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TeleSign Gets Patent

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Los Angeles-based TeleSign , the provider of phone-based authentication and verification services which is headed by former FrontBridge and Vantage Media CEO Steve Jillings, said today that it has scored a U.S. Patent 7,945,034 for the technology behind its PhoneID verification technology. According to the firm, it was awarded U.S.

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Beats' Founders Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine In Court Over Headphone Design

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Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the founders of Beats Electronics , the onetime Santa Monica headphone-and-music-service, are in the midst of a lqsuit--and likely, a jury decision--over a lawsuit which claims Dr. Dre and Iovine owes royalties to a businessman work worked with the company back in 2005 and 2006.

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Interview with Steve Jillings, TeleSign

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Steve Jillings has a long track record of running successful startups in Southern California, ranging from such companies as FrontBridge Technologies (sold to Microsoft in 2005 for over $200M) and Vantage Media (acquired in 2007). Telesign provides authentication services for the largest web companies in the world.

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Interview with Kanaan Jemili, uCast Global

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These large mobile carriers have audiences, but something they dont have content services to attract and retain subscribers to a mobile network. We build products and services tied to mobile carriers. We have a property called Stadium Sports, where we are working with several new leagues to launch services. I have a Ph.D.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Take On Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson’s Venture Deals

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Brad and Jason have been exposing venture capitalists’ secrets since 2005, when they began writing a blog series on Term Sheets at AskTheVC. Don’t Overemphasize Patents. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles! The Magicians Tells Their Secrets. What Not To Do.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. The video is only 16 minutes long and it is well worth the time. saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. It's a great talk. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers.

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3D Printing Redux: How Idealab's New Matter Wants To Bring 3D To The Masses

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What''s unique about the MOD-t, is we have a patent pending motion system for two of our 3 axis of motion. I remember, telling my friends and family in 2005 that I was working on a 3D printer, and their eyes would glaze over. It doesn''t smell like burning plastic, because it operates at a lower temperature.

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