socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

How do you go about trying to completely disrupt the entire telecom industry? If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. Stephen Sesar: We've got unbelievable backers.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch. in a seed funding round.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? You’ll learn a lot more about the sector/industry. You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

They also partner with business development experts to help participants transition from idea to intellectual property into partnerships and startups. Unfortunately, health systems—and the education of people who work within health systems—are not designed to capitalize on the insights of their employees, she said. Questions of IP.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

We caught up with Andy Wilson , who is behind the effort, to hear about why he thinks Pasadena needs its own technology identity. Even if you came to an event in Santa Monica, it''s so far away from this part of town, you''re already thinking about the challenges of getting home and how long it will take you. What is Innovate Pasadena?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? You’ll learn a lot more about the sector/industry. You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built.

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Startup IP Ideas Patents 198

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

We caught up with Vanessa Dawson , the CEO of The Vinetta Project, to learn more about the group and what it's doing with P&G Ventures. We have been in operation for about five yaers now, across North America, and operate a chapter model with local programming, across seven cities across the US and across Canada.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

The most important thing to be careful about is to be sure WHY you’re doing the PS business. Importantly, make sure that you retain IP rights to your custom work which needs to be part of the engagement contract. At a minimum co-ownership of the IP. Only Work on Projects That Support Your Core Product Effort.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch. This is often in the 5-7% range.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 29, 2015

We sat down with Seriously CEO Andrew Stalbow --who previously had been GM North America for Rovio, and also was key to Fox''s content deals with Angry Birds--to hear more about the company, how it sees mobile games converging with Hollywood, and what it hopes to do with its first title, Best Fiends. They are super talented people there.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

The company is backed by more than $67M in funding from such investors as Glynn Capital Management, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Amgen Ventures, Lux Capital, Redmile Group, dRx Capital (a Qualcomm and Novartis joint investment company), and Sanofi Ventures. What is Science37? That's enabling more participation from patients.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. Thats what uCast is all about. Kanaan Jemili:We have about six areas we focus on. Weve also developed technology that allows them to get a really easy start. Weve also developed technology that allows them to get a really easy start. Kanaan Jemili.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

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. What is your VoIP service all about, and how is this different from what seems to be lots of Voice over IP service providers?

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

in seed funding, from E&A Venture Capital and SOSV. We spoke with CEO and co-founder Spencer Price to learn more about the company. It's a much smarter way of understanding shopping behavior, using data about human tastes to deliver recommendations to grocery consumers. The company has raised $1.9M What is Halla?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2013

We spoke with Greg Memo , the company''s CEO, and Nate Williams , the company''s CMO, about the company and its new funding. Greg Memo: I was most recently the general manager of the consumer business organization at Cisco, which developed the Linksys Router. What is your product all about? At Linksys, we had a problem.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

I talked about this in my social proof post where I gave some suggestions about how to get the early guys off of the fence. Paul Graham’s assertion that “any startup founder can tell you the most common question they hear from investors is not about the founders or the product, but “who else is investing?&#

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” I know this seems obvious but I promise you that even smart people forget this when talking about profitability. Internet scale.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. I have written about the next phases many times. This is all about “leverage” which is the key to success. And so must you.

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socalTECH

JULY 12, 2013

The Pasadena firm''s co-founders, Sean Lynch and Steve Curry , sat down with us to talk about the service. In its simplest terms, we install OpenStack, plus two years of IP that we''ve developed here at MetaCloud, onto our client''s server, at their data center. That''s very powerful, if you think about.

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CIO Southern California Technical Review Software Review 207

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2012

Develop the solution with your technology, and develop a strategy to maximize your impact in the marketplace. I’ve talked about the solution part several times, so this article will focus on the value of a strategy. Capitalize on strengths and opportunities. Intellectual property (IP). Scalability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2013

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. Once they see you have developed credible traction, they can grab your space with less cost (meaning lower price) than you had to put into developing it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. Once they see you have developed credible traction, they can grab your space with less cost (meaning lower price) than you had to put into developing it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Develop the solution with your technology, and develop a strategy to maximize your impact in the marketplace. I’ve talked about the solution part several times, so this article will focus on the value of a strategy. To capitalize on strengths and opportunities. Intellectual property (IP). Scalability.

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Startup Competition IP Patents 92

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave told us about how and why he and his co-founders--both previously executives at Twistbox--decided to start their own startup, specifically outside of the mobile industry, and a bit about the product. We raised funding in September of 2009, about six months ago, raising $500,000 from private angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2011

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. Once they see you have developed credible traction, they can grab your space with less cost (meaning lower price) than you had to put into developing it.

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Entrepreneur Slides IP Technology 95

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Develop your financial projections. Managing working capital, mainly cash at this stage, is critical since liquidity is a huge concern. Protect yourself by clearly outlining confidentiality, termination provisions, and IP ownership in employee contracts and hiring documentation. Do you have questions?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2014

Develop your financial projections. Managing working capital, mainly cash at this stage, is critical since liquidity is a huge concern. Protect yourself by clearly outlining confidentiality, termination provisions, and IP ownership in employee contracts and hiring documentation. Do you have questions?

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Tips Startup Outsource Development Sales 101

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2010

Last week, Irvine-based Teridian Semiconductor (www.teridiansemiconductor.com), a developer of semiconductors for the electric metering and electricity measurement market, was acquired by Maxim Semiconductor. Jerry Fitch: The business management team at Golden Gate Capital bought Teridian in 2005. Thanks for the time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2010

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of his business, which he usually attributes to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cashflow. Once they see you have developed credible traction, they can grab your space with less cost (meaning lower price) than you had to put into developing it.

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Startup Slides Entrepreneur IP 57

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. Talk about how this works with TV clips and video? Phil Ressler: Yes, I certainly see virtual worlds as a primary adoption area.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

We caught up with Kelly Tompkins, the firm's founder and CEO, to hear more about the firm. What's the new company all about? Kelly Tompkins: Yes, in 1998, there was Away.com, iExplore, and there was significant venture capital thrown at that segment. Talk about your VoIP network? Thanks for the interview.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. « Open mobile platforms and Facebook developer refugees.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

Would you want to run the risk that your former employer could have a claim against the intellectual property you’ve created because you broke company policies and developed your ideas on company resources? I know it sounds crazy because you’re talking about friends or colleagues here. Not worth it. Research your market.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Now that you’ve gotten the round done I’d love to get together at your convenience and learn more about your business so I’ll be ready well before you’re next fund raising event. And the CEO was very polite and professional about it. If I see your alpha product then I can judge how it develops over time.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

When the tech market is done over heating, or over hyping or whatever is going on right now, there will be a select few companies who have built differentiated products, hired talented teams, raised sufficient capital, established good operational processes and have strategic insight into where their market is heading.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I didn’t mean to be so insulting and I didn’t mean for the net to be cast so wide that many people wondered whether I was talking about them when I was speaking of “job hoppers.&# I learned a lot from reading the comments. I learned how to integrate customers into our product development process.

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