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Interview with Avantika Shahi, Haus

socalTECH

Fifteen years now down the line, I'm now connecting the dots between design, technology, and real estate software. The home search portal is the buyer side, and the goal is to also take the matchmaking engine, which we have filed a patent for, and use that across the board for other applications in real estate. We chose to pivot.

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8 Reasons To Incorporate Your New Company Early

Startup Professionals Musings

Patents issued to you before you incorporate the business will not be considered part of the business valuation by investors. If information online only confuses you, make an appointment with your local community SCORE free mentoring office, or your nearest Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

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Interview with Milo Sindell, Knowledge Genie

socalTECH

Essentially, it guides the author through a four step process to design, build, test, and publish their creation. If you're an expert in a certain technology--say, business process design--and have thought about publishing a book, this is a quicker, faster, and more comprehensive way to share it with the world.

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

Tech Zulu Event

In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc., In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. and are guiding LA 2.0. The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said.

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The Master Checklist of EVERYTHING You Need to Start a Business

Jason Nazar

I created this resource to have the single most comprehensive guide anywhere on all the different items involved in starting a business. If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Design a logo ( 99designs ). Go mobile and consider app development. Recommended.