SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 -- E-Vehicle Charging Station Forum. His patented EV ARC is the worlds only transportable, solar powered charging station. It does not require any permits, civil engineering or planning, foundations, trenching or electrical connections and is delivered to the customer site ready to operate.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 13, 2016
Investors want to hear about customers with money who have a painful problem that you can solve now. Investors are looking for a concise description of your product or service without technical jargon or fuzzy marketing terms with value quantified in customer terms. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/03/2016.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 8, 2016
By profit, I simply mean offering a product or service to customers for a price that exceeds the total costs associated with the solution, thus providing some basis for recovering sunk costs and generating a return for stakeholders. Solve a painful problem for customers who have money to spend.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 1, 2016
Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. If looking for help, you can find interns willing to work for the experience, and real insights into new customer segments.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 11, 2016
Angels are most interested to help you scale the business, once you have real customer traction and ready to break out. If your solution and brand are really new and innovative, you need to protect them with a patent, trademark or trade secret. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 03/02/2016.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 4, 2016
Assume you already know what your customers need and want. Just because you love a new solution doesn’t mean your customers will love it. Before spending any money, make sure you interact directly with potential customers, industry experts and investors. You need patents and trademarks as a barrier to entry.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 1, 2016
For a new startup, the best way to assure survival is to file patents or other intellectual property to keep future competitors from copying your success. The customer value proposition is difficult to quantify. Investors and customers alike want to see return that can be measured against the costs.
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