socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Irvine-based YouMail , a developer of enhanced voicemail services, said today that it has added support for voice-over-IP services Vonage, Google Voice, Magicjack, OOMA, Pack 8, eVoice, and others, through a new service called YouMail DropBox. YouMail is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels IP Google Email 145

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

Remember that the goal of an email to a VC or an introduction from a trusted mutual connection is simply to get you the meeting. You want to send just enough to get the meeting (and of course a great deck sells better than a long email) and not so long that you don’t leave a chance to wow the person in your actual meeting. Compelling.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M Patrick Ip: I was in San Francisco for the last five years at Google. Patrick Ip: As we mentioned, we raised $1.5M

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Help IP Content Google 133

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Entrepreneur: Following is an email describing my idea. Lots of thoughts here. False Confidence.

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Startup IP Ideas Patents 211

TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This enables internal users to swiftly find answers to queries such as "What is our internal IP address?" Enhancing Front-End Product Search We also developed a front-end search tool that revolutionized the way users search for products. or "How can I modify my direct deposit account?"

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 346

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Entrepreneur: Following is an email describing my idea. Lots of thoughts here. False Confidence.

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Startup IP Ideas Patents 198

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. But, the other 80 percent of users, who are using email and web surfing, our entry level will be around $10 a month.

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Startup IP Networking Encino 245

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave Waldman , CEO and Founder of Los Angeles-based Bccthis (www.Bccthis.com), a startup looking to add additional functionality and private messaging into both corporate emails and Twitter messages. We've been steeped in mobile content development and publishing. We ended up developing products for 120 carriers in 40 countries.

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Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. Here’s a hack for you.

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Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2011

Disqus emails me when somebody puts a comment on the blog or when I put a comment on somebody else’s Disqus blog and if somebody responds to me. In the rare instances where I get a troll I’m able to delete their comment and block them by email address or IP address. I see their faces all the time and their names.

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Blogging Social Network Google Startup 287

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Freebinar gives them a solution that includes screen sharing, voice over IP audio, broadcast, conference calling, and allow you to meet with as many as 150 people at the same time. People are used to the idea to check their email when their attention dozes off, or do other things. Thanks, and good luck! READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

I love how open Danielle has been throughout the development of her startup Mattermark including honest reflections of when she has changed her opinion. Founder fighting, IP lawsuits, high-profile resignations, trouble fund raising, bad product release, 409a complications, community is rebelling against the CEO: You. Information leaks.

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Angel Startup Seed Funding Invest 150

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. « Open mobile platforms and Facebook developer refugees. Block email.

Startup 29

Startup IP Email Report 29

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2013

In its simplest terms, we install OpenStack, plus two years of IP that we''ve developed here at MetaCloud, onto our client''s server, at their data center. IN the past, that would have meant sending emails, giving a call to IT, articulating what you need, and eventually your ticket might get closed down in a week or a month.

CIO 207

CIO Southern California Technical Review Software Review 207

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

The system also does the sometime annoying job of tracking down parties, and follows up automatically via email, and finds people where they are. I developed an interest and specialty in software-as-a-service as an angel investors, and as an advisor to companies you've come across in Southern California. Daryl Bernstein: Yeah, we have.

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Outsource Development Santa Barbara Education SaaS 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. To the best of my knowledge US law allows you to work on your own resources and in your own hours and let you personally own your IP. Make sure you own your IP.

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Startup Technical Advisors IP Ideas 365

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

This post was prompted by an email exchange I had with a young entrepreneur. If I see your alpha product then I can judge how it develops over time. If you have 2 developers and the next time I see you it’s a team of 6 with a new head of products I can see momentum. What about Product / IP? It’s a P.

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Startup Venture Capital Invest Slides 360

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I learned how to integrate customers into our product development process. I learned how to establish a technology center in India and how to manage disparate development teams (and this has drive my thoughts also about what does NOT work.). I learned how to better run a product management process. million, then $5.9m, $7.7m

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Software Review 285

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The best proof of a soft circle is whether an angel will email someone else (refer another investor) and start off that email with “I’m investing in…”. We’re not looking for business development people, we’re looking for product guys. An ideal team would be a CEO and 4-5 developers. What do you look for in a team?

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