socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

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. Both companies actually view what we're doing in the same way they viewed Skype, in that what Skype did for voice we're doing for data.

Startup 245

Startup IP Networking Encino 245

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. ” But they want to do it with leverage.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Just ask former big brand companies, like Blockbuster, Kodak, Lehman Brothers, and Sears, what happened to them. Competitors tend to focus on price and other variations to existing offerings. For example, even the giant Amazon acquired Whole Foods as a growth entryway into the competitive grocery and food industry.

Examples 99

Examples IP Acquisition Social Media 99

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. Many people start companies arse backwards. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

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

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Shame they didn’t like his suggested name for the company: DreamWorks SKG-MM. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. A bank can help you balance fund raising with running your company. 1 party = low price.

Venture Capital 242

Venture Capital Mission Ventures Capital Help 242

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2013

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. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Technology keeps improving at a rapid rate, so you fall behind in technology, driving costs up, and you become non-competitive.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Slides IP Technology 105

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Kanaan Jemili: uCast Global is a digital media company that is looking at creating a scalable global solution for online video. Theyre like companies in the US like and ATT or Verizon, or an Orange in France, or others in Poland and Russia and other countries. Whats the relationship of this company to Gary Winnick?

Content 113

Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

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. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Technology keeps improving at a rapid rate, so you fall behind in technology, driving costs up, and you become non-competitive.

Startup 100

Startup Slides Entrepreneur IP 100

Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

As is typically the case in any industry, but even more so in security, larger companies with established customers and products typically innovate more slowly than startups that are not encumbered by a legacy business. Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. A Startup’s Opportunity to Thrive.

Symantec 40

Symantec IBM IBM Acquisition 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2011

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. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Technology keeps improving at a rapid rate, so you fall behind in technology, driving costs up, and you become non-competitive.

Entrepreneur 95

Entrepreneur Slides IP Technology 95

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Rationale: My company is small, I am super busy and I am not a lawyer. No one has heard of you, your company or your solutions.

Startup 242

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2015

In fact, there are several types of valuations and they come into play at different times in a company’s lifecycle. For example, there are the private company valuation figures that get bandied about: think the numbers people reference for Uber and AirBnB for example. Business valuations = the price of the company.

IP 40

IP Equity Examples Guide 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2010

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. Don’t count on your IP to save you. Technology keeps improving at a rapid rate, so you fall behind in technology, driving costs up, and you become non-competitive.

Startup 57

Startup Slides Entrepreneur IP 57

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’ve always been a big believer that just a couple of key individuals make all of the difference in a company’s success. He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. Patron Companies. The ingredients are all here.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

When I was raising money for my first company we had closed a seed round in 1999 and were working on our A round. We were trying to optimize around a few criteria: price, size of round, number of syndicate partners and, of course, terms. Many companies that were in the process of raising money did not. I was resolute.

Venture Capital 301

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Technical Advisors 301