Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

are eliminated during due diligence. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Define some intellectual property.

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Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2015

We caught up with Mike recently to better understand the company's technology, why there's an interest in energy storage by utilities, and more about that deployment. Can you talk about your technology? We have a lot in common in terms of those air conditioners and even the technology, but our product is different in an important way.

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Southern California Technical Review Demand Outsource Development 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2014

It’s almost been a work week since Techzulu and Gadget Review’s REACH | The Connected Future and we’re still reeling with excitement. Sandra Itkoff – Entrepeneur in Residence, UCLA Institute for Innovation and Technology Transfer. Technology Drives Carbon Reduction. Cleantech, a Misnomer.

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UCLA Technical Review Software Review Incubator 99

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

In the recent surge in interest in the clean technology and energy investment area, we're constantly surprised by the number of startups in the area focused on some aspect of the industry. Let's start on the technology side--can you tell us about the technology, and its origins? It's very simple, from the technical perspective.

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UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

are eliminated during due diligence. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Define some intellectual property.

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Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 14, 2012

The firm will incur a severance-related charge of over $275 million, and restructuring charges due to the staff’s severance packages and job outplacement services for the 4000 employees its laying off at Motorola Mobility. At purchase Google was to run the unit as separate business but its balance sheet has not been convincing.

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Layoffs Google Mobile Patents 63

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 17, 2012

She is expected to champion for new products and advance its web technology. ’s products will continue to enhance our partnerships with advertisers, technology and media companies, while inspiring and delighting our users. The firm in May had Scott Thompson resign due to allegations over his academic credentials.

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Yahoo Artificial Inteligence Google Design 51

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Well … I have had many late nights and I really didn’t contemplate writing many blog postings this month because I spent November in this interesting venture capital / fund raising dance involving lots of late night sessions reviewing legal documents, rewriting business plans and preparing for pitches. Folksonomy. Free product.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

We have hundreds, and hundreds of web sites where their ad inventory is being managed by the product. We've created a patent pending technology called Autobuild. You can literally click on an "advertise here" link and it will allow you to book a proposal, and that proposal gets build, and you can review, accept, or modify it.

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Advertising Startup Sales Tool 127

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2011

What's the technology behind this? We go to the web, we go to feature phones, we go to smart phones, we go to land lines, iPads, Droids, and so on. We've been innovating over the last fifteen months, and have to patents pending on the technology right now. Eric Frankel: It was "be careful what you wish for".

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Entertainment Startup Class Santa Barbara 159

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market.

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Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

The technically savvy reader, familiar with my attitude, has already figured out that I’ve read way too many raw logs. Most of these bots don’t obey robots.txt , that means you can’t even block them applying Web standards ( learn how to block rogue bots ). Or leave the Web, respectively pay the publishers.

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Social Media Develop Development Media 41

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Patent Lawsuit 6.

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Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40