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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 27, 2014
I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The good news is that a patent can scare off or at least delay competitors, and as a “rule of thumb” patents can add up to $1M to your startup valuation for investors or M&A exits (merger and acquisition).
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 21, 2023
Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. Research your audience before presenting. Lead with facts, but skip the details.
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socalTECH
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Krisztina Holly: We are an early stage fund, known for our ability to discovery and cultivate very complex science and technology deals. We just launched a third, $100M fund focused on seed to Series A investments in transformative science and technology companies. They have built 18 companies now, worth billions in value.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 19, 2015
I usually envision a 50-50 ownership split for their efforts, but every engineer believes the technology side deserves the majority share. If you consider yourself a technologist, you probably believe and may be propagating one of the following myths: The first priority for funding should be to develop the technology.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 29, 2020
Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. Research your audience before presenting. Lead with facts, but skip the details.
InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
In my role as a Professor of Practice within UC Santa Barbara’s entrepreneurial Technology Management Program (TMP), I have worked with approximately 8,000 students over a ten year period. Additionally, independent organizations, such as Pitchbook, compile annual lists of the number of VC-backed companies launched at US Universities.
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Drug company stocks got a boost with the defeat of Hillary Clinton, a vocal critic of drug prices. What are the implications of a Trump administration for life science research, or next year’s reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act? . Patent and Trademark Office. Now, the U.S. But Trump’s plans are unclear.
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