SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets - Gabriel Weinberg , June 28, 2010 I think every startup entrepreneur (and angel investor) should have a good understanding of financing term sheets.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

After some pre-game mingling, we began our evening with demos from companies that had been picked from months of company submissions. Next was Mobile Web America ‘s ultra impressive display of their patent-pending web application that converts most websites into a mobile friendly format. Bill received his B.S.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We now invest in more companies, include better trainers and involve 3 times more investors in the demo days. Brian Mac Mahon is a serial entrepreneur and investor and has owned companies in over 35 countries. In addition we have extended our initial 8 week program to a 8 month program which is focused on, your guessed it, traction.I

Southern California 113

Southern California Technical Review Santa Monica Invest 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

As an aspiring entrepreneur, one of the most important things you need is a memorable “ elevator pitch ,” to communicate your startup value proposition and leave a great first impression on friends, investors, employees, and future customers. For example, “I have patented a new tire that will double the wear mileage at half the cost.”

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Sample Summary Startup Slides 127

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Offer to do a demo later, but don’t try to squeeze it in the presentation. Tags: entrepreneur startup investor presentation business. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Opportunity sizing. Marty Zwilling.

Slides 94

Slides Competition Sample Sales 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets.

Funding 62

Funding Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 62

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. Rannala said being an entrepreneur is all about figuring things out, getting hands dirty and executing cheaply. Some flew in from overseas, different states and from Silicon Valley to attend.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Offer to do a demo later, but don’t try to squeeze it in the presentation. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs. Opportunity sizing.

Slides 99

Slides Competition Sample Sales 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Offer to do a demo later, but don’t try to squeeze it in the presentation. Here is how and why it works, including a customer-centric quantification of the benefits. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs. Opportunity sizing.

Slides 93

Slides Competition Sample Sales 93

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Next → Later today, the Startup UCLA accelerator will have its inaugural demo day. Program head Robert Jadon describes Startup UCLA as more of a pre-accelerator than anything, meaning the the ideas are typically earlier stage and the entrepreneurs less experienced. Love the student entrepreneur scene in LA right now!

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UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The first attention we started getting was after we launched the company publicly at Demo on September 25th of this year. A number of VC’s stopped by our booth or watched our demo on the DEMO website and we had about 5 proactive inquiries. The first VC I met with came from attending DEMO. After Office 2.0 Folksonomy.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84