Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

Warsaw, IN, is the “Orthopedic Capital of the World.”. Indiana’s institutes of higher education have become centers of entrepreneurship, supporting their faculty, staff, and students.

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2019

Although she had little formal education, the doctor indulged her curiosity, opened his library to her and taught her basic chemistry. For instance, she invented the reclining shampoo chair, but declined to patent it, foregoing millions of dollars in licensing fees, yet making the chair more affordable for aspiring women entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Class Template Patents 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Nikhil told us a bit about the startup,which was spawned out of Idealab, and recently raised a round of funding from CrestValue Capital, Cybernaut Westlake Partners, Leaguer Venture Investment Co., That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain.

Idealab 173

Idealab Artificial Inteligence Startup Ideas 173

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. Company founders, led by Ravishanker, made the strategic choice early on to bypass venture capital. An integral part of CallFire’s success lies in its entrepreneurial roots.

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Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog. The Original Post (after the jump): Venture Capital, By Mark Suster (December 2nd, 2006). I don’t plan to write the authoritative venture capital blog, just some anecdotes. Thus is venture capital.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2010

Lon is the founder of 14 companies, 19 inventions, and he holds three patents. Marty: Which do you enjoy most - the entrepreneur role, author, or speaker/educator? I just got my most recent patent about a week ago, on three-dimensional Internet advertising! You've got to have capital or know how to bootstrap it.

Entrepreneur 83

Entrepreneur Social Media Startup Patents 83

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Last year, we did fifty different educational programs, talking to on the order of 10,000 people in those fifty programs. However, our challenge is that there are not a lot of venture capital investors in Southern California. The second big accomplishment last year was the retooling of our Launchpad process.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Victory usually satisfies, but it seldom educates. An excess of capital is often driven by venture capitalists (VCs) who tend to stuff as much money as possible into deals they like. Sophisticated entrepreneurs understand that the ideal source of capital is from customers’ wallets, not VCs’ bank accounts. Christy was correct.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

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. Silver Sponsor. Co-Host & Venue Sponsor.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

What, I think, is the first technology-based, early-stage venture capital fund anywhere, American Research and Development , was founded between Georges Doriot at Harvard Business School and Karl Compton, who was president of MIT at the time. It basically helped invent the ultra-filtration field. Then it got acquired by Millipore.

Startup 67

Startup Compton Research Technology 67

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Matthew Clough is a social entrepreneur and creative professional who has dedicated himself to helping children get the educations they deserve in Tanzania, Africa. He is the founder of Benson Backpacks , a company that sells backpacks and supports children’s educations in Tanzania with each purchase. Ryan Born – Founder of AudioMicro.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. 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.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350