Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

a crowd-powered platform that gives accredited investors access to exclusive deal flow and technology transfer opportunities has launched in beta its crowd-powered portal for startups, JumpStartFund. How its online incubation works. The post JumpStartFund Launches First Ever Crowd-Powered Portal For Startups appeared first on TechZulu.

El Segundo 76

El Segundo Social Network Startup Patents 76

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A continuing question I hear from young entrepreneurs is whether a university degree is important to startup success, or just a distraction in achieving their purpose in the world. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors. Find employment connections with other startups.

Entrepreneur 157

Entrepreneur Mentor Class Resource 157

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. Beat 70 Start-ups. it’s like a video game! Practice, Right Skills & Experience.

Education 106

Education Startup Technology Patents 106

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2014

There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. How did you guys end up working together on investments? A few years back, I started looking at angel investing. Why start an investment firm in Los Angeles?

Seed Funding 220

Seed Funding Santa Monica Funding Startup 220

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, living in an area with several local universities, I’m continually surprised by how little many entrepreneurs know about the resources available from these institutions. Other project and research reports in their library are a rich source of new ideas, if you are still looking for a place to start.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Capital Class Startup 55

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace. We've also invented and patented a new technology called "MasterKey" that allows people to play our games natively on all relevant social and mobile platforms.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Southern California Incubator High Tech 223

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2011

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. It also makes legal sense to never disclose the details of your patent application, before the product is ready to ship. But start networking with advisors, industry pundits, and domain experts early.

Startup 101

Startup Search Engine Optimization Course Media 101

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

We caught up with one of the local teams competing in that competition, VOXearch (www.voxearch.com), to learn more about the prize as well as their specific approach to the competition. Mike Outmesguine: We''re one of about thirty teams left in the challenge, out of more than 300 that signed up last August.

Startup 262

Startup Competition Software Review UCLA 262

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2010

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. It also makes legal sense to never disclose the details of your patent application, before the product is ready to ship. But start networking with advisors, industry pundits, and domain experts early.

Startup 91

Startup Search Engine Optimization Course Media 91

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

A friend recently asked me to give his startup-minded daughter some advice to help her vet undergraduate entrepreneurial programs. I have also interacted with a number of excellent startup programs, most notably those Cal Poly’s Center For Innovation And Entrepreneurship and SDSU’s Lavin Entrepreneurship Center.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Class Patents 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2021

His framework seems to be picking up some traction, and is already in use informally by several entrepreneurship platforms, universities, and even high school programs. The Builder loves building a business from the ground up. Internal forces (your startup team). Some are very positive.

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur Framework Mentor Web 134

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The Innovation Cohort is the hospital’s internal startup accelerator for physicians and other employees who have ideas for new products and services to improve healthcare. They also partner with business development experts to help participants transition from idea to intellectual property into partnerships and startups.

IP 70

IP Patents Ideas Research 70

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Tilofy (www.tilofy.com)--out of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage--is doing just that, helping to highlight what is going on around you, by absorbing all of that location data out there at any particular time and place. We spoke with Ali Khoshgozaran , founder and CEO of the company, to learn more about the startup.

USC 236

USC Southern California Organization UCLA 236

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. It also makes legal sense to never disclose the details of your patent application, before the product is ready to ship. But start networking with advisors, industry pundits, and domain experts early.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Startup News 101

Xconomy

JULY 5, 2016

It makes sense for Indiana institutions to encourage innovation that helps the world, since then-Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana worked with then-Senator Bob Dole of Kansas to create the bipartisan Patent and Trademark Law Amendments Act, or Bayh-Dole Act, in 1980. That law helped kick-start the modern tech transfer field. The results?

Patents 67

Patents Research Anthem Education 67

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Startups Made Simple. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

That was primarily driven by the economy; when the economy is down, investments are down, and it is increasingly difficult to d a startup. Launchpad is a virtual incubator and accelerator, where we put companies in and give them quantitative and qualitative feedback and mentorship. It's been kind of lean.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

The Startup UCLA Accelerator Is About Entrepreneurship Not Investment Returns. Next → Later today, the Startup UCLA accelerator will have its inaugural demo day. While it’s en vogue for everyone and their grandmother to start an accelerator, the University is coming at it with much, much different motivations than most.

UCLA 47

UCLA Invest Startup Class 47

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

Today, the conversation on Cleantech with a panel of entreprenurs, doing work as local VC’s, university, incubators, and startups. Ian Harris - VP of Partnerships, LA Cleantech Incubator. The floor opens up to Sandy Itkoff. and that many companies on top started off as small businesses too.

UCLA 99

UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In my role as an angel investor in startups, almost every pitch I see highlights some real innovation in technology, business model, or market opportunity. The network effect is where the value of your business increases exponentially as your user count goes up. Find a pent-up need and build a strong brand early.

Netflix 54

Netflix Social Media Competition Customer 54

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. Okuno said, “I have invested in over 40 startups almost always in the six-figure range.”

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

It was fitting this week that, in the lead-up to two of biomedicine’s biggest self-celebrations, we were served ample reminder of the industry’s expensive decisions gone wrong. Supreme Court this week refused to reinstate four disputed patents related to daptomycin, according to Reuters. But the U.S.

San Diego 62

San Diego Patents Acquisition News 62

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc.,

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

With a room full of investors, founders, media, and tech enthusiasts; and a hilariously dramatic orchestral soundtrack that would show up from time to time (Cal Tech Symphony practice happening on the first floor), there was definitely a strong air of excitement through our different stages of the evening.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Idealab Startup Mobile 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

His framework seems to be picking up some traction, and is already in use informally by several entrepreneurship platforms, including StartupAmerica , and CoFoundersLab. The Builder loves building a business from the ground up. Internal forces (your startup team). Some are very positive.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Mentor Framework Web 96

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► August (1) Stay Positive ► July (2) Go Fast, but Don’t Hurry The DNA of an A++ Team ► June (1) Setting up Shop - Picking an Office Space ► May (3) Startup 6.0 - the Rubicon Project: Internet Advert. ► May (5) the Rubicon Project The Journey Startup 6.0: Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

At the time when you did a search on Lycos, Alta Vista or similar for a category such as Cars you ended up getting 9 spam results and 1 proper website to meet your needs. He came up to Bill after the event and said, “clever idea, we should do that with you.&# The idea actually came to him from the Yellow Pages business.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350