Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2021

Disclosing inventions before the patent application is filed. Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding. Then they realize that they have talked to many people without signing non-disclosure statements, precluding a patent, or someone else has now beat them to the filing docket.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Newport Beach-based Conexant Systems, a manufacturer of semiconductors for networking, imaging and other industries, said Monday that it has sold certain domestic and international wireless patents at the firm for $15M to an undisclosed firm.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Indio, California-based Helicoid Idustries , a startup developing advanced composite materials for use in the wind turbine, aerospace, sporting goods, auto parts, defense, and industrial market, has raised $2.4M--the first part of what looks like an ongoing $5M investment round. Helicoid is a spinout of the University of California Riverside.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

There is no perfect answer to the competitive advantage question, but investors are looking for how your offering will keep ahead of competition, not just at this moment, but throughout the life of their three to five-year investment. Leading with this answer will likely terminate any further investment opportunity with this investor.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2013

The funding came from Fortress Investment Group. According to Netlist, it will use the new funding to support ongoing development of its product and patent portfolio. Both Netlist and Fortress said that the focus of the investment would be to bolster its intellectual property and patent assets, and capitalize on those patents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Either of these qualms can ultimately sidetrack your startup as not worthy of investment, so it pays to do your homework on what you say and how to communicate effectively. This is also the place to first mention patents and any other differentiators that put you ahead of competition. Investors invest in people more than the idea.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Helping the founder create a company and build a much-needed product in an industry I knew very well, I served as chairman for the newly formed company, and along with my several rounds of early investment, led rounds of other angel investors in what I knew as a successful opportunity to fill a need in an industry I understood.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2023

These days, you can find existing patents and trademarks through Google and the US Patent Office online site without spending thousands of dollars with your favorite patent attorney. Of course, existing patents don’t stop you from innovating, but charging ahead into a wall is no fun. Minimize infrastructure dependencies.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2014

along with a related investment. patents and another 110 Japanese patents, covering Furukawa''s Gallium Nitride (GaN) power device portfolio. According to Transphorm, Furukawa has also made an equity investment in the company as part of the deal. Financial details of that investment were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 7, 2017

A well-developed patent portfolio (along with an intellectual property portfolio, generally) conveys a high degree of technical and commercial sophistication to potential investors, customers, competitors, and licensees. and abroad. and abroad. See [link] (more)

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Los Angeles-based subscription razor startup Dollar Shave Club has been sued by razor giant Gillette , which claims that Dollar Shave Club is infringing upon Gillette's patents. Gillette said the lawsuit was filed in order to "protect Gillette's significant investment in razor technology." READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2020

These days, you can find existing patents and trademarks through Google and the US Patent Office online site without spending thousands of dollars with your favorite patent attorney. Of course, existing patents don’t stop you from innovating, but charging ahead into a wall is no fun. Minimize infrastructure dependencies.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 17, 2019

The program is open to entrepreneurs that are starting companies in areas that are likely to draw venture capital investment. LAVA is extremely pleased to announce its next First Time Entrepreneur training program. The program is not open to service providers. You are encouraged to apply today for one of the 25 slots open in our workshop.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Jeff Bezos readily admits that his first career in a Wall Street-based investment banking firm gave him some keen insights into business realities, before a fear of regret and a personal passion led him to create Amazon, now the largest ecommerce site in the world. Strategic planning is a required ongoing investment.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2014

An invalidated patent or one deemed to infringe the rights of another party can devastate a startup. Defensible Claims - Some companies take pride in the number of patents they own. However, there is not a direct correlation between a patent portfolio’s value and the number of patents which comprise the portfolio.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

I was chairman of a company that, for twelve years never took a dollar of outside investment. If you can finance your enterprise through grants rather than equity or debt, you retain control and when it is time to sell your interest in the business, a lower sales price will create a higher return on your personal investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2015

These terms quantify how fast money is being spent, and how long the business can survive before another round of investments is required. The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 16, 2017

