socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2017

How did the company and its technology come about? Marcus Filipovich: I joined as Chief Executive Officer in January of 2016, however, our founders are really the pioneers in the area of using eye signs for drug enforcement. They set aside what they were working on, and started working on bringing this technology to law enforcement.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

All those years of hard work to reach the promised land, then just as a drug owner is ready to spike it home and take a victory lap, the FDA’s hands rise over the net… OK, it’s not a perfect analogy, but it’s better than comparing the patent fight over the gene editing system CRISPR-Cas9 to table tennis. (Be

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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. These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Just because your technology is exciting and potentially disruptive doesn’t mean you are ready to build a business. This is also the place to first mention patents and any other differentiators that put you ahead of competition. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/03/2016. It’s really not that difficult.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

It costs very little to file a provisional patent to begin your protection. Entrepreneurs with exciting new technologies too often assume that the technology will sell itself. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 04/15/2016. Revenue and profit projections are not credible. Minimize both.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2016

Dean Kamen, while still struggling with the Segway Human Transporter, holds 440 other device patents. Entrepreneur examples include Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Google, who turned a new search technology into a tool that most of us couldn’t live without. Marty Zwilling Published on IvyExec.com on 01/05/2016. Drive innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2016, with 12% compounded growth.” If you start by pitching your extended life story, that’s the wrong point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

Customers and investors are looking for specific solutions, not abstract ideas or complex technology concepts not yet materialized. The best differentiation is a patent or other intellectual property that also provides a barrier to entry. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 08/02/2016.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

It’s tempting to tell everyone about all the future potential uses of your new technology and risk confusing them, having them wait for your future or disappoint them with several poor solutions. You need patents and trademarks as a barrier to entry. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/24/2016.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2015

We caught up with Mike recently to better understand the company's technology, why there's an interest in energy storage by utilities, and more about that deployment. Can you talk about your technology? We have a lot in common in terms of those air conditioners and even the technology, but our product is different in an important way.

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