligence your firm needs to anticipate technical trends and assess competitor actions. See [link].

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Competition CalTech Education 100

socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition. READ MORE>>.

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Draper CalTech Southern California Education 191

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Sony said it will award $10,000 towards tuition or other educational expenses as part of its 2013 G.I.R.L. Game Design competition. Deadline to apply for the competition and scholarship is March 29th. The company also will be offering up a paid internship to winners. READ MORE>>.

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Entertainment Competition Education Design 221

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

A few years ago, I saw a classic primer on the key elements of great online content that I like, in “ Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition ,” by Michael Stelzner, founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com. Educational. They are a shortcut that can put you far ahead of your competition. Easy to digest.

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Content Newsletter Competition Writing 146

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. It also won the 2011 Appy Award in education and the 2011 About.com’s Readers Choice Award. Winning Combination.

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Education Startup Technology Patents 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In reality, resource constraints should be seen by startups a competitive advantage, by forcing them to develop new markets, and to think differently and act differently than existing players. Subtraction leads to simplicity, better usability, and easier education of your customers. Find new ways to augment. Marty Zwilling

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Resource Ideas Competition Entrepreneur 112

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

The cost of any new product these days must include education and rollout marketing, perhaps equal or greater than the development costs. These fears need to be offset by early success stories, educational case studies, or advice on ways to reduce risk. Customers won’t buy what they can’t find or don’t understand. Incent these early.

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Product Services Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 141

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Los Angeles-based Enrou , an online marketplace for fashion and lifestyle products which benefit causes such as education, entrepreneurship, the environment, empowerment of women, and youth, has scored a $400,000 prize from Forbes, as part of a competition from the magazine publisher. READ MORE>>.

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Competition Venture Capital Los Angeles Education 174

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 19, 2019

Mullenax said the Huron website is designed to be friendly and educational for men who don’t know a lot about personal care, but at the same time it isn’t “forcing this guy into a subscription mechanism,” and instead allows them to “come to the site and just transact on a bottle of body wash.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2023

Will the solution give you an “unfair competitive advantage,” meaning no competitor already has it, or can replicate your solution without your skills or intellectual property. Is there an educated marketplace waiting? Don’t try to explain your technical implementation, your patent algorithm, or your unfair competitive advantage here.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 2, 2019

The New Venture Fair (NVF) is a valuable part of Cal Lutheran's entrepreneur education experience, in which student teams share their innovative startup projects in a competitive environment. Wednesday, May 8, 2019 -- CLU New Venture Fair.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. I brought up the fact that I find many larger companies abusing the patent system to slow down smaller competitors which is actually anti competitive. We had a nice discussion on this topic.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

The group said Thursday that it has launched a new, $10M Global Literacy X PRIZE, which will look to help educate what the group says are over 60 million children who are not receiving primary education.

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Education Competition Help 164

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Will the solution give you an “unfair competitive advantage,” meaning no competitor already has it, or can replicate your solution without your skills or intellectual property. Is there an educated marketplace waiting? Don’t try to explain your technical implementation, your patent algorithm, or your unfair competitive advantage here.

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Startup Education Ideas Customer 166

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Competition. And the reality is that if you have no competition it will likely be perceived as a negative, not positive. And the reality is that if you have no competition it will likely be perceived as a negative, not positive. Here’s some thoughts on the competition slide and also how to talk about it: Competition.

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Venture Capital Slides Competition Education 313

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , which runs a number of prize-based competitions for developing technology, has named eighteen teams for its $2 million, Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE , including two local teams. The groups will go on to submit their technology to affordably and accurately measure ocean acidification.

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Thousand Oaks Artificial Inteligence San Diego Research 138

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Irvine-based Broadcom is backing a nationwide science fair competition, with a six year, $6M investment, the firm said this week. The winner of that will receive $25,000 in an education grand prize from the Samueli Foundation, the charitable foundation of Susan and Henry Samueli. Samueli is one of the co-founders of Broadcom.

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Education Competition Technology Invest 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2023

It requires an attitude of self-education, versus an assumption that someone else will provide the education. Technologies are not solutions, but understanding a technology, in the context of a customer need, will result in more competitive and long-lasting solutions. The act of communicating and writing enhances learning.

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Social Media Startup Entrepreneur Education 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

If your innovation is real, it brings added value to the table, so most customers, especially early ones, are willing to pay a premium over competitive products. Often online consumers will provide information such as birth dates, education levels and occupations. Pricing based on personal attributes and timing.

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Pricing Startup Competition Examples 145

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult. Today’s higher education is responding by making more courses online and available to people outside of physical boundaries. .

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Venture Capital Education Offshore Outsource Development 403

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Silicon Valley is focused on disrupting established industries, but in many parts of the world, innovators must create new sectors, such as education, health care, financial services, and energy. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place.

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Capital Marketing Ideas Venture Capital 138

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. That means educating targeted supporters is key, even before you start to sell. A startup needs to find a voice relevant to its ecosystem.

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Education Customer Custom Sales 151

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It seems to be more a function of mindset and principles, more than education or natural ability. Your strengths are your real competitive advantages, so focus on them. There comes a time in every career when more education and planning has to give way to actual participation and performance in business.

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Education Mentor Customer Custom 148

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2021

In reality, resource constraints should be seen by startups a competitive advantage, by forcing them to develop new markets, and to think differently and act differently than existing players. Subtraction leads to simplicity, better usability, and easier education of your customers. Find new ways to augment. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Resource Entrepreneur Competition 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. In return, the intern benefits immensely from the experiential education. Or, perhaps the hectic “get me coffee” and “make me copies” chores associated with climbing the corporate ladder.

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Competition Startup Technical Review IBM 96

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The STEM Roadshow is part of The Toshiba STEMpowerment Project, a year-long campaign tied to the 20th Anniversary of the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition, the worlds largest K-12 student science contest. See [link] (more)

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Education Competition Media Technology 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2012

Educate your customers on your business. Get to know your customers, and actually call them by name, or even remember their likes and dislikes. With today’s technology, make sure they get a monthly newsletter, a reminder care for a tune-up, or a holiday greeting card personalized just for them.

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Customer Custom Startup Competition 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value. Every customer has a sense of what a solution should cost, based on competition, and the cost of doing nothing. These fears need to be offset by good marketing, education on benefits, and successful case studies.

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Case Study Customer Custom Study 89

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

But the bigger truth is the competition is important. We will have two well-funded companies educating the market on why this market opportunity for the $24 billion US storage market is ripe for disruption. Healthy competition keeps you on your toes. I still believe in competition. What mistakes do people make?

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Funding Competition Marketing Summary 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value. Every customer has a sense of what a solution should cost, based on competition, and the cost of doing nothing. These fears need to be offset by good marketing, education on benefits, and successful case studies.

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Case Study Startup Customer Custom 174

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In my view, no amount of academic education can prepare you for the challenges of running a business, but real experience will quickly open your eyes to some of the challenges, and let you know how much you enjoy responding to these on a day-to-day basis. At this stage, good relationships are more important than knowledge.

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