IP Protection Strategies For Start-Ups
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FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019 -- TCVN Legal Program #2: IP Protection Strategies For Start-Ups. TCVN now features four educational tracks in four specific areas.
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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.
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Education Software Startup GoGuardian Launches AI Platform
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 21, 2017
El Segundo-based education software startup GoGuardian has launched Admin 2.0, a platform that uses artificial intelligence to enhance students’ behaviors online, according to a statement.
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113 Encantos Raises $2M For Family Education, Entertainment Service
socalTECH
JANUARY 27, 2020
Culver City-based Encantos , a developer of family entertainment and education titles, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The startup said it will use funding for its subscription services, which revolve around hands-on craft activities for pre-school and primarly school age children.
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6 Suggestions For How To Begin Your Startup Lifestyle
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 2, 2023
One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. The wealth of online education offerings is a great start, but is not enough.
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Encantos Links With Teachers With Educator In Residence Program
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Culver City-based Encantos , the venture-backed developer of family entertainment education brands which raised $2M in January , says it has launched a new program which links the company with educators, the companys said today.
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STEAM Carnival's Education Combines Robots, Lasers, Cotton Candy
socalTECH
APRIL 30, 2013
What do you get when you cross science and technology education with a carnival? In the case of a new effort by Two Bit Circus, the think tank of Brent Bushnell, you get the STEAM Carnival , a traveling, high-tech project aimed at using "robotics, lasers, acrobatics, and cotton candy" to rethink STEM education. READ MORE>>.
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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I paid up for the diploma but can’t say that I saw better results. So back to MBAs.
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Illuminate Education Gets Backing From Insight Partners, Rolls Up Five Companies
socalTECH
JULY 10, 2018
Christine Willig is the CEO of Illuminate Education, which said the combination of the companies was facilitated by Insight Venture Partners, which already had been the majority owner of Illuminate and Key Data Systems (KDS). Financial details of the five way merger were not announced. READ MORE>>.
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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 21, 2023
One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” On the other hand, there are many additional creative options available for starting a business that you might not find for buying a car, home, or other major consumer item. Trade equity or services for startup help.
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Two Bit Circus Launches Education Nonprofit
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2017
Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the entertainment startup founded by Brent Bushnell, and non-profit T4G.org announced this morning that they have launched the Two Bit Circus Foundation. Two Bit Circus has been active in promoting STEAM learning, with many of its educational entertainment-themed activities centered on STEAM principles.
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Infinitely Virtual Targets Education Market With New Virtual Desktop Plans
socalTECH
MARCH 6, 2014
Los Angeles-based cloud server and virtual desktop provider Infintely VIrtual said today that it is targeting students and educational institutions with a new hosting plan. According to the company, it is launching a new academic market offering which starts at $6.65 per user/month, to offer up virtual terminals. READ MORE>>.
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Men’s personal care startup Huron raises $1M
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 19, 2019
The startup has raised $1 million in seed funding from RXBAR founders Peter Rahal and Jared Smith, CXT Investments, and Lean Luxe founder M. ” Razor startup Harry’s will be acquired by Edgewell Personal Care for $1.37B. ” Razor startup Harry’s will be acquired by Edgewell Personal Care for $1.37B. .”
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Schoolofbookkeeping Looks To Tackle Online Accouting Education
socalTECH
JANUARY 10, 2014
A new, Santa Barbara-based startup, Schoolofbookkeeping.com , launched this week, offering up online courses for bookkeepers, accountants, business owners, and accounting students. The startup''s founders include Eric David Greenspan, a serial entrepreneur who previously founded such companies as MakeItWork. READ MORE>>.
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Quincy Jones' New Playground Sessions Targets Music Education
socalTECH
APRIL 18, 2013
Jones--who lives in Bel Air--is behind Playground Sessions , which is hoping to make music education available to anyone willing to sign up for a monthly membership. The startup--which is based in New York--charges $9.99 The startup also leverages USB and MIDI keyboards to connect users with those lessons. READ MORE>>.
