Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2019

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. He or she will assume your comment means there is no market for your product or service, or you haven’t looked. Highlight your world-class team as the secret sauce.

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Competition Patents Resource Invest 120

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. Tech Coast Angel investor Dale Okuno came out because he believes that MuckerLab attracts better talent because they keep their class size small and focused. And build great business they have.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. FabLab s is an example of a new class of facilities for entrepreneurs to start experimenting early. Not everything will work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. Demonstrate a minimum viable product (MVP). Optimize your web history and presence.

Search Engine Optimization 174

Search Engine Optimization Ideas Startup Customer 174

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2011

Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent over-enthusiasm or over-confidence that can kill your deal. If your product really represents a paradigm shift, you probably haven’t figured out yet what problem it solves.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Funding Innocal Competition 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2015

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. He or she will assume your comment means there is no market for your product or service, or you haven’t looked. Highlight your world-class team as the secret sauce.

Startup 118

Startup Competition Patents Resource 118

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. FabLab s is an example of a new class of facilities for entrepreneurs to start experimenting early. Not everything will work.

Startup 124

Startup IBM IBM Examples 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2018

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. He or she will assume your comment means there is no market for your product or service, or you haven’t looked. Highlight your world-class team as the secret sauce.

Competition 51

Competition Patents Resource Entrepreneur 51

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

The Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University shared data that shows the state is the nation’s second-largest exporter of life sciences products , with $9.9 Several world-class research institutions are located in the state, including Indiana University, Purdue University, and the University of Notre Dame.

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Patents Research Anthem Education 67

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Startups Made Simple.

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2014

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. Demonstrate a minimum viable product (MVP). Optimize your web history and presence.

Startup 101

Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2015

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors to give away all their patents, to infrastructure providers and even competitive car makers, without transactional agreements. TechShop, a spinoff of MakerFaire, is an example of a new class of facilities for entrepreneurs to start experimenting early.

Startup 100

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2014

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors to give away all their patents, to infrastructure providers and even competitive car makers, without transactional agreements. TechShop, a spinoff of MakerFaire, is an example of a new class of facilities for entrepreneurs to start experimenting early.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Startup Examples 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. You need both to survive. and trademarks.

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Product Summary Startup Examples 169

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. FabLab s is an example of a new class of facilities for entrepreneurs to start experimenting early. Not everything will work.

Competition 60

Competition IBM IBM Startup 60

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2016

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. Demonstrate a minimum viable product (MVP). Optimize your web history and presence.

Startup 60

Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas Customer 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2010

Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent over-enthusiasm or over-confidence that can kill your deal. If your product really represents a paradigm shift, you probably haven’t figured out yet what problem it solves. Marty Zwilling.

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Innocal Entrepreneur Competition IBM 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Many entrepreneurs are so focused on finalizing their innovative product or service that they procrastinate on the formalities of forming the requisite new company until later. Building a business plan is a discipline every entrepreneur needs to learn early, required or not. Founder’s stock may be taxed at time of incorporation.

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Company Companies Startup Equity 61

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. They have the energy, the passion, and the integrity it takes to transform this sector. I look forward to contributing to that achievement.”.

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Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

Patents 106

Patents Offshore Startup Demand 106

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

It is surprising how often entrepreneurs forget this simple fact. In order to get the most out of your discussions with your lawyer, take one or more Business Law classes. Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

We have patents filed on this process. One of our hopes, aside from creating a way to package knowledge, is to essentially allow entrepreneurs to create their own publishing company. Milo Sindell: Essentially, a Genie is an online web application that is organized into certain sections, by day, week, month, units, steps, or classes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Many experts will tell you that you can’t succeed as a part-time entrepreneur, as any good startup will require a 100 percent commitment of your time and energy. Thus I often recommend that entrepreneurs keep their day job until the startup is producing revenue. Select a business idea that has a longer runway. It won’t happen.

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Ideas Entrepreneur Tips Startup 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Offshore 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2023

Many experts will tell you that you can’t succeed as a part-time entrepreneur, as any good startup will require a 100 percent commitment of your time and energy. Thus I often recommend that entrepreneurs keep their day job until the startup is producing revenue. Select a business idea that has a longer runway. It won’t happen.

Startup 110

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Metrics 110

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

Marketing 94

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2020

Many experts will tell you that you can’t succeed as a part-time entrepreneur, as any good startup will require a 100 percent commitment of your time and energy. Thus I often recommend that entrepreneurs keep their day job until the startup is producing revenue. Select a business idea that has a longer runway. It won’t happen.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Metrics 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

Patents 106

Patents Startup Offshore Demand 106

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

Marketing 54

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 54

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

Marketing 104

Marketing Startup Patents Offshore 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Many experts will tell you that you can’t succeed as a part-time entrepreneur, as any good startup will require a 100 percent commitment of your time and energy. Thus I often recommend that entrepreneurs keep their day job until the startup is producing revenue. Select a business idea that has a longer runway. It won’t happen.

Startup 100

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Metrics 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

Entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, popularly known as “glocalization.” What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. China’s middle class is expected to grow to some 650 million by 2010.

Startup 89

Startup Patents Offshore Demand 89

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Pivoting - Chris Dixon , June 14, 2010 My Hunch cofounders and I frequently ask ourselves: “If we were to start over today, would we build our product the same way we had so far?&# 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

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2014

Many experts will tell you that you can’t succeed as a part-time entrepreneur, as any good startup will require a 100 percent commitment of your time and energy. Thus I often recommend that entrepreneurs keep their day job until the startup is producing revenue. Select a business idea that has a longer runway. It won’t happen.

Startup 109

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Metrics 109

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Program head Robert Jadon describes Startup UCLA as more of a pre-accelerator than anything, meaning the the ideas are typically earlier stage and the entrepreneurs less experienced. Being in its inaugural class, Startup UCLA is still sorting through its own identity and business model issues. Follow PandoDaily: Search. Michael Carney.

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UCLA Invest Startup Class 47