Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

“Front-line staff are uniquely positioned to articulate clinically relevant needs and to articulate the design-based principles that can make our healthcare smarter and more human,” Monti said. The hope is the teams will emerge from the program in June 2018 with a beta product or service and in a position to raise capital.

IP 70

IP Patents Ideas Research 70

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2021

Picture the graphic designer, the IT expert, or the independent accountant or attorney. Too many Innovators are like Dean Kamen , still struggling with the Segway Human Transporter , while holding over 1000 other device patents. The Specialist entrepreneur will enter one industry and stick with it for 15 to 30 years.

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur Framework Mentor Web 134

socalTECH

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.

Patents 191

Patents Ideas Design Startup 191

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. Social capital rewarded. El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc.,

El Segundo 76

El Segundo Social Network Startup Patents 76

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Brilliant web and iPhone app design. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology. Advertisers.

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

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?

Technical Review 418

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

Kevin Hell: We''re going all the way down to the chip design and production, which is coming out of Asia. It''s very resistant to interference, due to the way the technology was designed. This last round is a significant amount of capital, why the new funding? Kevin Hell: Hardware companies do require more capital.

Technical Review 213

Technical Review Software Review Networking Technology 213

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Every one of us on the board expressed our concern that the time to make these product changes and position for the new, broader market, would eat away all of the company’s capital. So the company turned the ship, slowly it seemed, as R&D worked to develop an appropriate product using the base of the original design.

Venture Capital 243

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

Warsaw, IN, is the “Orthopedic Capital of the World.”. 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.

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

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

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. The investor perspective is that no manufacturing or inventory implies a minimal need for capital up front.

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

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

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Our “everything water” web service, called the HydraCommunity, is designed to allow collaboration between water agencies, water customers, water use equipment, and other water related services. Finally, we do not have a venture capital firm. Can you tell us more about your company. Our platform can be used worldwide.

Startup 105

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 105

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Our “everything water” web service, called the HydraCommunity, is designed to allow collaboration between water agencies, water customers, water use equipment, and other water related services. Finally, we do not have a venture capital firm. Can you tell us more about your company. Our platform can be used worldwide.

Startup 119

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 119

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. The investor perspective is that no manufacturing or inventory implies a minimal need for capital up front.

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. The investor perspective is that no manufacturing or inventory implies a minimal need for capital up front.

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2010

Joe Fisher: Back about three years ago, Caltech took some of the intellectual property involved with this to an event, where once a year they invite venture capital groups to come in. As a result, in 2007, our three lead investors -- including CMEA Capital, U.S.

CalTech 168

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

So the former venture capital investor from the consumer startup brand studio Launch set out to create one. With Naqzi on board, the company began filing patents for its unique process and the products it’s bringing to market, says Paiji. “E verything is proprietary everything is backed by patents,” she says.

Design 161

Design Patents Los Angeles Ideas 161

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. The average time required to obtain a patent is 36-to-40 months, during which there is no guarantee your adVenture will ultimately receive patent protection. Even if you are granted a patent, the scope of your claims may be significantly denuded.

IP 256

IP Patents Company Companies 256

Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Infrastructure designed with all the new technology and none of the limitations. “Our biggest problem is that we look at all this new technology being developed by startups, but integrating it with our, frankly, archaic systems is incredibly complex and costly.” Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

Design 72

Design Technology Startup Artificial Inteligence 72

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. Tesla is not. It's a great talk. It's a great talk. Prerequisites.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

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. million dollars from some of the biggest funds (First Round Capital, NEA and GRP), is precisely because they solved such a huge problem. from Carnegie Mellon University.

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Every one of us on the board expressed our concern that the time to make these product changes and position for the new, broader market, would eat away all of the company’s capital. Time slipped; fixed overhead continued. And exactly as you’d expect, there came the time when the company ran out of money as it ignored its original market.

Venture Capital 212

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 212

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

Company founders, led by Ravishanker, made the strategic choice early on to bypass venture capital. “Choosing to bootstrap over raising venture capital has forced us to build a profitable business,” he said. Burr also serves as advisor and Board member to several technology companies and venture capital firms.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Bill founded Idealab to create and build successful businesses that capitalize on innovations in areas with significant growth opportunities, including the Internet. In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. Bill received his B.S. Silver Sponsor.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

It''s designed for business people. That''s really where the genesis of this comes from, and we have patents around the idea of continually analyzing both structure and semistructured data from a wide variety of sources, simultaneously. It''s not a programming tool, even though it uses a lot of big data.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

In this study, the subjects were required to suffer extreme embarrassment, before they were allowed to join a discussion group that, by design, offered little value to its members. An excess of capital is often driven by venture capitalists (VCs) who tend to stuff as much money as possible into deals they like.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

We’ve secured $6M in Series A funding from Juvo Capital and PG Ventures. Discovery: We’ve built a patent-pending recommendation engine to help users discover incredible new images and new people with similar tastes. Any funding yet, if yes how much and by who? What is your business model?

Organization 90

Organization Content Tool Blogging 90

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 19, 2006

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0:

Startup 40

Startup Ideas Venture Capital Competition 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 14, 2006

▼ August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Hire Entrepreneurs! Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Email Ideas Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush? StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. ► July (1) ► June (3) ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0:

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2014

There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. 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.

Seed Funding 220

Seed Funding Santa Monica Funding Startup 220

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

is the second largest designated market area (DMA) in the country, so youre starting with a natural talent pool of very interesting people, and also, a market from which to sell your goods and services into. Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com about what makes L.A.s startup scene so hot.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

We talked about patents. I brought up the fact that I find many larger companies abusing the patent system to slow down smaller competitors which is actually anti competitive. His first “real&# business came in college where he designed audio speakers. He sold so many that after Caltech he decided to open a retail store.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2009

Semiconductor startups seem to be quite rare in today's environment, with few companies being funded or launched, due both to the difficulty of bringing products to market, lack of investment capital, as well as lots of established, large companies in the industry. It's plug-an-play, and can be dropped in with just a bypass capacitor.

Patents 100

Patents Sample Technical Review Pricing 100

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market.

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Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175