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JUNE 13, 2012

I had probably spent eight months perfecting the product, and getting the design where it needed to be, and all patents filed. I'd already done hundreds of iterations of the design before we ever launched on Kickstarter, and I invested a lot of money in getting it ready for the Kickstarter phase. Patrick O'Neill.

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Patents Ideas Design Startup 191

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. Before that, I was at a multimedia design academy in high school. How did you two connect?

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Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Brilliant web and iPhone app design. Tech Coast Angels Fast Pitch - February 24th - UCLA. Fast Pitch Los Angeles is one of the best start up networking events of the year. Technology. Advertisers.

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

Helping solicit new business ideas and patents from individuals, federal research labs, universities and other R&D organizations countrywide. Members submit ideas and patents, the JumpStartFund community members and the JumpStartFund team vets them. El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc., Social network for investors.

El Segundo 76

El Segundo Social Network Startup Patents 76

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Many of the start-ups my various angel funds have financed died a slow death, not because of poor concept but because of poor execution, wasting fixed overhead and draining the financial resources from the company coffers. Time slipped; fixed overhead continued.

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Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Here is where having Marc Berte and a team out of MIT who have designed systems like this for years gave one confidence we could do something others couldn’t copy and at price points that could make us market leaders over night. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? Upfront Ventures'

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Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

When doctors implant devices to replace a patient’s missing bones or support damaged bones, those devices were probably designed, developed, and/or manufactured in Warsaw. Notable university spinouts include Angel Learning, Endocyte, and Marcadia Biotech. Warsaw, IN, is the “Orthopedic Capital of the World.”.

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Patents Research Anthem Education 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2013

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. Prior to patent application. As I mentioned earlier, you should never disclose details of a potential patent to anyone without getting a signed and dated NDA.

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Ideas Demand Patents Entrepreneur 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2012

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. Prior to patent application. As I mentioned earlier, you should never disclose details of a potential patent to anyone without getting a signed and dated NDA.

Startup 97

Startup Patents Sample Ideas 97

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

There are complex processes, like filing a patent, and financial tools that may be new to you, including Excel and Quickbooks. Remember the concept of minimum viable product (MVP), which is designed to test viability and interest before you burn through too much of your energy and resources.

Product 123

Product Startup Tips Entrepreneur 123

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. File a provisional patent or other intellectual property.

Platform 94

Platform Equity Invest Technical Advisors 94

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. Winning the USC’s Silicon Beach Awards however is not their only accomplishment.

Education 106

Education Startup Technology Patents 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2011

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. Prior to patent application. As I mentioned earlier, you should never disclose details of a potential patent to anyone without getting a signed and dated NDA.

Patents 90

Patents Sample Ideas Entrepreneur 90

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Here are some of the key new rules I have learned by starting my own company, investing as an angel in other startups and mentoring many more new entrepreneurs over the last few years: Do incorporate a company, but keep it simple. You no longer need to travel to China or hire an expensive prototyping expert to mock up your new design.

Startup 108

Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media Outsource Development 108

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JULY 25, 2016

Our interview with a startup entrepreneur this morning is with Avantika Shahi , the founder and CEO of Haus (www.grademyhaus.com), a new Los Angeles startup hoping to create a new way for people to search for homes. The early stage, self funded startup recently launched its beta in Los Angeles. What is Haus all about?

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Startup Sites Los Angeles Platform 100

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Sponsoring socalTECH's Executive Moves section. Register now!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2012

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. You can’t measure, scale, or patent a service process that is not clearly documented. Define and document the service process you sell.

Satisfaction 91

Satisfaction Patents Outsource Development Services 91

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. We are seeking a Product Marketing Manager, who plans, develops, and implements marketing programs designed to increase product penetration of commercial customers. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California IP 100

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JUNE 23, 2009

We're now funded by a bunch of angels. The way we've been describing this to people has been, you can treat our RF device like a digital chip--all of the RF design is out of the equation. Anything we'll be doing will have reference designs with Broadcom and Cirrus and the others. There is no other product like it out there.

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Patents Sample Technical Review Pricing 100

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MARCH 15, 2013

Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com). We are in Los Angeles and San Diego, and I go between the two cities. I think, for Southern California, it provides much more freedom to design and build new things.

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Mobile Southern California Startup Outsource Development 233

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MAY 22, 2009

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Technology.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

A good example of that is Skyhawk Therapeutics, which has built a small molecule platform that enables rational design of small molecules that target specific binding pocket regions of RNA. Having been active now in Los Angeles, is there anything Los Angeles hasn't taken advantage of but should? We discovered them very early.

Southern California 124

Southern California Capital Technical Review Startup 124

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JULY 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies. We are seeking a Product Marketing Manager, who plans, develops, and implements marketing programs designed to increase product penetration of commercial customers. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. Startups Made Simple.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Gerard Casale: We''ve been agnostic to the kinds of deals we''ve been making over the last five or six years we''ve been angel investors. My background, is I''ve been designing and developing accessories for the top carriers in the country, companies like Sprint and Verizon, as well as others. Why not Los Angeles?

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Seed Funding Santa Monica Funding Startup 220

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 12, 2013

I later found the bottle belonged to my roommate (don’t worry, the bottle was still in the communal cupboard and thoroughly cleaned upon return) – he was a graphic & brand designer by trade and had a quirkier appreciation for negative space than most people. DESIGN – 3. The design is great.

Technical Review 92

Technical Review Design Product Patents 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. You can’t measure, scale, or patent a service process that is not clearly documented. Define and document the service process you sell.

Product 91

Product Services Satisfaction Patents 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The founders now need a $1M Angel investment to do the marketing for a national NewCo rollout, build a team to manage the rollout, and maybe even pay themselves a salary. The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo doesn’t have any of these yet.

Startup 108

Startup Invest Patents Outsource Development 108

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Many people don’t realize that the majority of the monetization of the Internet originated in Los Angeles but was perfected in Silicon Valley. LA By The Numbers.

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Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

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MARCH 31, 2014

Bitvore is based in Irvine, and is backed by serial entrepreneur Yuri Pikover, as well as other angels. It''s designed for business people. It wouldn''t be covered in the Los Angeles Times, and not by the San Diego papers. Tell me about Bitvore - what''s your technology used for? It''s about as complicated as Google Adwords.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But lets face it, when you think of Los Angeles, Internet startups are not the first things that spring to mind. Thats not Los Angeles. RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2010

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. Prior to patent application. As I mentioned earlier, you should never disclose details of a potential patent to anyone without getting a signed and dated NDA.

Startup 48

Startup Patents Sample Entrepreneur 48

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

GumGum is led by founder and Los Angeles native wunderkind, Ophir Tanz. At the tender age of 15, Tanz teamed up with his friend Michael Schneider (the CEO of MobileRoadie ), to create the design firm Fluid Design. Photos…the final frontier. He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S.

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Many of the start-ups my various angel funds have financed died a slow death, not because of poor concept but because of poor execution, wasting fixed overhead and draining the final resources from the company coffers. . Time slipped; fixed overhead continued.

Venture Capital 212

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 212

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The founders now need a $1M Angel investment to do the marketing for a national NewCo rollout, build a team to manage the rollout, and maybe even pay themselves a salary. The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage. NewCo doesn’t have any of these yet.

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Funding Startup Patents Outsource Development 98

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Los Angeles-based XCast Labs (www.xcastlabs.com) announced earlier this month that it has raised a $2.7M round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and Frontera Capital for a voice-over-IP service, and we thought we'd talk with Cliff Rees, the firm's CEO, to understand how the firm is different from those many providers.

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