Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. Google had huge destination traffic. Google monetized this with AdWords (ads on their home page). So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. Overture sold for $1.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Don’t be afraid to give up equity to get a small share of a very large pot. Patents and other intellectual property are a necessary initial “barrier to entry,” but these are just the beginning. Opportunity and scalability are unlimited. Most unicorns pop up first in new solution categories.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

If you want it to be private, for example if you're a consultant or teacher, you can share it with a pre-identified audience for that knowledge by publishing it privately and inviting others to log into Knowledge Genie to share that knowledge. Our online publishing platform allows users to monetize and share what they know.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. The video is only 16 minutes long and it is well worth the time. It's a great talk. Lots to learn from him.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Every price comparison out there, whether that's Google Products, Bizrate, or other sites, can find books, but you can only do it one at a time. We all shared the same frustration, which is buying textbooks just sucks. You've got to find each one, and research them online. I graduated in May of 2010.

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UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In a recent interview, Goldenberg stated that the online apparel market was a “bigger than $100 billion” business and that his company and others like it were poised to “take market share from traditional retailers”. Google quickly bought AdSense in 2003 and Elbaz’s AS team became Google Santa Monica. billion in shares.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

After Tanz had sold his pre-Instagram photo-sharing app called MoJungle, he was intrigued with notion of bringing advertising to photos, and had no idea if it was even possible. They have built proprietary ad serving, video serving and image recognition technology, complete with patents, and invented in-image advertising.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

Maybe you said Apple or even Google, but I bet Facebook didn''t come to mind. In fact, it''s patently obvious, which makes it even more shocking that many digital ad executives do such a poor job of prompting mobile engagement and conversions. According to Google, 61% of mobile searches result in a phone call. Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2014

The notion there is not only would be investing in the venture aspect of the business, but would help tilt the company to success by bringing shared services to help bring their products to life. We do invest directly in companies that don''t need a shared service, as long as they''re tilting their industry.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

If the user shares the add on social media, they earn an extra $.25. The unique part of this company is their Internet-of-Savings® platform that helps users multiply savings for big ticket items and create a shared experience. The company offers backup and disaster recovery of Google files. That’s the concept behind AdWallet.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Protect your ideas when sharing them with others by using an NDA. Check Google , Yellow Pages , and local directories to ensure your business name is not taken. Track and improve traffic through Google Analytics.

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Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

TravelStrings – TravelStrings is an online platform for building and sharing travel stories. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share on Google+. Share on LinkedIn. It also won a number of key patents bit.ly/RiJCFI Michael Carney. Sort: Newest | Oldest. MikeMcGlade. George Thiruvathukal.

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UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. " We sliced our Google Analytics data every which way, and these 4 patterns emerged." had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. Surprised?).

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Topsy , for example, does respect the content producer — so morons using “Python-urllib/1.17″ or “AppEngine-Google; (+[link] appid: mapthislink)&# could obey the Robots Exclusion Protocol (REP), too. Also, it’s too dumb to follow chained redirects, by the way. Don’t be shy. Go rant away. Thanks in advance!

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

And Google badly messes up your URIs for click tracking purposes. 301 URI messed up by Google", TRUE, 301); header("Location: $canonicalUri"); exit; } } By definition, heuristic checks barely scratch the surface. For example add trailing slashes –if necessary–, and remove clutter from query strings. requestScript; if (!empty($qs))

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