socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2009

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Providing IBM Storage Solutions. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Advertisers.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Cox Communications - Orange County - Looking for Product Marketing Manager. Dedicated to our Clients. The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com). Need office or Tech Space? Think Glendale.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California IP 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2010

A good answer might be “We have several patents on the base technology, which is so robust that we expect to roll out new products every year for the next ten years, always staying a step ahead of our competitors.” Our patent will protect us.” Patents are worthwhile, so this answer is far better than the first five.

Competition 89

Competition Patents IBM IBM 89

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Middle Market Investment Banking. Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Need office or Tech Space?

Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. Cox Communications - Orange County - Looking for Product Marketing Manager. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Think Glendale.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California Westlake Village 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Middle Market Investment Banking. Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Need office or Tech Space?

Orange County 113

Orange County Southern California IP Glendale 113

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

For my whole career, I've been in the technology business, working for IBM clone companies, storage companies, and then add on products for PDAs, and then working on early smartphones. I had probably spent eight months perfecting the product, and getting the design where it needed to be, and all patents filed.

Patents 191

Patents Ideas Design Startup 191

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2013

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. Investors like laser focus on a market-need causing real pain. It’s the market, stupid.” We have no competitors.”

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network IBM 111

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2014

The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. If there really are no competitors, then there is likely no market opportunity, or you haven’t looked yet. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 101

Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2011

By Ernst Gemassmer Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. All this sounds very enticing and many budding entrepreneurs can’t wait to fly to Paris or Shanghai to tap into the international markets.

Startup 91

Startup Offshore Patents Outsource Development 91

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2011

Gartner says our market will be $50 billion in 2015.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. All we have to do is get 1% of the market.” This red flag is the flip side of “the market will be $50 billion.”

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Funding Innocal Competition 108

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Maneesh focuses on the medical information technology markets. Amir is founder of Bayspring Group, an innovation think tank that specializes in defining market opportunities and the launch of new products and services to meet market needs. He has served on advisory committees for Microsoft, IBM, Novell, and Cisco.

Orange County 106

Orange County Miramar Startup Tech Coast Angels 106

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Marketing is free or cheap because of social media. Determining the perfect moment to enter the startup market, whether by creating a company or joining an ongoing venture, is akin to timing the financial markets. Rising with the tide requires less effort, but it seldom positions you well for the market’s inevitable vagaries.

Company 257

Company Companies Startup Study 257

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

It’s the market, stupid.” There is no substitute for understanding the market, and sizing the opportunity, before you climb out on a limb. “If In most cases, viral marketing only begins to work after you prime the pump with several million in real marketing over a couple of years. If we build it, they will come.”

Startup 95

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 95

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We now have a team of nine engineers and scientists, with experience from companies like IBM, Demand Media, and Google, all part of our core engineering team. Markets now, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Las Vegas. Where are you getting all of the location information, and is there enough location data out there?

USC 236

USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2016

The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. If there really are no competitors, then there is likely no market opportunity, or you haven’t looked yet. In my view, this paranoid approach costs them much more than the risk of being open. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 60

Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas Customer 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2011

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. Investors like laser focus on a market-need causing real pain. It’s the market, stupid.” We have no competitors.”

Startup 98

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2010

Gartner says our market will be $50 billion in 2010.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. All we have to do is get 1% of the market.” This red flag is the flip side of “the market will be $50 billion.”

Innocal 96

Innocal Entrepreneur Competition IBM 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer Most of us have read that Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. All this sounds very enticing and many budding entrepreneurs can’t wait to fly to Paris or Shanghai to tap into the international markets.

Offshore 48

Offshore Startup Patents Outsource Development 48

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire powers voice and text messaging applications that enable businesses, government agencies and grassroots organizations to instantly and affordably communicate with key audiences.

Venture Capital 89

Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2010

It’s the market, stupid.” There is no substitute for understanding the market, and sizing the opportunity, before you climb out on a limb. “If In most cases, viral marketing only begins to work after you prime the pump with several million in real marketing over a couple of years. If we build it, they will come.”

Startup 52

Startup Social Network IBM IBM 52

Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

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. Basically it was a restart from primarily a legal office to an office filled with people with technology and marketing backgrounds.

Startup 67

Startup Compton Research Technology 67

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Patent Lawsuit 6. They had products that were already in the market, piles of cash, tons of customers and revenue, seemingly endless resources and lots of employees. What is the Rubicon Project? Startup 3.0:

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40