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Makers Making The Sci-Fi Tricorder A Reality With VOXearch

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We spoke with Mike Outmesguine , CEO and Alan DeRossett , CTO of the company, and how their roots in do-it-yourself, "Maker" projects is key to their entry into the prize competition. Mann had long sold the company and patents, but one of their providers which had been installing them surgically, and had started installing parts from China.

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10 Entrepreneur Milestones That Make Funding Easy

Startup Professionals Musings

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Build qualified advisory board.

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10 Keys to Startup Traction That Investors Look For

Startup Professionals Musings

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Build qualified advisory board.

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These 10 Steps Will Make Your Startup Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Build qualified advisory board.

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Interview with Cliff Rees, XCast Labs

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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. Cliff Rees: We are based in Los Angeles, although I work primarily out of my home office in Portland.

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Ten Tips for Business Traction to Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CIO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names. Build qualified advisory board.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. the world’s largest celeb endorsement network). Matt Miller – Co-Founder and CTO of CareerBliss.com.