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Spotlight: LA Tech Judges and SuperDemo Bill Gross of Idealab!

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We have been holding off on this announcement for quite a bit and now we can officially announce Bill Gross of Idealab as our SuperDemo presenter. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. SuperDemo: Bill Gross. Bill received his B.S.

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3D Printing Redux: How Idealab's New Matter Wants To Bring 3D To The Masses

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We spoke with CEO Steve Schell on how Idealab believes its past experience with starting up a 3D printing company--and some new ideas on how to create a marketplace of 3D designs--are the key to making the leap from hobbyist to the mass market. Talk about what New Matter is working on? How far from shipping product are you?

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Spotlight: LA Tech Winter | Recap, Videos, and Thank You!

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The next company up was Storitz , operating as an online reservation system for storage units (think Orbitz), the company helps consumers not only search for available listings, but also make reservations with real time feedback on availability and customer reviews. Looking for twitter trends on #TZSpotlight? Bill received his B.S.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

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plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). Quirky - Platform facilitating collaborative design of consumer products through an online community.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

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He wanted to build direct customer relationships to get product feedback but only 2% of customers would ever return their registration cards. He wanted to build direct customer relationships to get product feedback but only 2% of customers would ever return their registration cards. They are very hands on.

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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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. Bill Gross – Idealab. Since 1996, Gross has been running Idealab. I worthy cause, with a tough customer, the DOD.