Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

a crowd-powered platform that gives accredited investors access to exclusive deal flow and technology transfer opportunities has launched in beta its crowd-powered portal for startups, JumpStartFund. Social network for investors. El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc.,

El Segundo 76

El Segundo Social Network Startup Patents 76

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. Often new technologies are seen by senior decision makers as new opportunities for litigation and hackers.

Social Network 91

Social Network Training Startup Technology 91

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

Last week, San Diego-based Confident Technologies (www.confidenttechnologies.com) announced that it had acquired the assets of Vidoop, and created a company focused on security and authentication of users. What does Confident Technologies do? The Confident authentication suite of software, which also includes out of band technology.

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2020

The simple solution I recommend to inventors is to find a partner who can focus on business and marketing, while you focus on technology. Here are some of the key entrepreneur characteristics most often overlooked by inventors: Driven by customer-centric view of needs, rather than technology.

Startup 124

Startup Entrepreneur Customer Custom 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. Why doesn’t this product or service already exist?

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Ideas Resource Examples 126

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2016

Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. Often new technologies are seen by senior decision makers as new opportunities for litigation and hackers.

Social Network 58

Social Network Startup Training Technology 58

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance.

Guide 95

Guide Startup Ideas Entrepreneur 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Your people are the key to innovation, more so than a new technology.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance.

Startup 103

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Competition 103

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 exist ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Accountability.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Coach Metrics Competition 64

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Establishing the legal structure for your business, registering trademarks, filing copyrights and patents, and drafting partnership agreements used to require extensive attorney fees and ongoing consultation. Technology costs. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies.

Startup 102

Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM Social Network 102

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Accountability.

Coach 64

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 64

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Innovate or die.

Startup 105

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Competition 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. Technology risk. New technologies, especially those characterized as “paradigm shifts” or “disruptive” may have long and costly acceptance cycles, or may run into unpredictable performance or manufacturing problems.

Startup 104

Startup Examples Entrepreneur Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Establishing the legal structure for your business, registering trademarks, filing copyrights and patents, and drafting partnership agreements used to require extensive attorney fees and ongoing consultation. Technology costs. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. Technology risk. New technologies, especially those characterized as “paradigm shifts” or “disruptive” may have long and costly acceptance cycles, or may run into unpredictable performance or manufacturing problems.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Examples Social Network Marketing 108

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. Tesla is not. It's a great talk. It's a great talk.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The opportunity to innovate and take ZunguZ forward and make it a reality transpired with the uptake and traction of Social Networks in the early 2000’s and more specifically with the launch of Facebook in 2004 and its momentum gained over the next few years. How safe are money transfers or online purchases on social networks?

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

We recently ran into Dialplus (www.dialplus.net), a company which is developing mobile applications which pull up social networking profiles from Facebook or other sites when you make a phone call to a friend. The firm was pitching for funding at the Technology Council of Southern California's VentureNet event earlier this month.

VentureNet 100

VentureNet Startup Mobile Technology Council 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2012

Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Innovate or die.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Competition 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. Technology risk. New technologies, especially those characterized as “paradigm shifts” or “disruptive” may have long and costly acceptance cycles, or may run into unpredictable performance or manufacturing problems.

Startup 89

Startup Examples Entrepreneur Social Network 89

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks. Overture sold for $1.6

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A good start is taking an active role in relevant technology groups, trade associations, university activities, and local business groups. Define some intellectual property.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Establishing the legal structure for your business, registering trademarks, filing copyrights and patents, and drafting partnership agreements used to require extensive attorney fees and ongoing consultation. Technology costs. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies.

Startup 50

Startup High Tech Search Engine Optimization SEM 50

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A good start is taking an active role in relevant technology groups, trade associations, university activities, and local business groups. Define some intellectual property.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2009

Patterson was working on at UC Irvine and applied it to the world of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites. Ruan and Patterson tell us a bit about the service and how it was inspired by Twitter, the company's experience spinning out technology from UC Irvine, and what its plans are now.

Startup 100

Startup Research UCI Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A good start is taking an active role in relevant technology groups, trade associations, university activities, and local business groups. Define some intellectual property.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

I’ve worked with 30+ early-stage companies in all sorts of capacities (and spoken to many, many more), so I thought it might be worthwhile trying to classify the various ways that I’ve engaged in different technology roles in startups. It depends on the business, people, technologies, etc. Each situation is just a bit different.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. For those not familiar with BigStage, tell us what the company is doing with your avatar technology? How has the experience for you?

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

It is here that 25 of the most diverse startups from around the world will showcase their latest technology and compete for prizes and a chance to be fast tracked as one of the Startup of the Year semifinalists at Innovate Celebrate 2018. Beast Mobile (Kirkland, WA). Beast Mode is taking on a new meaning in the startup world.

Startup 80

Startup Mentor Platform Help 80

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

If you're an expert in a certain technology--say, business process design--and have thought about publishing a book, this is a quicker, faster, and more comprehensive way to share it with the world. We have patents filed on this process. The second example, is you can publish it in public.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Distributed version control model – first in the industry like ours and we are filing patents. I hadn’t thought about the fact that he would become aware of my link. Page 3: Competition.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

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. Otis Chandler built Goodreads in 2006 because he believed in social networking and wanted to see what his friends were reading.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. Now some never see the people they support, but are experts on the technology involved. Here are a few examples: Marketing specialists.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Services Search Engine Optimization Startup 106

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2012

We can all argue the shortcomings and non-defensibility of patents, but these are still your best competitive protection, sustainable for twenty years. The best position is some innovative technology, with a great initial product, and a big list of follow-on products that can be commercialized to keep ahead of competitors.

Competition 97

Competition Patents Startup Social Network 97