Entrepreneur Funding IP Outsource Development 
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 in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch.
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.? I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation.
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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.? I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation.
InfoChachkie
MAY 16, 2011
As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Fallacy: No investor is so vital as to justify shielding them from the effects of future funding rounds, granting options or issuing warrants.
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 3, 2015
The startup ecosystem is not just made up of entrepreneurs and investors; it also includes lawyers, bankers, HR and payroll providers as well as financial services providers. Make sure you have a lawyer to help draft your contracts and guide you’re communicating policies and procedures. And relying on NDAs is not the answer.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 2, 2015
What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. For a well-funded seed company I have controversially recommended hiring a great office manager that doubles as an administrative assistant. Another thing entrepreneurs f**k up?
socalTECH
MAY 18, 2009
We have some very good competitors--EchoSign and DocuSign are the two bigs ones, and are both venture funded--who have spent a lot of money educating the market. For example, if a contract is disputed, you have various layers of protection--there's a digital archive of the original and the completed contract.
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