At the workshop you will learn how to: Determine the value of your company, put together a capitalization table, understand how VCs screen potential investments, understand the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents and when you need them, work with co-founders, and network at startup events -- the right way.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Closing our inaugural fund was big news for us, but even bigger news in my perspective has been the breakaway performance of many of our investments led by military veteran founders: 1. Those investments are a huge validation of our Fund thesis: investing in Extraordinary Leadership, with a heavy emphasis on military veteran co-founders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2019

There is no perfect answer to the competitive advantage question, but investors are looking for how your offering will keep ahead of competition, not just at this moment, but throughout the life of their three to five-year investment. Leading with this answer will likely terminate any further investment opportunity with this investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2023

You need to address these concerns early, by highlighting patents, encryption capability, or other features which mitigate these risks and costs. Payback on investment. Every business executive wants to understand how each new investment in technology relates to their bottom line. Skip the acronyms and implementation details.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 13, 2017

A core patent or “thicket” of patents protecting your offering? Profit margins are higher for unique products or services early in the life of an industry niche, or for products protected by patents that prevent others from undercutting you simply by releasing a cheaper product. Are margins high enough?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The founders now need a $1M Angel investment to do the marketing for a national NewCo rollout, build a team to manage the rollout, and maybe even pay themselves a salary. The value of patents and trademarks is not certifiable, especially if you are only at the provisional stage.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

    We became the largest accelerator in Southern California with 80 investments in over 30 countries globally. We now invest in more companies, include better trainers and involve 3 times more investors in the demo days. it's hard to describe just how good our investment, growth, operations and outreach team is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

My first suggestion is that entrepreneurs need to forget the old myth that all they need to do is sketch an idea on a napkin, and investors will line up to invest. The most investable ventures stem from painful needs by customers who have money to spend. Investors invest in people, often more so than in the product.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2010

The round came despite some legal troubles for Complete Genomics from San Diego's Illumina , which Complete Genomics said has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the firm. Illumina and Solexa, the firm Illumina acquired on August 3rd, have sued Complete Genomics on patent infringement of three patents.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The Next 10 report found that California accounted for 24 percent of total global investment in clean technology, with a total of $11.6 billion invested in cleantech venture capital in the state since 2006. Tags: next10 southern california clean cleantech energy power solar investment jobs employment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2020

These terms quantify how fast money is being spent, and how long the business can survive before another round of investments is required. The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

These terms quantify how fast money is being spent, and how long the business can survive before another round of investments is required. The allocation of shares among the founders, and the number and size of outside investments, will tells volumes about the health, stability, and management of the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2020

You need to address these concerns early, by highlighting patents, encryption capability, or other features which mitigate these risks and costs. Payback on investment. Every business executive wants to understand how each new investment in technology relates to their bottom line. Skip the acronyms and implementation details.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Connell spoke about the many pro-foreign-enterprise initiatives the Cameron government has passed and Van der Kleij fielded questions and feedback on topics ranging from Patent Law to secondary markets. Patent Box ," a new preferential tax regime on patents being considered by the UK government, was a topic of considerable discussion.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The patent holder, the University of Toronto, gave companies the right to manufacture insulin. But the university also allowed them to patent the improvements they made, which enabled them to slap higher prices on each new version. In the nearly 100 years since insulin’s discovery, no generic version has become available in the U.S.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm The Evergreen Group has acquired video game franchise Backyard Sports , the investor announced yesterday.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

Professional investors will probe these five risk areas and make the decision to invest based upon comfort with each. Another is to gain the support of a core vendor who is willing to offer special extended terms to the company as its investment in creating the product in a finished state. And fifth: Competitive risk. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The European Commission today announced that it has decided to close formal antitrust proceedings against San Diego-based Qualcomm , saying in a statement that "it does not consider it appropriate" to invest further resources into the case. Tags: european union commission qualcomm patent legal lawsuit antitrust. Nokia Corp.,

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Xconomy

MARCH 22, 2018

For the first 50 years of its existence, Bose Corporation invested primarily in in-house research and development to produce its lineup of high-end headphones, speakers, and other audio technologies. The privately held company made its first investment in a startup in late 2015, and last year it officially launched a corporate venture.

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