socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Before that, I was at a multimedia design academy in high school. I've always been a mobile enthusiast, in technology and design and user experience. Eli Aizenstat: I entered into the Design Accelerator, which is an accelerator run in conjunction with the Art Center College of Design and Caltech, in the summer of 2014.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach Startup Pasadena Angels 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing more than sweat, instead of the desired sweat equity. Here are five key ones to celebrate: Enjoy the feedback from every satisfied customer.

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Satisfaction Startup Customer Custom 61

Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Design the Organization – Most grow organically and are based on people, not on the job that needs to be done. Design the Job – Include reporting relationships, authority, responsibilities, and performance metrics. Two Basic Colors – Debt (borrow) and Equity (buy).

Design 100

Design Resource Metrics Patents 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

If you wait to incorporate the business until you have a product and customers, which normally has no taxable value until liquidity, it will be taxed at issuance at the current value. Patents issued to you before you incorporate the business will not be considered part of the business valuation by investors.

Company 61

Company Companies Startup Equity 61

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys, which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints. Most of the equity investments in iHub companies are coming from outside the region. Hank McCarrick, CEO and founder of Seco Sys.

Startup 105

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. Incorporate, register your domain name, trademarks, and copyrights, then patent if possible. A business model that works.

Startup 88

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 88

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Hank: I am the CEO and founder of Seco Sys , which is a platform that allows water agencies, customers, and water related services to concurrently engage in water conservation at all water use endpoints. Most of the equity investments in iHub companies are coming from outside the region. Hank McCarrick, CEO and founder of Seco Sys.

Startup 119

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 119

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We''re rolling it out to finance and Wall Street, monitoring thousands of sources of continuously changing information, such as news, social media, internal email systems, and analyzing specific, material conditions that our customers are looking for. It''s designed for business people. It''s about as complicated as Google Adwords.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

It may sound counterintuitive, but the greater constraint investors place on their financial resources during a downturn, the better your chances of success, given (of course) that your adVenture is able to either secure funding or generate adequate revenue from customers, as described below in reason #7 – Customer Dollars Taste Great.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

The corporate entity lends itself best to the concept of “sharing” equity required by investors, and unincorporated entities don’t get funding. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. Close at least one initial customer.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The corporate entity lends itself best to the concept of “sharing” equity required by investors, and unincorporated entities don’t get funding. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. Close at least one initial customer.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The corporate entity lends itself best to the concept of “sharing” equity required by investors, and unincorporated entities don’t get funding. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Remember to aim the content of both of these at investors, not customers. Close at least one initial customer.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Some startup attorneys will accept a portion of their initial fees in the form of equity. When you hit the inevitable bumps in the road, a lawyer who has an equity stake in your business is more likely to be flexible with respect to payment terms and more willing to give you quick, off-the-clock feedback and guidance.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Design a logo ( 99designs ). Choose an email system to connect with customers ( Constant Contact , MailChimp , Sendgrid ). Clarify who gets equity , and how much. Pick a Customer Relationships Management System (CRM).

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Technology and IP law are at the forefront of the movie, and themes include common issues in startups regarding cash flow, IP rights, tech development, product design and distribution of equity. Gagnier consults technology firms on policy issues ranging from patent law reform to communications issues, such as Network Neutrality.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Even though their business model was tweaked a little while ago to give customers additional leniency, the business is still expecting to break $100 million in revenue this year, up from $25 million in 2010. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

CTO Founder – Direct responsibility for technical direction and development, sometimes operations, implies greater authority on product and company direction and higher equity position. Labels and Structure One of the more interesting questions is what this ends up being called and how it gets structured.

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170