Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Access to intellectual property and current research. Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Class Startup Resource 110

Berkonomics

AUGUST 23, 2012

Every business has an intellectual foundation where the CEO’s knowledge and vision create a barrier to entry that deflects some or much of the potential competition. Or we do so with brilliant research and development, highly trained sales forces, large advertising campaigns, or secret processes.

Patents 159

Patents Training Resource Advertising 159

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Access to intellectual property and current research. Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

Class 124

Class Startup Resource Mentor 124

Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. And fifth: Competitive risk. . Is the product or service possible to produce at all, let alone economically enough to.

Outsource Development 156

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 156

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. Development schedule and checkpoints.

Product 112

Product Summary Activity Entrepreneur 112

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Know your market and competition, or don’t spend a dime on anything else. I have stated previously that I love absolutes – statements with no wiggle room for gray-area responses. Here’s where some intelligent market research might have saved the company and my investment. There is no competition.”

Marketing 247

Marketing Competition Research Summary 247

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. First-to-market’ is not a sustainable competitive advantage for startups, since sleeping giants do wake up when they see traction, and they can smash newcomers quickly. Assume passion level defines business opportunity.

Startup 124

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Ideas 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. Having a patent, trademarks, or other “barriers to entry” are always a critical advantage in attracting funding, since investors need to see real commitment to beating competitors. Lack of intellectual property. Surprises during due diligence.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Invest Funding Patents 108

Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2019

One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. And fifth: Competitive risk. . Second: Market risk. .

Outsource Development 120

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. Development schedule and checkpoints.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Startup Summary Product 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Despite the widespread impact of software today on our lives, there are a number of areas of computer science research which have had a difficult time in being translated into practical, every day usage. We''re now scaling it up, and we''ve also filed seven patents in that process. Coast Guard.

Research 100

Research Patents USC Software 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. First-to-market’ is not a sustainable competitive advantage for startups, since sleeping giants do wake up when they see traction, and they can smash newcomers quickly. Assume passion level defines business opportunity.

Startup 174

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Ideas 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

A business plan is the outward facing definition of the business you hope to drive with your hardware solution, with a hardware overview in the intro to highlight customer value and competitiveness. For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” and trademarks.

Product 169

Product Summary Startup Examples 169

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

A number of teams have recently been looking to turn that vision into reality, as a result of the Qualcomm Tricorder Prize , a $10M competition being run by the X Prize Foundation to create a real life Tricorder. That''s essentially how the Tricoder competition was formed--it''s time for this to happen. Mann implantable device area.

Startup 262

Startup Competition Software Review UCLA 262

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2020

They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. Having a patent, trademarks, or other “barriers to entry” are always a critical advantage in attracting funding, since investors need to see real commitment to beating competitors. Lack of intellectual property. Surprises during due diligence.

Funding 123

Funding Startup Entrepreneur Invest 123

Berkonomics

MARCH 15, 2012

One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer. And fifth: Competitive risk. Second: Market risk. Are you ahead or behind the market with your product or service?

Outsource Development 200

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2016

As an investor, I always listen carefully to what an entrepreneur says, and does not say, about competition. Every business area has competition and every customer has alternatives, so a smart entrepreneur needs to acknowledge these as a positive in defining a big market, and position the features of a new solution in this context.

Competition 62

Competition Entrepreneur Patents Customer 62

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Access to intellectual property and current research. Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Capital Class Startup 55

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Thus, cast your research net beyond VC-backed companies to fully understand a school’s ability to foster viable businesses. Ask: How many patents were filed by students and faculty during each of the past five years? Is there a venture competition with cash prizes?

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Class Patents 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Ali Khoshgozaran: Before we started the company, me and my partner had participated in the USC Viterbi startup competition. About 100 teams participated in that competition, and 10 teams were selected to be part of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage program. How did Tilofy come about? What drove your interest in this area?

USC 236

USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2012

Of course, the first one gets the patent. But patent disclosure requirements often make imitation easier, and smart technologists can work around most patents anyway. Market research is more meaningful if there is already a market and real customers. Of course, you still have to do your homework and market research.