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6 Reasons Technical Expertise Does Not Make A Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
The E-Myth (“Entrepreneurial Myth”) is the mistaken belief that most businesses are started by people with tangible business skills, when in fact most are started by “technicians” who know nothing about running a business. Perhaps an innate business savvy is no longer a requirement for starting a successful business.
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Silicon Beach Report June 21: Education Software Startup GoGuardian Launches AI Platform
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 21, 2017
Education software startup GoGuardian launches AI platform, Snapchat launches Snap Map and BlockFraud raises $5 million.
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Invested.in Powers Business Education Fundraising Site
socalTECH
JULY 29, 2010
Los Angeles-based Invested.in , the online fundraising site run by Alon Goren, is powering a new effort to help educators raise money for educational programs from the BizWorld Foundation. Tags: investedin fundraising nonprofit bizworld entrepreneur startup education. READ MORE>>.
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Revolutionizing Music Education
SoCal Tech Calendar
AUGUST 3, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 -- Revolutionizing Music Education With Chromatik. Digital education startup Chromatik has made a strong debut in Southern California with its unique approach to learning, practicing, and performing music. Huge Los Angeles. See [link] (more)
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4 Key Questions To Size The Potential Of Your Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Every startup and every new business needs a unique selling proposition (USP) to get people’s attention these days, and make it stand out in the information overload we all see. I’m looking for the “hook” right up front, or I lose interest quickly, just like every customer and investor these days.
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166 SketchyMedical Finds $30M For Online, Visual Education
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Los Angeles-based SketchyMedical , a startup best known for presenting medical topics using graphical illustrations and art, said on Thursday that it has raised $30M in a funding round. The company currently offers up courses in microbiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, biochemistry, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and OB/GYN.
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113 GIBLIB Makes Surgical Education Easier Than Ever
Tech.Co
JUNE 2, 2016
Like almost everything in society, a lack of education is the root cause of these mistakes. ” So, where can surgeons get access to the right educational tools to make these mistakes a little less prevalent? GIBLIB is trying to do more than just provide education. Is it because they’re bad doctors? It’s neither.
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Glip Aims at Students, Educators WIth Free Plan
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
Los Angeles-based startup Glip , a developer of team productivity tools and software, said this morning that it is making its service free for students and educators. According to Glip, any individual with a.edu email address can sign up for free to use its team communications and collaboration service. READ MORE>>.
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Schoolofbookkeeping Looks To Tackle Online Accounting Education
socalTECH
JANUARY 10, 2014
A new, Santa Barbara-based startup, Schoolofbookkeeping.com , launched this week, offering up online courses for bookkeepers, accountants, business owners, and accounting students. The startup''s founders include Eric David Greenspan, a serial entrepreneur who previously founded such companies as MakeItWork, along with Seth David.
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138 CAA, William Morris Back Online Video Education Site
socalTECH
MARCH 11, 2013
The startup has locations in San Francisco and Seattle. creativeLive competes against Lynda.com , the online video education site based in Goleta, which has grown to be one of the region's fastest growing companies through its online courses for learning creative software. The startup has locations in San Francisco and Seattle.
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Wonderville Takes On Educational Content For Kids
socalTECH
JULY 27, 2012
A new, Los Angeles startup, Wonderville has launched to take on curating educational content on the web, providing links and videos to different content on a wide range of educational content for K-8 education.
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138 LiveEdu Raises $10M Via Crowdfunding, Sets Headquarters In LA
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2018
LiveEdu (aka Education Ecosystem), a new startup in the blockchain area which wants to enable the live streaming of educational content, said it has raised $10M in crowdfunding, and set up its headquarters in Los Angeles. Education Ecosystem's CEO is Dr. Michael J. READ MORE>>.
