IP Protection Strategies For Start-Ups
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019 -- TCVN Legal Program #2: IP Protection Strategies For Start-Ups. TCVN now features four educational tracks in four specific areas.
Be Frugal, But Never Cheap When Locking Down Your IP
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 6, 2014
The money you pay your intellectual property (IP) lawyer should be judiciously spent. However, the potential costs associated with an IP mishap can be catastrophic. An invalidated patent or one deemed to infringe the rights of another party can devastate a startup. The filing date is often the deciding arbiter in IP disputes.
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USC Viterbi Startup Garage Deadline
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 29, 2021
Friday, April 2, 2021 -- USC Viterbi Startup Garage Deadline. USC Viterbi Startup Garage (VSG) is hosting an open call for early-stage technology startups for their Spring Cohort kicking off late-April. Any IP developed by the teams is theirs to keep! For more information visit the VSG Webpage or contact vsg@usc.edu.
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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators
TechEmpower
JULY 24, 2023
At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) What are your key Startup Metrics ?
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20 Best Free and Paid Tools for Startups in 2023
Tech.Co
MAY 31, 2023
Launching and growing a startup is one of the biggest missions an entrepreneur can undertake. But while competition remains fierce, the advancement and accessibility of smart solutions are making it easy than ever for startups to find their feet. VPN Startup tool: VPN Price: Free Hide.me While Hide.me
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Venture firm M13 names former Techstars LA managing director, Anna Barber, as its newest partner
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Designed to be a collaborative startup company incubator alongside corporate partners, Launchpad focuses on developing new consumer tech businesses focused on M13’s main investment areas: health, food, transportation, and housing. “ The EIRs will receive a small stipend and equity in the business, Barber said. .
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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 21, 2010
If you’re a startup and you don’t have a close relationship with a few law firms you’re really missing one of the most important relationships that any entrepreneur can have. Many people start companies arse backwards. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.
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Brainbase Gets $3M For IP Licensing
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2019
Los Angeles-based Brainbase , a developer of intellectual property licensing software, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said today. The round was led by Struck Capital, and also included Tectonic Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Sterling Road, and Watertower Ventures.
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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Especially if the idea could be whipped-up by a few 24-year olds in a few weeks? Lots of thoughts here.
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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Especially if the idea could be whipped-up by a few 24-year olds in a few weeks? Lots of thoughts here.
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Grocery startup Mercato spilled years of data, but didn’t tell its customers
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 14, 2021
A security lapse at online grocery delivery startup Mercato exposed tens of thousands of customer orders, TechCrunch has learned. Mercato was founded in 2015 and helps over a thousand smaller grocers and specialty food stores get online for pickup or delivery, without having to sign up for delivery services like Instacart or Amazon Fresh.
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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 10, 2010
Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? Because IP has intrinsic value, but only in the right hands. Three years is a lifetime at a startup.
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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2019
I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after they had acquired my second startup. VC is a long-term business Some businesses are overnight successes but few of them really move immediately up and to the right. We have invested in every round and as a result our ownership has actually gone up over time.
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223 Startup Business Model Considerations
SoCal CTO
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. Now, given our current economic crisis and VC ‘challenges’, the barriers to funding have gone up significantly as well. How’s that for duality.
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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. I love how transparently Danielle lives her startup (& encourages other to join in) because it provides much needed transparency to other startups. Let’s set up a framework. Gross Burn vs. Net Burn.
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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Like Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and Larry Ellison, he is one of the few startup Founders who remained at the helm of their respective companies throughout their entire maturation process. Great Startup Ideas Come From Everywhere. "At One Of The Most Important Startup Skills. "The " [Tweet this quote].
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Catalog Collects $1.5M For AI Software For Visual Artists
socalTECH
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Los Angeles-based Catalog , a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, has raised $1.5M The startup--led by Patrick Ip--develops software to automate the creation of custom visual content for brands. in a seed funding round. READ MORE>>.
Truepic Acquires Image Forensics IP to Broaden Anti-Fraud Offering
Xconomy
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Image authentication startup Truepic said Tuesday it has acquired the intellectual property and software behind San Jose-based Fourandsix Technologies—including Izitru, an image forensics technology licensed earlier this year by DARPA.
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How Savvy Companies Leverage Brand, Technology and IP Licensing to Leap Ahead of The Competition
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 14, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -- How Savvy Companies Leverage Brand, Technology and IP Licensing to Leap Ahead of The Competition. See [link] (more).
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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. What makes up revenue?
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StartupRoar - Great Content for Startups
SoCal CTO
JULY 13, 2011
For example: Entrepreneurship as a Science – The Business Model/Customer Development Stack Customer Development for Web Startups How To Get Your First 1,000 Users Similarly, when you look at IP / Intellectual Property for Startups, it's dominated by Jill Hubbard Bowman 's wonderful content.
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Topdser Extends Drop Shipping Platform To Brazil, France
socalTECH
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Los Angeles-based a href="[link] , a startup which operates a platform it says connects product suppliers who dropship with Shopify e-retailers, says it has expanded its platform to provide localized content for sellers in Brazil and France. The company says its now offers country-specific websites in French and Portuguese.
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100 Qualcomm Sets Up New, $100M AI Investment Fund
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Qualcomm said the new Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund , which is worth $100M, will go towards startups who are working around "AI becoming more powerful and widespread" on devices, with an emphasis on autonomous cars, robotics and machine learning. READ MORE>>.
Brainbase Snags $8 In Series A
socalTECH
MAY 20, 2020
Los ANgeles-based Brainbase , a new startup developing software to help manage licensing, partnership and sponsorship agreements, has raised $8M in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. The software is aimed at brands who own and license their IP. The company's co-founder and CEO is Nate Cavanaugh. READ MORE>>.
