Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Mostly, Google just had way better organic results (“the loss leader&# ) so it was always preferred by consumers. We talked about patents. I brought up the fact that I find many larger companies abusing the patent system to slow down smaller competitors which is actually anti competitive. Overture was sold to Yahoo!

Competition

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Caltech generates more patents than any other university while UCLA boasts more startups founded by its graduate than any other school in the nation. Suster has also noted for years that the region produces more technology doctorates than any other geography in the United States.

Southern California

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

It was a series of different technologies we had ot develop and apply for patents on, and now that we have it, we're working on a prototype. We had been talking with another of their companies, the GoBig network, which is a membership organization of investors and entrepreneurs. I was doing that until 1995.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2021

It can come from experience, or from training in a prior company, and it can even be self-taught from the Internet by smart entrepreneurs, just like they learned the skill of establishing a company, negotiating a contract, or filing a patent. Organize your work before you begin. Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People.”

Startup

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2014

Asher Delug: We have had amazing growth coming from our smart wall product, our inter-app interstitial ad product, which patent pending. I do think the key in bootstrapping is that it helps you organically, in that you make decisions you wouldn''t have made otherwise, out of need. What has been driving that growth?

Startup

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

companies, universities, and organizations will be sharing their latest technologies, products, and services in this unique Southern California event. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. Cadence, Intel, IBM, Freescale, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, LSI, X-Fab, and many other leading-edge. portfolio management - U.S.

Southern California

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

If I look at this organization, I'd say we're building something which will have lots more long term value than at FrontBridge, so along those same lines, I felt I needed to bring in a team to run it. There are so many people in this organization who have worked together before, and we all have an excellent working relationship.

Marina Del Rey

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Jonathan Simkin: I was actually in high school when I decided I'd either start a company when I graduated, or go into patent law. We've even launched a complete, custom branding platform within our site, so that any student organization can create a virtual bookstore, and use that as a fundraiser for the organization.

UCSD

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

With Naqzi on board, the company began filing patents for its unique process and the products it’s bringing to market, says Paiji. “E verything is proprietary everything is backed by patents,” she says. The company’s refills cost $2 and the initial cleanup kits clock in at $30.

Design

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Matthew Jenusaitis: Overall, I am real happy with the first year, both from a personal point of view, as well as for the organization. I have also been very happy with our organization. So what are the major issues you're now tackling as an organization? Thanks for the time this morning. How has your first year been?

OCTANE

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. They tell these entrepreneurs to sell themselves, execute well, and grow organically.

Startup

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Cadence, Intel, IBM, Freescale, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, LSI, X-Fab, and many other leading-edge companies, universities, and organizations will be sharing their latest technologies, products, and services in this unique Southern California event. and international patent and trademark procurement - IP. portfolio management - U.S.

Advertising

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2021

Skill in making the organization steerable and agile. Evaluate who might use an invention, patent, or new law to create a bend in the road. These entrepreneurs stay connected to both external and internal realities to know when to accelerate and when to shift the short-term/long-term balance, with a sharp eye on cash flow and debt.

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2022

Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. Thorough analysis with appropriate models and instruments is needed to really understand what is not possible for the organization and the environment in which it is active. An effective and inspiring process.

Organization

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

It freed up Ophir to grow out our sales organization, to work more closely with agencies, to innovate on product and to raise capital. Who is leading your patent filing program? I think Ophir would agree that the business was transformed after we brought on board Phil Schraeder at the CFO (and later promoted to COO). Shame on you.

Outsource Development

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2012

Make sure you file a copy of all trademark applications, copyright filings, patent filings and patents, licenses, and confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements. The more organized you are, the more organized you will be when presenting this material to an accountant. Intellectual property records.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

They provide peer group organizations, usually called incubators, with free resources, practice environments, and outside mentoring that can help you learn and pivot with minimal cost. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors. Every school recognizes the power of “hands-on” work to help you develop your own ideas into a business.

Entrepreneur

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

Helping solicit new business ideas and patents from individuals, federal research labs, universities and other R&D organizations countrywide. Members submit ideas and patents, the JumpStartFund community members and the JumpStartFund team vets them. El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc., Social network for investors.