Generative AI – The End of Empty Textboxes
TechEmpower
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
As part of the onboarding process, the app asks both job seekers and employers what they’re looking for - in a text box - while providing a few suggestions in a pop-up. This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! Even with the pop-up suggestions, we saw significant drop-off during user onboarding.
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10 Ways To Get Tagged As High-Potential In A Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Everyone knows that startups are risky, but they also expect that the job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early employees at Facebook and Google). The truly indispensable person in a startup is a problem solver, because every startup has plenty of problems. Educate yourself one notch up.
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125 Why “The Culture of Failure” is Imperative to Startup Communities
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. It was a strange contrast for me having grown up in Northern California where failure seemed to be a badge of honor. I remember this lesson well.
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6 Ways To Reinforce Team Behavior For Startup Success
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
In my consulting work, when I ask team members in startups and small businesses how they know whether they are doing a good job, the typical response I get is “Nobody has yelled at me today,” or “No news is good news.” One mistake to avoid in all cases is to dress up praise as a comparison to others , such as “You were the best speaker today.”
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Music Prodigy Beats 70 Startups To Bring Music Education Technology to the Masses
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 5, 2012
Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. Beat 70 Start-ups. it’s like a video game! Winning Not By Sheer Luck. Winning Combination.
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106 Incubating LA's Startup Future At the USC Viterbi Startup Garage
socalTECH
APRIL 8, 2013
A few weeks ago, the University of Southern California announced a new startup incubator, the Viterbi Startup Garage ([link] backed by such notable investors as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the United Talent Agency. What''s the mission behind the new startup incubator? That''s basically how the program come about.
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7 Stages In The Evolution Of A Startup To A Business
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 12, 2022
In fact, I believe the majority of true entrepreneurs are not interested in this new role, and jump ship quickly by hiring an experienced CEO or merging with another company, to start their next entrepreneurial effort. With a startup, everything is an experiment. Spend more time on the future than today.
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President Obama Stresses Jobs, Education In First Silicon Beach Visit
socalTECH
OCTOBER 9, 2014
Obama also walked around talking with entrepreneurs at Cross Campus about their startups--at times, pitching those startups'' businesses better than their founders--and discussing issues they were thinking about, and answering questions about his position on different issues of entrepreneurs and millenials. READ MORE>>.
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168 WeWork Gets Smart With Education for Adults and Kids
Tech.Co
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
Whether it’s their huge valuation or the fact that a new office pops up every five minutes, the coworking company has made a huge impact on the business world from coast to coast. And now, they’ve decided to pay it forward with a few education initiatives that could really make a difference.
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6 Observations On Key Challenges Facing Every Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
They are devastated when their business growth never starts or stalls, and they have no idea how to get it moving again. As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and developing a rollout plan to include antidotes.
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6 Ways To Transform Startup Constraints Into Benefits
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 23, 2021
Ironically, as a startup investor and mentor, I have seen too many failures caused by just the opposite – too much money spent too soon, taking time to get product perfection, and assuming customers will wait. How many times have you actually made up work to keep an idle person busy? Find new ways to augment. Marty Zwilling.
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164 Mahalo Retools As Educational Content Apps Provider
socalTECH
APRIL 30, 2012
Remember Santa Monica-based Mahalo , the startup headed by Jason Calacanis and backed by such investors as Sequoia Capital?
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Five Startups Revolutionizing Music, In Southern California
socalTECH
JANUARY 9, 2013
Combine that with the growing startup community here, and you end up with at. We've compiled a list of five of the startups that are revolutionizing some part of music, based here in Southern California. The firm's products are an example of what applying technology, and smartphones and tablets, can do for music education.
5 Stages of Disruption Denial Cause A Startup Dilemma
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 18, 2022
How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology.
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Boston Startup School Launches | Education 2.0
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 25, 2012
As we continue this monumental year in the startup realm, we welcome a newcomer – Boston Startup School. Last week Boston Startup School officially launched and began with their inaugural class. ” -says Shaun Johnson, Co-Founder and COO of Boston Startup School. great jobs.
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