socalTECH
MARCH 9, 2015
We spoke with CEO Steve Schell on how Idealab believes its past experience with starting up a 3D printing company--and some new ideas on how to create a marketplace of 3D designs--are the key to making the leap from hobbyist to the mass market. Without customers, no designer wants to participate. How far from shipping product are you?
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 20, 2012
We have been holding off on this announcement for quite a bit and now we can officially announce Bill Gross of Idealab as our SuperDemo presenter. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.
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Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
The next company up was Storitz , operating as an online reservation system for storage units (think Orbitz), the company helps consumers not only search for available listings, but also make reservations with real time feedback on availability and customer reviews. Looking for twitter trends on #TZSpotlight?
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 15, 2010
plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). On the first point – think of Steven Blank’s customer development but for physical products.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 11, 2011
He wanted to build direct customer relationships to get product feedback but only 2% of customers would ever return their registration cards. He wanted to build direct customer relationships to get product feedback but only 2% of customers would ever return their registration cards. They are very hands on.
SoCal Delicious
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012
There are five prominent ones in town, Launchpad, Amplify, MuckerLab, StartEngine, and IdeaLab. Check out the inaugural Startup UCLA companies, as self-described, below: Accelsor – Accelsor simplifies custom website creation into a single step by eliminating the prototyping and coding stages. It also won a number of key patents bit.ly/RiJCFI
SoCal Delicious
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Even though their business model was tweaked a little while ago to give customers additional leniency, the business is still expecting to break $100 million in revenue this year, up from $25 million in 2010. Bill Gross – Idealab. Since 1996, Gross has been running Idealab. I worthy cause, with a tough customer, the DOD.
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