Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Studies of software teams, for example, show differences as great as ten to one in productivity between working team members. Much has been written about the external influences of office environments, motivation, and personal health impacts, but I see evidence that there are personal productivity tactics that contribute just as much.

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APRIL 2, 2014

San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina said this morning that it has launched a new set of products aimed specifically at the oncology market. According to Illumina, it has launched a new set of products aimed at discovery and translation of genomic variation in blood and tissue associated with cancer. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Can you create a product in a vacuum? Creating a new product in a relative vacuum is an exercise in complete trust that you know what’s best for the customer, perhaps even without interaction with such a customer. On the other hand, most products or services are created in response to a real or perceived need.

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JULY 2, 2018

Pasadena-based ObEN , the artificial intelligence startup developing personal avatars, says it has linked with Tencent and the Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (PBCSF), on a "blockchain research center" in China. ObEN and its partners are investing a total of $5M in the research center. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

It plays a crucial role in product development too, where generative AI speeds up design processes, streamlines testing, and tailors user experiences effectively. This technological integration into software engineering not only enhances the productivity of development teams but also ensures that IT infrastructures are robust and reliable.

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JUNE 18, 2013

FindTheCompany , a new business research site started by DoubleClick co-founder Kevin O''Connor, launched out of beta today, saying that it has created an online resource to let users check on the reputation of a business before buying products and services, and to learn more about companies such as balance sheets, income statements, and more.

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MAY 27, 2014

Los Angeles-based uSamp , which develops surveying and sampling technology and services for the market research industry, said this morning that it has rolled out a set of new products. Pricing on the new products were not announced. Pricing on the new products were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Two, Southern California researchers were awarded the nation's top honor for their contributions to science and technology Friday, as President Obama awarded twelve researchers the National Medal of Science, and eleven inventors with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at a ceremony at the White House. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 25, 2013

Los Angeles-based SBIR Source , which maintains an online database of grant opportunities from the Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, said this morning that it has launched a new product, GrantIQ. sbir source grantiq database small business innovation research grant funding' READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 13, 2011

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 -- Health Care Convergence: The Business of Research, Product and Delivery. Discussion with leading women in Health Care and Biotech that focuses on health care research, product development and delivery from a business perspective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Many entrepreneurs are so enamored with their product vision that they believe their own hype, and are convinced that the market for their solution is so huge that no one will ask them for independent market research data. These are also important for your product positioning in the competitor section of your business plan.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Cylance said it has named Rahul Kashyap as Chief Product Officer and John Giacomini as Executive Vice President, Global Sales. Irvine-based antivirus software developer Cylance said on Thursday that it has named two new executives at the firm, to help it with global growth.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When the Los Angeles-based startup Maslo launched its first product in early 2018 , the company was focused on a direct-to-consumer tool designed to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness through a machine learning enabled avatar that would respond to individual’s inputs.

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MARCH 5, 2015

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research said this morning that it has acquired the entire RNAI research and development portfolio and associated assets of Novartis. Arrowhead said the deal also includes milestones and royalties on sales of future products. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Marina Del Rey-based Carbonics said on Wednesday that it has launched its first product, a carbon-on-silicon wafer aimed at helping advanced radio frequency (RF) semiconductor development. from TAQNIA International, and is a spinout of research conducted at UCLA and USC. Carbonics is backed by $5.5M READ MORE>>.

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MAY 5, 2014

Thousand Oaks-based agricultural biotechnology developer Ceres , which is developing biotech-driven sorghum seeds for use in reneable fuel and electricity production, said it has expanded its product develoment activities in Meixco. The company said the move of production to Mexico should help it deliver products faster.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Productive offices get more done—their workers complete projects faster and bring in more revenue for their organizations. Below you will find several techniques managers can use to encourage office productivity: . Below you will find several techniques managers can use to encourage office productivity: .

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 2, 2019

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 -- Customer Discovery and Product Market Fit with Eric P. This talk will cover the preliminary market research work of Customer Discovery, that is to discover who would most value your proposed new product. Rose, NPDP, MBA. Precellerator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. Commercial product prototypes. Technology pilots.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Pasadena-based Optical Research Associates , a developer of optical design software and optical engineering services, has been acquired by semiconductor design software firm Synopsys , Synopsys said late yesterday. Tags: optical research associates synopsys merger acquisition design semiconductor software. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project has launched two new products into beta, saying this week that it has launched DSP Builder and HFC2, both developed in the company''s "innovation lab". rubicon project beta hfc2 cloud infrastructure launch product research' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

San Diego-based gene sequencing equipment maker Illumina said this morning that it has launched a new product, aimed at the preparation of sequencing libraries. The product is used in DNA research. READ MORE>>. illumina sequencing library equipment lifescience scientific'

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

As an advisor to new business owners, and an occasional angel investor, I see new business proposals daily, many seeking investors to fund early research and development (R&D) of a new product idea. Funding new product research and development is just too risky, with a large time delay before any return is likely.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Pasadena-based Arrowhead Research and RNAi therapeutics firm Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced this morning that the two are in a collaboration and licensing agreement. Financial details of the agreement were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. Commercial product prototypes. Technology pilots.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Monrovia-based Tanner Research , which provides technology research, electronic design automation (EDA) software, and other products and services, said Tuesday that it has been awarded a SBIR Phase I contract worth $100,000 from the Army Research Office. Tanner's customers include NASA, JPL, Microsoft, the U.S.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

Long Beach-based Obagi Medical Products , a developer of aesthetic medicine products, said Thursday that it has named Mark T. Taylor joins the firm from Roth Capital Partners, where he had served in institutional sales, investment banking, and equity research.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Taking notice of the gap between the amount and depth of research and technology at local universities, and new company formation, a new group has quietly formed in Los Angeles to tackle the issue. Tags: startups university research mentoring network tech.

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AUGUST 24, 2009

El Segundo-based iRise , a developer of software visualization tools, said today that it has been adopted by market research firm BuzzBack Market Research. The firm said that BuzzBack will be using its visualization software for developing new web-based product ideas. Tags: irise market research software visualization.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

out of Brigham Young University, and sold that to Snap for the basis of its Scancodes product. The report says that the new lab is being headed up by former Scan.me co-founder Kirk Ouimet, who founded Scan.me Lehi is a major center of technology talent in Utah's Silicon Slopes, and is home to scores of other technology companies.

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MAY 17, 2011

Pennsylvania-based InterDigital , a developer of wireless technology products, said Monday that it is opening up a new office in San Diego. According to the firm, the new West Coast Research and Development Center will help the firm tap into the region's ecosystem of innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

Many entrepreneurs are so enamored with their product vision that they believe their own hype and are convinced that the market for their solution is so huge that no one will ask them for independent market research data. These are also important for your product positioning in the competitor section of your business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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JULY 2, 2010

San Diego-based Qualcomm is hoping this week that the newly developing field of augmented reality--the layering of software and the real world via mobile phones and computers--will help bolster use of its products, and has released both a software development kit and announced a new research center around the field.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2012

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. Commercial product prototypes. Technology pilots.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 14, 2013

As a newfound Dad Blogger and experienced marketer, I’ve begun offering a great new service that has been greeted by the Mommy Blogger community with great interest and the manufacturers of great products have responded equally well. My ability to recognize truly excellent products will guide me down this path.

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