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Copyrights and Design Patents Filling the Gaps in Your IP Strategyand#8232; and#8232;

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents: Copyrights and Design Patents Filling the Gaps in Your IP Strategyand#8232; and#8232; Join the Intellectual Property SIG on for an unusual opportunity to hear from experts in lesser understood IP areas.

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5 Tips To Keep Your Startup Productive, Not Just Busy

Startup Professionals Musings

There are complex processes, like filing a patent, and financial tools that may be new to you, including Excel and Quickbooks. Remember the concept of minimum viable product (MVP), which is designed to test viability and interest before you burn through too much of your energy and resources.

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How Beatshare Is Tackling Music And Messaging

socalTECH

Before that, I was at a multimedia design academy in high school. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience. Eli Aizenstat: I entered into the Design Accelerator, which is an accelerator run in conjunction with the Art Center College of Design and Caltech, in the summer of 2014.

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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Build an investor presentation and summary. are eliminated during due diligence. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it.

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Interview with Krisztina Holly, Good Growth Capital

socalTECH

A good example of that is Skyhawk Therapeutics, which has built a small molecule platform that enables rational design of small molecules that target specific binding pocket regions of RNA. We often have other investors join in our deals once we've built some of that value. We discovered them very early.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Winter | Recap, Videos, and Thank You!

Tech Zulu Event

Next was Mobile Web America ‘s ultra impressive display of their patent-pending web application that converts most websites into a mobile friendly format. Our next company to present was Danger Room Gaming and their Rapid Fire Trivia games. Bill received his B.S. Honestly, when someone like Bill gives you advice, you listen.

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10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering

Startup Professionals Musings

File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most Angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest. Build an investor presentation and summary.

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