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How to Turn Your Million Dollar Idea Into a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. In fact, you can find websites full of ideas, like these “ Free Innovative Ideas ,” by serial entrepreneur Kim E.

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Mind the Gap Between a Good Idea and Good Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. In fact, you can find websites full of ideas, like these “ Free Innovative Ideas ,” by serial entrepreneur Kim E.

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Entrepreneurs Need Fewer Hot Ideas and More Plans

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. In fact, you can find websites full of ideas, like these “ Free Innovative Ideas ,” by serial entrepreneur Kim E.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

Tech Zulu Event

In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Price: $25 (Early Bird).

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

What was Bill Gross’s heretical idea as portrayed to the tech elite? The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Both graduates of one of the most premier science institutions in the United States: Caltech. acquired Overture for $1.63

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

Both Sides of the Table

He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. The idea actually came to him from the Yellow Pages business. He said it was better than the Yellow Pages because he would provide pricing transparency. Summary notes, as always, provide below.