Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2011

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The bad news is that patent trolls can squeeze the lifeblood out of innocent and unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the current mess around Lodsys patent No.

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Patents Software Technical Advisors Innocal 91

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Product Marketing Resource 296

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The company created a product that could be delivered as a service to medical clinicians anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to understand their patents’ problems and needs in less time, using the expertise built into an AI expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties.

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Equity Writing Education Research 156

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Pitching app developers with a new way to convert app browsers into actual customers, AppOnboard has raised $15 million in a new round of funding, the company said. Now Zweig is back again… this time pitching app developers a tool that can help convert browsers into buyers for new applications in app stores around the world.

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Google Los Angeles Southern California Platform 213

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2021

Sometimes it’s helpful to imagine contradictory approaches, or working with opposites. If you study the Amazon 1-click patent long enough, you’ll likely find something of your own worth patenting. I find that startups looking for funding often never even think of asking strategic partners, rather than just venture capitalists.

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Ideas Patents Training Entrepreneur 171

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model. Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. The average time required to obtain a patent is 36-to-40 months, during which there is no guarantee your adVenture will ultimately receive patent protection.

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IP Patents Company Companies 256

Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

We can’t help but be amazed by the rapid developments in artificial intelligence and artificial general intelligence (AGI). Yet, so far, we have the foundation, thanks to development teams at OpenAI, Google and Microsoft among others. Commissioner of Patents in 1899. So, who will be the next Ford, Jobs, or Musk for AI?

Artificial Inteligence 156

Artificial Inteligence UCLA Web Patents 156

socalTECH

AUGUST 29, 2013

Can tapping the power of the crowd not only help you find customers and help fund your project, but also help you shape your startup idea and find funding? We offer up those ideas and patents to any user on the Internet, and they can sign up on the site to work with the entrepreneur on the idea. What is JumpStartFund?

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Ideas Patents Funding Startup 178

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

Software Review 114

Software Review Technical Review Outsource Development Outsource 114

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2016

Pasadena-based mobile ad measurement platform developer UberMedia , one of the companies out of Idealab, has released a new, mobile attribution product that tracks cross-media advertisement and correlates that to foot traffic in stores. READ MORE>>.

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Product Idealab Patents Pasadena 100

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

After coming up with the idea Paiji had to find a manufacturer, who’d be willing to help reinvent an entire product category for a startup retailer. With Naqzi on board, the company began filing patents for its unique process and the products it’s bringing to market, says Paiji.

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Design Patents Los Angeles Ideas 161

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Purpose defines the feeling that everyone wants to have from helping others and doing good for the world. Developing the ideal product the first time around is unlikely, high risk, and very expensive in today’s chaotic market. Create an appealing vision, mission and purpose. Mission is the road map to get there.

Artificial Inteligence 114

Artificial Inteligence Ideas Satisfaction Customer 114

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. Evaluate customer response prior to development.

Marketing 105

Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas 105

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2010

San Diego-based Cibus Global , a developer of technology for engineering agricultural crops, has raised $1.16M in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Tuesday. The funding appears to be part of an ongoing, $2.6M fundraising by the firm.

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San Diego Patents Venture Capital Capital 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2022

In fact, in this new world of pervasive interactivity, it’s time to rethink even how to develop a strategy. These help to increase the intrinsic level of understanding, stimulate creativity, and develop ideas. Your business can’t be all things to all people, and excel at anything. What can you be the best in the world at?

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Organization Course Patents Entrepreneur 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2023

Patents and trade secrets are more powerful advantages than missing competitive features, which might be quickly filled in as you gain traction. Develop a timeline showing continuous innovation. Emphasize intellectual property and dynamic product line.

Competition 111

Competition Entrepreneur Patents Customer 111

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

They also partner with business development experts to help participants transition from idea to intellectual property into partnerships and startups. Monti is also the cofounder and CEO of Shock Analytics, a nearly two-year-old medical device startup that wants to help physicians detect and diagnose shock earlier.

IP 70

IP Patents Ideas Research 70

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

After many years of working with angel investors seriously trying to find new ventures worthy of their hard-earned money, I find their frustration often exceeds that of entrepreneurs sincerely looking for financial help. Solution development undefined or incomplete. Lack of intellectual property.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Invest Funding Patents 108

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Every school recognizes the power of “hands-on” work to help you develop your own ideas into a business. They provide peer group organizations, usually called incubators, with free resources, practice environments, and outside mentoring that can help you learn and pivot with minimal cost.