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Why You Should Embrace Opposing Views at Your Startup
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 11, 2011
What could you learn from looking at your competitors or other tech startups in a different way? Or you think their startup is a passing fad and yours is the real deal? I was at a dinner about a year ago with a few VCs and startup founders. The topic of FourSquare came up. I hear views like this all the time.
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313 How Sendgrid Makes Sure Those App Emails Go Through, With Jim Franklin
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
We spoke with Jim Franklin , the firm's CEO, to hear more about how the company went from an accelerator startup at TechStars just a few years ago, to now more than 100 employees spread across offices in Boulder; Colorado, Anaheim, California; Frankfurt; London, and elsewhere, to tackle the problems of transactional email.
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How Catalog Is Helping SMBs Compete Against Big Brands
socalTECH
OCTOBER 19, 2018
Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M What were some of the things you thought about before deciding to set up your headquarters in LA?
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133 Interview with Minnie Ingersoll, TenOneTen Ventures
socalTECH
JUNE 21, 2019
What's the hardest part of being a startup entrepreneur? Minnie Ingersoll: I grew up here in Southern California, in Pasadena, and have been in the Bay Area for a number of years, and just became a new partner at TenOneTen Ventures. Minnie Ingersoll: A few things, but most recently I started by own company, in 2013.
Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 9, 2018
You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. If three of us go to the first meeting there’s no reason to have a follow up meeting 6 weeks later!) What do I do now? You’re in control.
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How Jukin Media Is Turning Viral Video Into A Real Business
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2014
Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. What is Jukin Media? Can you talk about those businesses?
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You are the Best One to Build Your Startup Brand
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 30, 2012
As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to start selling yourself and your idea. I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. Start forum discussions on LinkedIn and Facebook, and send out regular tweets on your direction.
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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena
socalTECH
JULY 16, 2013
We caught up with Andy Wilson , who is behind the effort, to hear about why he thinks Pasadena needs its own technology identity. It started around a year ago, as I was driving back from Santa Monica from an event. The thesis is, we need collaboration, ideas, and IP, and to translate that into innovation. I got a resounding yes.
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242 How Many Angels is the Right Amount for a Startup to Have?
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 7, 2015
I love how open Danielle has been throughout the development of her startup Mattermark including honest reflections of when she has changed her opinion. And from Nancy Hua … “Too many angels can also hurt a start-up and be taken as an indication that a company is not strong enough to attract any one “lead” investor, said Ms.
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10 Finance Tips for Very Early-Stage Startups
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 6, 2014
You don’t need many “bells and whistles” at this stage in the game, but you do want to set up a system that is easy-to-use and that is built to grow with you. Set up an accounts payable system. Ideally you’ll want to establish your credit guidelines, policies, and collection timeline before you start collecting your first payments.
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“Stigma is Going Away”: Cannabis IP is Thorny, But Not Impossible
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
No longer solely the provenance of hippie or outlaw types, the U.S. cannabis industry has become more sophisticated and tech-enabled as it has come out of the shadows over the past decade. Michigan voters pushed the state to joined the ranks of nine others last fall in approving adult use of recreational marijuana.
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91 8 Fundraising Deal Breakers Inexperienced Entrepreneurs Routinely Create
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
In many instances, investors simply do not have the patience to wait for an entrepreneur to sufficiently clean up their deal once a significant issue is identified during the due diligence process. As such, make it easy for investors to unequivocally evaluate the veracity of your venture's IP.
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socalTECH
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
Startups Made Simple. www.pitchtheangels.com) Join Tech Coast Angels members and other start up investors at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition. Fast Pitch Los Angeles is one of the best start up networking events of the year. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies.
How FreedomPop's Free Wireless Internet is Disrupting Telecom
socalTECH
JANUARY 28, 2013
If you're FreedomPop , the Encino-based startup, you start by offering up free 4G wireless data access, and then expand to offer free, voice-over-IP services, along with home-based wireless Internet services. Currently, users pay up front for data packages, and there are inefficiencies in that market.
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245 Invisible Text Offers Up Disappearing Email, Calls
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2014
Los Angeles-based startup Invisible Text is hoping the attractiveness of disappearing messages--made popular by Snapchat--might rub off on its new software, saying Wednesday that it is launching a new set of apps for the iPhone to let users send disappearing email and to make secure phone calls that do not leave a footprint. READ MORE>>.
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180 FreedomPop Dangles Unlimited Mobile Plans At $5 A Month
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
The venture-backed startup, which has the high profile backing of the same companies which backed free voice-over-IP service Skype (Mangrove Capital, DCM and Atomico) said it will also continue to offer up its free phone plans, which have specific minutes and data limits. READ MORE>>.
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200 TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 18, 2013
TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2014 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. We will have a line up of amazing panelist who will share their insights and forecast for startup trends in 2014. The panel is comprised of Southern California’s Top VC’s, Angels, and Startup Accelerator founders.
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111 10 Finance Tips for Very Early-Stage Startups
Tech Zulu Event
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
You don’t need many “bells and whistles” at this stage in the game, but you do want to set up a system that is easy-to-use and that is built to grow with you. Set up an accounts payable system. Ideally you’ll want to establish your credit guidelines, policies, and collection timeline before you start collecting your first payments.
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90 PR for a Startup Should Not Start With an Agency
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 7, 2011
As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to start selling yourself and your idea. I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. Start forum discussions on LinkedIn and Facebook, and send out regular tweets on your direction.
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Startup Public Relations – Do it Yourself
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2010
As an entrepreneur, it’s never too early to start selling yourself and your idea. I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. Start forum discussions on LinkedIn and Facebook, and send out regular tweets on your direction.
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