socalTECH

MAY 24, 2012

Santa Ana-based CoreLogic , the Orange County provider of real estate, mortgage, and other related databases and information services, has sued Internet real estate broker Redfin , over patents related to home price valuation. CoreLogic's lawsuit says that Redfin is infringing on its patent, U.S.

Orange County 145

Orange County Patents Pricing Services 145

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2021

Many businesses have found that raising the price of a product to give it status can win more customers than a price war. If you study the Amazon 1-click patent long enough, you’ll likely find something of your own worth patenting. Stereotyped notions block clear vision and crowd out imagination. Think the unthinkable.

Ideas 171

Ideas Patents Training Entrepreneur 171

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” Intellectual property as barrier to entry.

Competition 133

Competition Patents Resource Invest 133

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

You have figured out how to undercut your competitor’s price, and still hold your margin. Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Love that sustainable competitive advantage.

Startup 160

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The company created a product that could be delivered as a service to medical clinicians anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to understand their patents’ problems and needs in less time, using the expertise built into an AI expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties. Other sources of grants.

Equity 156

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

And professional investors often penalize the company with lower-priced down rounds or expensive loans as a result. Yes, there were other issues such as a protracted patent rights fight that drained cash, but the largest problem, inefficient use of R&D time burning fixed overhead, led to the demise of the company.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Pricing on the new service was not disclosed. legal patent trademark protection gtld domainer domain donuts' Donuts said the service will block trademark related terms from registration across all of the gTLDs it manages, which include.BUSINESS,EMAIL and.SERVICES. READ MORE>>.

Services 159

Services Patents Email Los Angeles 159

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You can’t succeed in business without an operational model that delivers value to customers at a reasonable price, with an underlying cost that allows you to make a profit. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage, like a patent. Decide whether the product is local or international. Revenue model. How do you make money?

Sales 102

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 102

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

All of these are competitors in terms of speed, price, or luxury. Here are some of the key ones: Patent protection in place as a barrier to entry. Competition for your new hydrogen fuel auto engine is not limited to other hydrogen auto engine offerings, or even other autos.

Competition 166

Competition Funding Startup Patents 166

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2019

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” Intellectual property as barrier to entry.

Competition 120

Competition Patents Resource Invest 120

Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

If there are high barriers to entry with such protections as patents, long development time already spent or contracts with the major potential customers, then the risk of a competitor with more resources jumping into the frothy pool and taking advantage of the demand created by the company is minimized. And fifth: Competitive risk. .

Outsource Development 156

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2023

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. First-movers have an initial advantage, but this position is fraught with risk, and often comes with a high price. Grab the next-mover advantage.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Competition 101

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

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. Indeed, there are some success factors that are common to both environments.

Startup 111

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

If the price of an acquisition is so high as to make the risk of creating the product or service yourself more attractive, that alternative must be discussed with your board. Remember to consider the cost of lost time if starting from scratch, and of patent or other branding considerations that would challenge a “make” decision.

Company 120

Company Companies Acquisition Resource 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2022

It might be a patented technology, but it could also be the creativity of employees or logistic competencies of the company. This could be the utilization rate of a plant, the price premium of the brand, or the service offered or products sold. It is about identifying a core competence which others cannot match.

Organization 118

Organization Course Patents Entrepreneur 118

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. First-movers have an initial advantage, but this position is fraught with risk, and often comes with a high price. Grab the next-mover advantage.

Startup 171

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Competition 171

Berkonomics

MAY 8, 2014

The company has created a product that can be delivered as a service to medical clinicians anywhere in the world, enhancing their ability to understand their patents’ problems and needs in less time, using the expertise built into an expert system created by the best minds in many medical specialties.

Company 166

Company Companies Writing Education 166

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

If electricity could be transferred like WiFi but as safe as a soundwave we use on pregnant women’s bellies and at a price-point that was attractive this is a multi-billion market. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? Could we produce this at cost? We hired OSHA regulatory lawyers.

Technical Review 418

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Our research revealed a saturation level causing unprecedented challenges, starting with exorbitant housing prices and runaway operating costs that accelerate a startup’s “burn rate”—its monthly spending. Suster has also noted for years that the region produces more technology doctorates than any other geography in the United States.

Southern California 224

Southern California Dollar Shave Club SoCal Develop 224

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

It’s important to learn from your own mistakes, but it’s even smarter to learn from someone else’s mistakes, without paying their high price in time lost, cost, and pain. Patents and trademarks are very valuable in attracting investors for scaling, as well as future premium buyouts. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost.

