SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. You’ll gauge people’s excitement level for the product and for various features. I might also be concerned about taking my idea directly to a large, well funded competitor who is know for innovation. You’ll discover flaws and hopefully correct them.

Startup 198

Startup IP Ideas Patents 198

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. You need all these before you start looking for funding. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations.

Startup 103

Startup Patents IP Social Media 103

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Now, given our current economic crisis and VC ‘challenges’, the barriers to funding have gone up significantly as well.

Startup 150

Startup SEM IP SEO 150

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S. Joyent - An Enterprise Class Cloud Computing Company funded by Intel Capital, provides the most comprehensive cloud solution available today.

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2011

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. You need all these before you start looking for funding. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Patents IP 94

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

The Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University shared data that shows the state is the nation’s second-largest exporter of life sciences products , with $9.9 Indiana’s life sciences sector touches the lives of people around the world. billion in exports during the 12 months ended Sept.

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Once you go in and make the purchase from us, then you set up your NetPlenishment on that product. So does this work for any consumer product? Dave Compton: Any consumable product. Are you funded yet? We're filing a lot of IP, and this repetitive search thing is big for us. It asks--when are you going to run out?

Compton 138

Compton Ventura Startup IP 138

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

We can tell that they're using a voice-over-IP phone number or prepaid mobile phone, and we might not allow them to register because their experience is that a majority of their fraudulent activity comes from those type of phone numbers. In 2011, we had two of our patents approved. I was introduced to the founders.

Marina Del Rey 238

Marina Del Rey Startup IP Examples 238

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2012

This is the origin of the “solution looking for a problem” and “if we build it, they will come” syndromes, which result in surprise and frustration waiting for funding, and waiting for customers that don’t materialize. Business strategy allows you to change customer perceptions and responses to your product or service offerings.

Startup 99

Startup Competition IP Patents 99

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

It seems that every week, a new, Voice-over-IP provider firm surfaces in the market, either providing PBX services, voicemail, or other similar services. What is your VoIP service all about, and how is this different from what seems to be lots of Voice over IP service providers? Cliff Rees: We're a software as a solutions company.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

This is the origin of the “ solution looking for a problem ” and “ if we build it, they will come ” syndromes, which result in surprise and frustration waiting for funding, and waiting for customers that don’t materialize. Business strategy allows you to change customer perceptions and responses to your product or service offerings.

Startup 92

Startup Competition IP Patents 92

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

For a well-funded seed company I have controversially recommended hiring a great office manager that doubles as an administrative assistant. I can’t tell you how many people have thanked me for this advice and say their productivity increased exponentially. Who is leading your patent filing program? On and on and on.

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Bccthis just announced a version of their product which plugs into Gmail. Dave told us about how and why he and his co-founders--both previously executives at Twistbox--decided to start their own startup, specifically outside of the mobile industry, and a bit about the product. How long has Bccthis been around?

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

Let's start with the products. When you're sitting at a computer with a known, registered IP, we know it is you and your particular category of images, and you can log in. The other thing we will be releasing in coming weeks is an image-based CAPTCHA product. What does Confident Technologies do?

Technology 124

Technology Web Sites Orange County 124

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Richard Yen: The first thing I look for, is something unique in the product or service--not a me-too. Mark Suster: First of all, the good news, is GRP has a $200 million fund, which we've only done three investments on. We are not looking to fund people in 2009, who are learning a new market, on our nickel.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Ideas Entrepreneur Invest 100

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

While handling bots, you should detect search engine crawlers, too: /* lookup your crawler IP database to populate $isCrawler; then, if the IP wasnt identified as search engine crawler: */ if ($isCrawler !== from the IP address range 65.52.0.0 Other rogue bots identify themselves by IP addy, user agent, and/or referrer.

SEO 37

SEO IP PHP Blogging 37