Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

Hopefully it’s not as a way of avoiding fund raising or finding quick pockets of money. This might mean helping customers buy traffic, arb’ing deals, helping with RTB pricing or trading, etc. Minimize Any Custom Work That Will Not Feed Back Into Your R&D. At a minimum co-ownership of the IP.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based XCast Labs , a provider of voice-over-IP services, is reporting today that it had 48 percent revenue growth in 2009, and now has more than 100,000 users. The firm said it has been profitable since July, and saw growth from IP-PBX, SIP Trunk, residential, and reseller customers.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Now, a gaming startup that’s building a new kind of platform that it thinks will be a — wait for it — game changer in the category is announcing some funding as to ride that wave of attention. It included games icon Atari, which is working with PortalOne to include some of its brands and IP in that Arcade launch.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

Can tapping the power of the crowd not only help you find customers and help fund your project, but also help you shape your startup idea and find funding? Dirk Ahlborn: We are coming out of the nonprofit incubator, the Girvan Institute of Technology, which has been around since 2002, and is funded by NASA Ames.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2010

iSkoot Technologies includes substantially all of the assets of San Francisco-based iSkoot, a developer of social networking and Skype-compatible voice-over-IP software for mobile phones. iSkoot was backed by Charles River Ventures, Jesselson Capital, Khosla Ventures, Vision Opportunity Master Fund, and ZG Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Now, given our current economic crisis and VC ‘challenges’, the barriers to funding have gone up significantly as well. Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

Service as a bridge to a product business - One of the best ways for young startups to finance their business without any dilution is what I call “customer financing,&# which is mostly only possible in businesses that target businesses rather than consumers. You own the IP you create. It’s pure irony.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Need office or Tech Space?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

One of the hardest things to know when you’re new to fund raising is what you’re supposed to send to an investor, when and will they keep your information confidential. This is part of a series on how to improve your fund raising game. As a VC and former entrepreneur let me offer you some advice. whether they invest or not.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation. Beyond that, I want lots of conversations with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc. NDAs or Other Protection So you decide you want to be able to share with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation. Beyond that, I want lots of conversations with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc. NDAs or Other Protection So you decide you want to be able to share with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A quick message on a very busy funding day, to thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. Our customer support is in-house, and we have a light-touch customer support model, and we don't have to manage a massive network.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

So eventually you have your company funded but only 2 of the 5 people who started the company are still around. Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. They want to lock in future clients at an early stage.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

It seems that every week, a new, Voice-over-IP provider firm surfaces in the market, either providing PBX services, voicemail, or other similar services. What is your VoIP service all about, and how is this different from what seems to be lots of Voice over IP service providers? Cliff Rees: We're a software as a solutions company.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

Last week, the firm announced a funding round and a couple of key advisors, as the company looks to ramp its social gaming efforts and leverage a deal with Zynga. We started working on the new IP, and that's the game we announced the deal with Zynga on. Finally, what are you doing with that new funding? How did that happen?

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

in seed funding, from E&A Venture Capital and SOSV. At the end of the day, we help retailers make smarter recommendations to their customers, which leads to better business. Spencer Price: The customer experience with e-commerce has become less and less human, as algorithms on digital platform replace human interaction.

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Pricing Startup North Hollywood Platform 113

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2016

Dawn Newton: As an example, when you go to Google.com, it is actually routing to an IP address. Behind the scenes, DNS technology is translating that Url to an IP address, so you don't have to worry about it. There are people who are looking for ways to be able to get to someone else's funds. How did that go?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

We write checks from $500K to a million dollars, and we like to fund engineers turned entrepreneurs. Sometimes what I say, is if brand is your moat, and you're a direct-to-consumer company, versus where you really have some technology, and you have some IP, that's the side of the spectrum we play on. Minnie Ingersoll: So much was hard.

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Southern California Startup Layoffs Venture Capital 133

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2014

Keep on top of accounts receivable; consider including an incentive for customers who make early payments as part of your purchase terms, and have a plan in place for managing late customer payments. Once you’ve worked these out, you’ll be in a position to balance them against your available funds. Forge banking relationships.

