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Exit Interview: Lita Nelsen on MIT Tech Transfer, Startups & Culture

Xconomy

I don’t know if it was their first investment, but they invested $75,000 in a researcher named Ken Olsen, at MIT. X: I read an article from 1998 that you were quoted in—it sounded like Stanford’s Niels Reimers helped MIT reorganize its patenting and licensing office in 1986 to make it more like Stanford’s model.

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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. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab.

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