socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies, which develops enterprise search software, said Monday that it has received a patent for technology in its products. Patent 7,424,510, entitled "Methods and Systems for Web Based Incremental Searches," covering its method of displaying search results.

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Patents Idealab Pasadena Email 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

We have been holding off on this announcement for quite a bit and now we can officially announce Bill Gross of Idealab as our SuperDemo presenter. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. SuperDemo: Bill Gross. Bill received his B.S. Event Details.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

and web plug-in capabilities (Yelp), Storitz definitely gave the biggest eye opener of the evening with their revelation that Storage Units is astonishingly, a $20 billion/yr industry. To close off the evening we had an especially inspirational super demo from Idealab’s Bill Gross. Bill received his B.S.

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Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Bill Gross is the man responsible for the overwhelming amount of monetization on the web. plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. I thing I’ve learned over the years is that technology purists hate advertising even when it is that revenue stream that truthfully drives much of our industry. Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch?

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

There are five prominent ones in town, Launchpad, Amplify, MuckerLab, StartEngine, and IdeaLab. StratoSquare – StratoSquare is the world’s simplest web-based investment analysis platform, consolidating multiple portfolios and providing insight into investment performance, risk and behavior through proprietary investment management tools.

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