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Tips Startup Outsource Development Sales 101

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

In fact, the report suggests that the total amount raised annually (over $30 billion) now exceeds the funding from venture capitalists during the same period. Don’t underestimate the amount of funding actually required. Get funding sizing input from senior advisors. Keep all IP details close to the vest.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2013

We spoke with Greg Memo , the company''s CEO, and Nate Williams , the company''s CMO, about the company and its new funding. Our flagship customers are in utilities, manufacturers, and lighting manufacturers. That''s what we''re focused on now, using that capital to grow out the company and accelerate our rollout with customers.

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Startup Platform Networking Services 202

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

It’s what signals to existing investors how quickly their teams need to be fund raising and the level of risk the company is facing and also it signals to potentially new investors both how quickly you need to raise (ie you have less leverage if you’re in a rush) as well as how much cash you’ll need if they fund you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2012

This is the origin of the “solution looking for a problem” and “if we build it, they will come” syndromes, which result in surprise and frustration waiting for funding, and waiting for customers that don’t materialize. Business strategy allows you to change customer perceptions and responses to your product or service offerings.

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Startup Competition IP Patents 99

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Keep on top of accounts receivable; consider including an incentive for customers who make early payments as part of your purchase terms, and have a plan in place for managing late customer payments. Once you’ve worked these out, you’ll be in a position to balance them against your available funds. Forge banking relationships.

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Tips Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 90

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Freebinar gives them a solution that includes screen sharing, voice over IP audio, broadcast, conference calling, and allow you to meet with as many as 150 people at the same time. I ended up building a lot of their technology, but unfortunately, they ran out of funding. What are your specific plans for the new funding from the angels?

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Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Even when you do sign-up initial customers it’s still not clear that your company will be a success and you’re still likely paying yourself under market rates. There is often money to be made in finding places with under-valued IP. We looked at the IP and realized it was highly differentiated / hard to replicate.

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Technical Review Startup Venture Capital IP 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

If your idea is so amazing that it warrants my hard-earned angel money or the money of my LP investors from our fund then why should I take a risk on you if you won’t take a risk on yourself? Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2009

Newport Beach-based Intelicloud (www.intelicloud.com) recently raised funding for the firm's next generation hardware devices. We took three areas of software, which we have IP around. We also have three areas of hardware IP. It handles more customers per square foot, using less power and space. How did the company start?

IP 100

IP Networking Startup Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

This is the origin of the “ solution looking for a problem ” and “ if we build it, they will come ” syndromes, which result in surprise and frustration waiting for funding, and waiting for customers that don’t materialize. Business strategy allows you to change customer perceptions and responses to your product or service offerings.

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Startup Competition IP Patents 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2019

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. You need all these before you start looking for funding. Some of the other items may cost a lot less, and may be worth far more in the long run.

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IP Invest Patents Social Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2011

I talked to one company who had build really differentiated IP and had great customer traction. Yet they somehow never got as much press as one of their less-funded competitors who had less good of a product and significantly fewer customers. Let’s understand why they’re getting better press.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. total funding $1.7

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Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

Tech.Co

MAY 22, 2018

Truth be told, your only path to some serious funding is perseverance and diligence in getting meetings and being prepared. One of the biggest turn offs for investors are founders who don’t know the basics of their business, especially their market and customer. Failing to do their homework is never a good color on anyone.

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Tips Help Slides Technical Review 70

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

I love the enthusiasm, the boundless energy and the sense of possibility that comes from having an idea that hasn’t yet been beat up in the marketplace of competing ideas, customer contracts, VC skepticism, jaded journalists or fickle consumers who are on the The New, New Thing. Legal threats from other IP holders?

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Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 New funds have been raised dedicated to this segment. More than any other IT segment, compelling technology and defensible IP are a critical piece of any security solution. billion (235 percent growth over 5 years).

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