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. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Take the next left on Holliston Avenue, into Caltech campus. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
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 billion (Upfront Ventures was an early Overture backer). What Do We See From the Road Ahead?
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Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 4, 2014
To him, there’s a lot of money on the table for things like clean web, but if there aren’t any meat and potatoes projects, the whole system isn’t as effective. Between Caltech, USC, and UCLA, $1 billion has been put into research expenditures.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 11, 2011
To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. We talked about patents. Summary notes, as always, provide below.
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