Startup 124

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Ideas 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The same is true for filing patents, registering trademarks, and filing copyrights. For example, if you have no technical background, you probably can’t create or sell an enterprise software product for a low price, even today. Required legal fees now average $5K or less, compared with $20K or more as a minimum.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

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. Indeed, there are some success factors that are common to both environments.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

The Rock launches their much-anticipated Kickstarter campaign that offers the public “early bird” special prices, just in time for friends and family to get the newest and most affordable smartwatch for as low as $99 for Christmas. Rockin 9 App- This patented app allows for up to 9 message notifications, all on one screen.

Patents 97

Patents Screening Design Activity 97

Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2019

If there are high barriers to entry with such protections as patents, long development time already spent or contracts with the major potential customers, then the risk of a competitor with more resources jumping into the frothy pool and taking advantage of the demand created by the company is minimized. And fifth: Competitive risk. .

Outsource Development 120

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

It’s important to learn from your own mistakes, but it’s even smarter to learn from someone else’s mistakes, without paying their high price in time lost, cost, and pain. Patents and trademarks are very valuable in attracting investors for scaling, as well as future premium buyouts. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost.

Startup 174

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Ideas 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Features, availability, and brand are just the price of entry. 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.

Competition 142

Competition Software Review Social Media Custom 142

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2019

We all know the challenges involved in getting and protecting a patent, but patents are still strong evidence of a competitive advantage, generally sustainable for twenty years. Reducing margins to lower prices won’t help your case. Thus any order-of-magnitude cost reductions or customer value increases are very important.

Competition 86

Competition Patents Startup Custom 86

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk. Keep thieves away (protect it).

Ideas 136

Ideas Entrepreneur Mentor Resource 136

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

Elon Musk and Tesla made their battery patents available to anyone, to clear the path for market infrastructure growth and compatibility, which of course benefits Tesla. Innovative marketing content is focused wholly on healthy living and earth-conscious eating, rather than the conventional food product offerings and price.

Marketing 170

Marketing Examples Startup Custom 170

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2015

A strong answer should be something like “Our product introduces a new lower-cost technology, which we have patented and trademarked, that makes us very attractive today, and will provide a wealth of additional products as we move forward.” Intellectual property as barrier to entry.

Startup 118

Startup Competition Patents Resource 118

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

It is a truism that with more capital you will hire people more quickly and spend more liberally whether it’s on external contractors, PR firms, attending events, doing legal work (trademarks, patents) or whatever. You will build out features or expend to platforms — often before you have enough market feedback to warrant it.

Startup 292

Startup Software Review Pricing Entrepreneur 292

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Team – higher requirements for caliber of team members Product – focus on truly differentiated and not me-too Market – is it really big enough to provide investor returns** Traction – need more users, partners, patents, etc Timing – are you building for yesterday or 2 yrs from now? Business - how are you actually going to make money?

Startup 150

Startup SEM IP SEO 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2015

" Investors want to buy into an entrepreneur with a startup that can provide evidence of an ability to double customer productivity, at half the cost, with patented technology. Patents or other intellectual property are a real competitive advantage for a startup, but first to market and working harder are not sustainable.

Summary 101

Summary Patents Technical Review Competition 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2012

Look how the Japanese entered the auto industry, or how McDonalds imitated White Castle, or how Wal-Mart “perfected” the low-price high-volume approach. Of course, the first one gets the patent. But patent disclosure requirements often make imitation easier, and smart technologists can work around most patents anyway.

Patents 84

Patents Startup Statistics Course 84

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I recommend a ten-slide pitch to start, reviewed by friends and advisors, to be expanded to a ten-to-twenty-page business plan with opportunity sizing, cost and price details, competitors, marketing and sales strategy, financial projections, and resources required. Make sure your solution is defensible and unique.

Ideas 94

Ideas Slides Technical Review Patents 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

A good answer might be “We have several patents on the base technology, which is so robust that we expect to roll out new products every year for the next ten years, always staying a step ahead of our competitors.” Undercutting competitors in price is always a good strategy, but free implies no real value. Our patent will protect us.”

Patents 90

Patents Competition IBM IBM 90

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Look how the Japanese entered the auto industry, or how McDonalds imitated White Castle, or how Wal-Mart “perfected” the low-price high-volume approach. Of course, the first one gets the patent. But patent disclosure requirements often make imitation easier, and smart technologists can work around most patents anyway.

Startup 91

Startup Patents Statistics Course 91