El Segundo

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2013

Make sure you file a copy of all trademark applications, copyright filings, patent filings and patents, licenses, and confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements. The more organized you are, the more organized you will be when presenting this material to an accountant. Intellectual property records.

Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2011

Make sure you file a copy of all trademark applications, copyright filings, patent filings and patents, licenses, and confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements. The more organized you are, the more organized you will be when presenting this material to an accountant. Intellectual property records.

Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

A while back, I wrote about the importance of a “ sustainable competitive advantage ,” and outlined the business plan value and limitations of patents and competitor feature comparisons. Solicit feedback, communicate that feedback to the entire organization, and then be sure to take action on the feedback. Exceed customer expectations.

Customer

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Rock Prodigy is Music Prodigy’s pioneer product and is a revolutionary interactive music app powered by patent-pending polyphonic pitch-recognition technology that allows musicians of all skill levels to use any instrument and provide instant performance feedback to accelerate learning. Winning Not By Sheer Luck.

Education

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2011

It can come from experience, or from training in a prior company, and it can even be self-taught from the Internet by smart entrepreneurs, just like they learned the skill of establishing a company, negotiating a contract, or filing a patent. Organize your work before you begin. Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People.”

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Thus I offer the following outline for how to organize and present your business plan, with specific examples: Start with outlining the customer problem, and your solution. For example, “We just patented a new battery technology that will cut your smartphone charge time and cost in half.” and trademarks.

Product

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2015

Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. Thorough analysis with appropriate models and instruments is needed to really understand what is not possible for the organization and the environment in which it is active. An effective and inspiring process.

Custom

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2013

It can come from experience, or from training in a prior company, and it can even be self-taught from the Internet by smart entrepreneurs, just like they learned the skill of establishing a company, negotiating a contract, or filing a patent. Organize your work before you begin. Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People.”

Startup

Tech Coast Venture Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Design the Organization – Most grow organically and are based on people, not on the job that needs to be done. It is not necessarily a great product; more often than not, it is the ability to marshal the resources of the business and to plan and execute an effective strategy in an efficient manner.

Design

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. Thorough analysis with appropriate models and instruments is needed to really understand what is not possible for the organization and the environment in which it is active. An effective and inspiring process.

Organization

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. Plus, a TweetUp already means a meet up in a city organized through Twitter. It was the first company to do “paid search&# back when Larry & Sergey were saying they would never do it. Overture sold for $1.6 billion to Yahoo!

Venture Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

In many cases, growing the ecosystem is so important that your best competitive move may be to invest in facilitating “competition,” such as Tesla Motors giving away their battery patents to other auto providers, without royalties, to build the ecosystem. Find funders who seek long-term returns. Money-making is different in the digital age.

Competition

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Independent survey organizations know how to do this, and can help you avoid a common entrepreneur misstep, called the confirmation bias. All the technical people I know laughed when Amazon patented their big red button for a “one-click-buy,” but many pundits now attribute their scaling success to this simplification for the average customer.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

We all want to have our vision realized sooner rather than later, but it can be a big mistake to bring in investors rather than patiently building your business at a slow, steady pace (organic growth). That’s not the same as instilling discipline in a larger organization, where most the challenge is people. You need a prototype.

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most universities have a file of patents from project work that they are willing to license to any entrepreneur for business commercialization, with little or no cost up front. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

Class

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2020

It’s easy for you to blame someone else in the organization, economic conditions outside, or even overly demanding customers, when things are not going well. Accountability is impossible to maintain in an environment of high people change, tension, and uncertainty about the organization or company mission.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements.

IBM

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2013

We all want to have our vision realized sooner rather than later, but it can be a big mistake to bring in investors rather than patiently building your business at a slow, steady pace (organic growth). That’s not the same as instilling discipline in a larger organization, where most the challenge is people. You need a prototype.

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. Thorough analysis with appropriate models and instruments is needed to really understand what is not possible for the organization and the environment in which it is active. An effective and inspiring process.

Organization