Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

In this age of constant market evolution and new technology, there is no such thing as a static business that is self-sustaining. Specific measures that go beyond the traditional linear thinking include the following: Develop new products for your existing segment. Too many businesses only think of new products when in crisis mode.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Of course it’s a competitive market so MCNs competing for top talent not only compete on rev share to talent but also to services that they provide talent. Newsflash – you’ll never have as many customers as Walmart because they sell every kind of product but there are many other retailers who distribute candy bars as well.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

But while competition remains fierce, the advancement and accessibility of smart solutions are making it easy than ever for startups to find their feet. Best Communication Tools for Startups Communication tools refer to any type of technology that helps businesses stay connected. Here are a couple of our favorites. From its 4.3-inch

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2012

But we also have to make sure we're competitive in our existing markets. The other thing we do is continue to invest in products and build really new, innovative technology in the markets we already serve. I'll give you an example, when we did wireless, it was very important to get wireless technology into company.

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Acquisition IP Networking Marketing 173

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2012

All too many startups are founded simply on the basis of a new and exciting technology invented by an industrious technologist. Develop the solution with your technology, and develop a strategy to maximize your impact in the marketplace. Intellectual property (IP). Capitalize on strengths and opportunities. Scalability.

Startup 99

Startup Competition IP Patents 99

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What we specialize in, is the way we deliver this content in a seamless way, in high quality, with the latest technology available. We build products and services tied to mobile carriers. Inside that solution, we have technologies like artificial intelligence, data analytics ,and security for streaming machines, and so forth.

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Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2013

Don’t count on your IP to save you. The easiest way to reduce chaos is to buffer all your activities (slow down), define safer generic processes, which spiral down productivity. Your products quickly become outdated. With decreased employee productivity and outdated technology, your costs go up, and income drops.

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Entrepreneur Slides IP Technology 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Don’t count on your IP to save you. The easiest way to reduce chaos is to buffer all your activities (slow down), define safer generic processes, which spiral down productivity. Your products quickly become outdated. With decreased employee productivity and outdated technology, your costs go up, and income drops.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

As exploits become more sophisticated and frequent, the security products needed to better detect, defend, and remediate need to dramatically improve at an accelerated pace. Thus, in the booming cybersecurity industry, valued at over $75 billion in 2015 by Gartner , these larger companies evolve their product lines via M&A.

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Symantec IBM IBM Acquisition 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

All too many startups are founded simply on the basis of a new and exciting technology invented by an industrious technologist. Develop the solution with your technology, and develop a strategy to maximize your impact in the marketplace. Intellectual property (IP). To capitalize on strengths and opportunities. Scalability.

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Startup Competition IP Patents 92

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2011

And that has had me thinking about the tech sector and how dismissive both startup teams & VCs can be about both their competition and the “hot” companies in any sector. I use technology precisely to try and develop an intuitive feel about what will work and what won’t” The management team got it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2011

Don’t count on your IP to save you. The easiest way to reduce chaos is to buffer all your activities (slow down), define safer generic processes, which spiral down productivity. Your products quickly become outdated. With decreased employee productivity and outdated technology, your costs go up, and income drops.

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Entrepreneur Slides IP Technology 95

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. Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. But make it competitive.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

They have have raised $2-3 million, built a product that has some amount of market traction and got to annualized revenues of around $1 million. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. Is it one product line or multiple? ” The Details.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2010

Don’t count on your IP to save you. The easiest way to reduce chaos is to buffer all your activities (slow down), define safer generic processes, which spiral down productivity. Your products quickly become outdated. With decreased employee productivity and outdated technology, your costs go up, and income drops.

Startup 57

Startup Slides Entrepreneur IP 57

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Our analytics team is second to none, in our ability to leverage our IP and methods to isolate the effect of those activities, and look at them to figure out how to drive outcomes. Do your customers understand the need for your product, and has that been an issue? Advertisers are known for their creative focus, not focus on analytics.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Thus, I will recruit independent distributors and they will sell my new and innovative products on my behalf. Thus, follow the guidelines outlined in IP – Worthless To A Startup and only spend significant time and effort protecting your intellectual property when it is clear what you are trying to protect.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Most corporate attorneys can give you general guidance with respect to securing your Intellectual Property (IP) rights, especially with respect to trademarks, copyrights and other non-patent-related items. You do not want your IP lawyer to learn the prior art associated with your technology on your dime.

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Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Richard Yen: The first thing I look for, is something unique in the product or service--not a me-too. One thing I like to look for is some barrier to entry, whether that is technology, or partners, or great entrepreneurs who understand the space. Defensibility is also big--we're not interested in the me-too's without some unique IP.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. 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. They haven’t launched their next gen product – watch this space.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

When I meet with Tom offline it’s obvious that he immediately is thinking about product issues, technology trends, funding rounds, etc. Angels will largely take a product risk (they bet on the product or idea and your ability to build it). “A” The team, of course, is just as important as the product or idea.

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