Patents 84

Patents Startup Statistics Course 84

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Of course, the first one gets the patent. But patent disclosure requirements often make imitation easier, and smart technologists can work around most patents anyway. Market research is more meaningful if there is already a market and real customers. Of course, you still have to do your homework and market research.

Startup 91

Startup Patents Statistics Course 91

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Bill’s advice reflects Microsoft’s hardnosed culture, which encourages internal competition and a ruthless pursuit of the truth. Unless your venture is focused on researching potential scientific breakthroughs, it is likely that your technology can be easily copied and your patents circumvented. " [Tweet this quote].

Tips 275

Tips Startup IP Santa Barbara 275

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2014

A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. Development schedule and checkpoints.

Product 101

Product Entrepreneur Summary Activity 101

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

Merck also saw some expected fruits of its 2014 big-ticket acquisition of Cubist Pharmaceuticals wither away this week, as the Supreme Court wouldn’t reverse a decision that shaved years off the patent life of the top-selling antibiotic daptomyicin (Cubicin). —When Merck (NYSE: MRK ) bought Cubist Pharmaceuticals for $9.5

San Diego 62

San Diego Patents Acquisition News 62

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

You've got to find each one, and research them online. Jonathan Simkin: I was actually in high school when I decided I'd either start a company when I graduated, or go into patent law. Back to the service itself-- you've got lots of competition in the space, how are you going to get above that noise?

UCSD 185

UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2015

There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. First-to-market’ is not a sustainable competitive advantage for startups, since sleeping giants do wake up when they see traction, and they can smash newcomers quickly. Assume passion level defines business opportunity.

Startup 105

Startup Entrepreneur Writing Ideas 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2016

A product plan must include the timeline and milestones involved in product research and development. Opportunity segmentation and competitive environment. List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. Development schedule and checkpoints.

Product 55

Product Startup Summary Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2016

They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. Having a patent, trademarks, or other “barriers to entry” are always a critical advantage in attracting funding, since investors need to see real commitment to beating competitors. Lack of intellectual property. Surprises during due diligence.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur Invest Funding Patents 57

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

We have a long relationship with them, and have been funding research in their labs, and have a continuing relationship. About a year later, we recognized that it was very important to also have the patent, and Dina joined us. That makes solar panels as a product not competitive at all, if you removed government subsidies.

UCLA 159

UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

He saw that the industry was being disrupted globally, and actually started with the idea of building a new company that could be scalable, and flexible, and offer delivery of that content at competitive pricing. For the first three years, it was all about research and development, building IP and patents and so forth.

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

There is no substitute for market research, written by domain experts, to supplement your informal poll of friends and family. If you expect to seek investors, or you expect to have a sustainable competitive advantage against sleeping giants, you need to register all your patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets early.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Resource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2016

There is no substitute for market research to confirm that your passion matches a real need in the market. First-to-market’ is not a sustainable competitive advantage for startups, since sleeping giants do wake up when they see traction, and they can smash newcomers quickly. Assume passion level defines business opportunity.

Startup 57

Startup Entrepreneur Writing Ideas 57

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

There is no substitute for market research, written by domain experts, to supplement your informal poll of friends and family. If you expect to seek investors, or you expect to have a sustainable competitive advantage against sleeping giants, you need to register all your patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets early.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Ideas Resource Statistics 109

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Having a defensible competitive advantage or “barrier to entry” is another critical step to funding, and another common stumbling block during all phases of the funding process. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

We did some informal research toward the end of 2011 when the “pinning” phenomenon emerged because we found it very interesting. When we discussed the feedback we saw an opportunity to use our backgrounds in search and discovery to help us stand out from the competition. What inspired you to launch LoveIt? Have you had any challenges?

Organization 90

Organization Content Tool Blogging 90

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

Whether that''s for competitive analysis or market analysis, our product is basically able to monitor--on a very large scale--things that are important to your particular company. He ran DARPA research out of UC Irvine for almost a decade, until stepping out and focusing purely on entrepreneurial efforts. out of UC Irvine.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245