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Monetizing Innovation

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How 'IP Capitalists' are beating Venture Capitalists in Innovative Companies? Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12B to get access to their 17,000 patents. See how to fund a company with IP Funding, as an alternative to VC funding. Thursday, December 1, 2011 -- Monetizing Innovation. Nortel sold its 6000 patents for $4.5B

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Venture Conference Highlights SoCal Startups

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David Sacks, one of the co-founders of PayPal, pitched Geni.com, an online site focused on both family trees and social networking.