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.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2019

In addition to creating a franchise chain which exceeded 500 locations at its peak, Martha Harper was also one of the world’s first social entrepreneurs, helping thousands of middle-class women create their own businesses and control their destinies. Martha was born into an impoverished household in Ontario, Canada.

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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. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2015

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” Highlight your world-class team as the secret sauce. Intellectual property as barrier to entry.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. We get IT done, so you don't have to.

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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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2014

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” Highlight your world-class team as the secret sauce. Intellectual property as barrier to entry.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Joyent - An Enterprise Class Cloud Computing Company funded by Intel Capital, provides the most comprehensive cloud solution available today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2018

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” Highlight your world-class team as the secret sauce. Intellectual property as barrier to entry.

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Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

Several world-class research institutions are located in the state, including Indiana University, Purdue University, and the University of Notre Dame. Indiana’s institutes of higher education have become centers of entrepreneurship, supporting their faculty, staff, and students. The results?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Susan Sloan: The market segment that we are going after, is the market that pays full fare first class, but has never chartered a jet before. With our service, it's very simple, you don't have to self identify until you book a flight. We have a patent pending on our system and methodology, which is definitely unique.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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IBM IBM Startup Examples 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

Signaling an overall shift away from costly hardware in favor of affordable cloud-based voice and text messaging services for the commercial and non-profit sectors, CallFire announced that it has surpassed 50,000 users. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum.

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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. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

Last week, Los Angeles-based StarGreetz (www.stargreetz.com) debuted its celebrity-powered, personalized message service to the public, allowing both brands and artists to send highly personalized messages to their fans. We've been innovating over the last fifteen months, and have to patents pending on the technology right now.

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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. Patents issued to you before you incorporate the business will not be considered part of the business valuation by investors.

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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. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2013

The partnership will deliver high class military-grade security options for firms dealing in sensitive business and financial transactions in the cloud. According to Quipa, using a patented approach that’s more agile and secure than traditional VPN technologies, its QuipaLoop software segments a network into “loops” of trusted devices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. with demands for new products and services. At present, no world patents or international patent process really exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country. Reinforce your brand in international markets.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

Grokker was founded to address the 3 biggest problems experienced by busy people frustrated with a lack of time to devote to wellness pursuits: 1) easy to discover video classes taught by experts in their domain with a unique point of view; 2) beautiful high quality, tv-like, video that is the opposite of the spotty UGC commonly found online; and.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Milo Sindell: In terms of business model, it's a subscription service. We have patents filed on this process. Milo Sindell: Essentially, a Genie is an online web application that is organized into certain sections, by day, week, month, units, steps, or classes. Can you talk about the pricing and how the business model works?

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

As outlined in Beware the Consultant , be wary when selecting a professional services firm. Like most mature markets, the legal profession is highly segmented with respect to the services provided and markets served. Even so, the majority of firms focus on servicing well-established BDC’s. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Their patented multi-purpose cleaning formula was recently approved by Boeing to replace toxic solvents. Recent alliances in both the emergency responder and warehouse space will allow us to deliver a best-in-class solution to help manage teams, workflow, and efficiency through our wide-screen, large battery, full OS, wearable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent in 2012 to 54 percent by 2022. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. with demands for new products and services. Reinforce your brand in international markets.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. with demands for new products and services. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Marty Zwilling.

Patents 106

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. with demands for new products and services. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Marty Zwilling.

Marketing 54

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” If your goal is a large national corporation with more than 100 investors, and multiple classes of stock, you might prefer a C-Corp or S-Corp. Use non-fuzzy terms to quantify customer value. and trademarks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million by 2015. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. with demands for new products and services. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Entrepreneur 97

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. with demands for new products and services. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Marketing 104

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. with demands for new products and services. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

China’s middle class is expected to grow to some 650 million by 2010. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States. with demands for new products and services. At present, no world patents or international patent process exists, so you need to apply in every relevant country.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Patent Lawsuit 6. Every person on my team was A-class. “Patent Lawsuit&# We were on the IPO track and our #1 competitor (DoubleClick) filed a bogus patent-infringement lawsuit right before our IPO. raising capital, underwriters backing out, extreme criticism, patent lawsuit from our competitor, etc.)

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. of the product, file patents, hire a small sales team and launch a marketing program to take StrongMail to market. Things seem to move a lot slower.

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