Entrepreneur 157

Entrepreneur Mentor Class Resource 157

SoCal CTO

MAY 18, 2010

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups, Startup Development and being a Startup CTO. Software Patent Absurdity - Feld Thoughts , May 6, 2010 Feld on the problems with software patents.

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Startup SaaS Metrics Patents 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Independent survey organizations know how to do this, and can help you avoid a common entrepreneur misstep, called the confirmation bias. Unfortunately, even today many engineers and product developers believe that marketing is just for advertisements. Google and others have since emulated this feature.

Startup 141

Startup Customer Custom Design 141

Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

The company has created a product that can be delivered as a service to medical clinicians anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to understand their patents’ problems and needs in less time, using the expertise built into an expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties. Raising money'

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Company Companies Writing Education 166

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

Venture Capital 243

Venture Capital Product Resource Marketing 243

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2019

We haven't done any paid marketing or advertising, but more and more companies are finding us, and our business has started developing. We were fortunate to be approached to provide mobile EV charging for Jaguar, and have developed that solution, and it's now a big part of our business. It's been an exciting two years.

Startup 243

Startup Customer Custom Entrepreneur 243

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The company, Zephyrus Simulation LLC, was spun off from a product developed by a group of bioengineering students at UMaine. Its job is to help train medical professionals to diagnose and respond to critical respiratory situations, according to Patrick Breeding, a bioengineering major at UMaine and CEO of the company.

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Startup Funding Training Ideas 70

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

When doctors implant devices to replace a patient’s missing bones or support damaged bones, those devices were probably designed, developed, and/or manufactured in Warsaw. These institutes of higher learning are encouraging innovators to develop work to impact the everyday lives of people around the world.

Research 67

Research Patents Anthem Education 67

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

The Vinetta Project (www.vinettaproject.com), a group which is focused on helping to accelerate the growth of female-led startups, announced a few weeks ago that it is working with P&G Ventures, the internal "startup studio" of Procter and Gamble on an effort to help female-led companies in Los Angeles. What is The Vinetta Project?

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Metrics Los Angeles IP 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2020

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

Outsource Development 122

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 122

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. The same is true for filing patents, registering trademarks, and filing copyrights. A programmer can build a new smartphone app for a few thousand dollars.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

Helping solicit new business ideas and patents from individuals, federal research labs, universities and other R&D organizations countrywide. It gives members access to the disruptive power of the crowd to vote, comment and refine, and impact ideas in development to help build viable companies.

El Segundo 76

El Segundo Social Network Startup Patents 76

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

At Expert DOJO early stage startups receive $100,000 investment, success coaching, advice, and specialist help in all areas of their business growth. In 2018 & 2019 Expert DOJO made 42 investments.

Southern California 113

Southern California Technical Review Santa Monica Invest 113

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

To learn a bit more, we sat down with Patrick O'Neill , the founder of olloclip (www.olloclip.com), the developer of a popular iPhone accessory, a lens which fits directly on your iPhone. I had probably spent eight months perfecting the product, and getting the design where it needed to be, and all patents filed. Patrick O'Neill.

Patents 191

Patents Ideas Design Startup 191

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

I’m not suggesting that a startup should ever disclose patent details to others before filing, but I can’t imagine why a startup would not seek visibility and feedback for their idea and solution while they could still make changes with minimal cost. Evaluate customer response prior to development.

Search Engine Optimization 174

Search Engine Optimization Ideas Startup Customer 174

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

And of course we help with business development introductions and with fund raising events. Sometimes it comes because investors believe the company needs more experienced leadership to run the company or more often to help run the company. I will work evenings or weekends to help a founder in need.

Startup 217

Startup Technical Review Equity Report 217

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2020

Patents and trade secrets are more powerful advantages than missing competitive features, which might be quickly filled in as you gain traction. Develop a timeline showing continuous innovation. Emphasize intellectual property and dynamic product line.

Competition 125

Competition Entrepreneur Patents Customer 125

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Be wary of crafty shysters who will flood your mailbox with official-looking mail offering to help for a fee, or demanding fees you forgot to pay. Start by developing an “elevator pitch” that you can deliver in 30 seconds to hook a potential investor.

Ideas 136

Ideas Entrepreneur Mentor Resource 136

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2020

After many years of working with angel investors seriously trying to find new ventures worthy of their hard-earned money, I find their frustration often exceeds that of entrepreneurs sincerely looking for financial help. Solution development undefined or incomplete. Lack of intellectual property.

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Funding Startup Entrepreneur Invest 123