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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

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Was there consumer demand? We hired IP specialists to review prior art. We grilled their IP attorneys. Note: Company headquarters is in Los Angeles with major R&D also happening in Northern Virginia. No brainer. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? Upfront Ventures'

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Spooky thought: Where would we be without our supporters?

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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Think Glendale.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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You own the IP you create. You end up needing to add staff and take on more risk without knowing what your future demand will be. Angel financing – just because VCs won’t back this kind of business doesn’t mean angels won’t. One big challenge is how to grow the company. He is the majority owner.

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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA. www.pitchtheangels.com) Join Tech Coast Angels members and other start up investors at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition.

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Interview with Wes Nichols, MarketShare

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For our Friday interview, we thought we'd catch up with Los Angeles-based MarketShare , the Elevation Partners-backed software provider, to hear where the firm is nowadays. Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities.

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Interview with Cliff Rees, XCast Labs

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It seems that every week, a new, Voice-over-IP provider firm surfaces in the market, either providing PBX services, voicemail, or other similar services. Los Angeles-based XCast Labs (www.xcastlabs.com) announced earlier this month that it has raised a $2.7M Cliff Rees: We're a software as a solutions company.

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