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MARCH 9, 2015

Pasadena-based New Matter (www.newmatter.com) is developing a 3D printer, the MOD-t, which it says will help bridge the world of 3D printing experimentation with the consumer. Steve Schell: The company is just over a year old, and was founded at Idealab, by Bill Gross, last January. How far from shipping product are you?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

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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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He said it was better than the Yellow Pages because he would provide pricing transparency. So when he saw the browser it instantly dawned on him that this would be the greatest customer development tool ever. Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? That gave Google a huge cost advantage.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

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 ). On the first point – think of Steven Blank’s customer development but for physical products.

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