Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

Warsaw, IN, is the “Orthopedic Capital of the World.”. It makes sense for Indiana institutions to encourage innovation that helps the world, since then-Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana worked with then-Senator Bob Dole of Kansas to create the bipartisan Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act, or Bayh-Dole Act, in 1980.

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

What makes us unique is we've filed a lot of IP on these timed, repetitive searches, and I think that's what is going to give us a unique value proposition. Are you funded yet? We're filing a lot of IP, and this repetitive search thing is big for us. For us, this is the last e-commerce frontier, which we want to capitalize on.

Compton 138

Compton Ventura Startup IP 138

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2012

This is the origin of the “solution looking for a problem” and “if we build it, they will come” syndromes, which result in surprise and frustration waiting for funding, and waiting for customers that don’t materialize. Capitalize on strengths and opportunities. Intellectual property (IP). Scalability.

Startup 99

Startup Competition IP Patents 99

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? Cliff Rees: We're a software as a solutions company.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

This is the origin of the “ solution looking for a problem ” and “ if we build it, they will come ” syndromes, which result in surprise and frustration waiting for funding, and waiting for customers that don’t materialize. To capitalize on strengths and opportunities. Intellectual property (IP). Scalability.

Startup 92

Startup Competition IP Patents 92

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

For a well-funded seed company I have controversially recommended hiring a great office manager that doubles as an administrative assistant. For a well-funded A or B round company I have recommended “ leveling up ,” which entails many things but in summary I tell people to “act your stage.” On and on and on.

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

They also talked about their outlook on the venture capital market, and how likely they are to be investing this year, given the worried economy. Mark Suster: First of all, the good news, is GRP has a $200 million fund, which we've only done three investments on. Hi guys, thanks for getting together. We're really excited about 2009.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Ideas Entrepreneur Invest 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

The firm's technology--which creates a 3D, virtual avatar from digital photos--was originally developed at the University of Southern California for the CIA, and was spun out into a venture funded company targeting the consumer market. However, I've only spent 5 and a half years of the last thirty in venture capital.

Entertainment 100

Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

We raised funding in September of 2009, about six months ago, raising $500,000 from private angel investors. Dave Waldman: While creating our email product, we'd done quite a bit of work on patenting the processes we were going through, and liked the concept of private messaging. How long has Bccthis been around?

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185