socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

They can call us, we turn it into a IP call, and a 10 digit phone number, we then figure out where that user is on the planet, and deliver it over IP, making it a complete on-net call. The reverse also happens--if one of our users wants to call Skype users, they can do that purely on the net, without using the PSTN.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2020

billion net worth. Many entrepreneurs are reluctant to complete the work to secure a patent on their invention, citing cost and secrecy concerns, only to find that investors lose interest when they learn you have no long-term advantage over potentially aggressive competitors. Formalize your intellectual property position.

Customer 136

Customer Custom Examples .Net 136

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

He led our investment in 6sensor Labs , which has patented techniques for screening food for gluten and peanut allergens. He’s leading the charge in our investments in agriculture technologies, for example. And he led what is currently our best performing company out of that 2012 fund – AdoreMe. It’s a great interview.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Invest Funding 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. If you have no better info, use 5x as the multiple.

Startup 108

Startup Invest Patents Outsource Development 108

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Thus, cast your research net beyond VC-backed companies to fully understand a school’s ability to foster viable businesses. Ask: How many patents were filed by students and faculty during each of the past five years? Note: due to the founders’ relative lack of experience, most student enterprises do not qualify for venture capital.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Class Patents 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the key to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Net result and reward. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Accountability.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. If you have no better info, use 5x as the multiple.

Funding 98

Funding Startup Patents Outsource Development 98

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area. acquired Overture for $1.63 billion (Upfront Ventures was an early Overture backer). ”).

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2014

Patent Office for Trademarks. Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. Favor common suffixes. Everyone will assume that your company name is your domain name minus the suffix “.com”

Google 117

Google Customer Custom Sample 117

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The value proposition must clearly define the target customer, the customer’s problem and pain, your unique solution, and the net benefit of this solution from the customer's perspective. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage, like a patent. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market.

Sales 102

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 102

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Patent Office for Trademarks. Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. Favor common suffixes. Everyone will assume that your company name is your domain name minus the suffix “.com”

Company 108

Company Companies Google Customer 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area. If you have no better info, use 5x as the multiple.

Startup 93

Startup Patents Outsource Development Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2013

Patent Office for Trademarks. Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. Favor common suffixes. Everyone will assume that your company name is your domain name minus the suffix “.com”

Startup 104

Startup Google Customer Custom 104

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Patent Office for Trademarks. Your company name and Internet domain name should probably be the same, so check out your preferred names with your State Incorporation site, Network Solutions for the domain name, and the U.S. Favor common suffixes. Everyone will assume that your company name is your domain name minus the suffix “.com”

Company 92

Company Companies Google Customer 92

Xconomy

AUGUST 19, 2016

And once in a while, a defender uses his or her face, inadvertently, to block a ball spiked over the net. Patent Office in its successful push to get pioneering patents for the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology. The email has surfaced in Berkeley’s filings as part of its patent fight with the Broad.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Patents .Net Study 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Net result and reward. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Accountability.

Coach 64

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 64

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Net result and reward. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Accountability.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Coach Metrics Competition 64

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

In addition to holding eight Internet technology patents in online advertising and market research, Burr was named one of the “25 Top Unsung Heroes of the Net,” by Interactive Week, one of the “21 people leading us into the 21st Century” by Response Magazine, and one of the “Top 50 IT executives at xSPs” by InfoWorld.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Angels have lost lots of net worth because of the stock market meltdown, so we've kept it small, and plan to keep it small--at most three to five people at the most by the end of the year. Anders and I own a multitude of patents at Nokia--I have 11 at Nokia--and we were inventing technology all the time.

Startup 100

Startup Software Review Technical Review Software 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 17, 2012

in Computer Science from Stanford University, she specialized in artificial intelligence in both her degrees and has several patents in artificial intelligence and interface design credited to her. Marissa Mayer has a B.S. in Symbolic Systems and an M.S. 13 plus years of product development.

Yahoo 51

Yahoo Artificial Inteligence Google Technical Review 51

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Dropped Calls, Students Protest AT&T Network Coverage Facebook Patents News Feed, Social Net Confusion Ensues Trying to Work from Home More Efficiently? Hipstamatic iPhone App to Spawn a Million Terry Richardsons "Feisty" Steve Jobs Ponders a $40B Shopping Spree at Apple Shareholder Meeting ); We Shall Overcome.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Berkonomics

JUNE 20, 2019

Should be an easy fix for companies making annual net profit. To attempt to find an average number, companies should “tax” themselves by reserving some percentage – say ten percent of their net revenues or two percent of sales – for research and new product development. Not so much, as our rear view mirror makes obvious.

.Net 120

.Net Patents Research Sales 120

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. Lots of good jobs were lost and many investors including me were left with the question.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Product Marketing Resource 296

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application. However, you should seek a patent attorney when it is time to craft your patent application. Save money on your office furniture, not on your IP lawyer.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. Lots of good jobs were lost and many investors including myself were left with the question.

Venture Capital 243

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. Lots of good jobs were lost and many investors including myself were left with the question.

Venture Capital 212

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 212

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Book Value Method: This is the basic net worth of the Company on the balance sheet. Replacement value goes up where there is a high barrier to entry due to proprietary tools or patents. To find the valuation using this method, use your projected net income after tax for each of the next three years.

.Net 156

.Net Pricing Technical Review Sales 156