WBT Innovation Marketplace
WBT, the World’s Best Technologies Innovation Marketplace, is the world’s largest premier showcase of emerging technologies, startups and undiscovered companies from around the world. Since its inception in 2002, over 740 WBT presenters from 27 countries, or one in three, have captured venture funding or licensing deals valued at over $786 million. In a year-long effort culminating in this deal-focused, global event, this conference brings together investors, licensing scouts, federal agencies and commercialization professionals. 2012 marked the debut of this distinguished event in San...
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Recent Digital Life Winners: DrivAd eFinancial Communications Jib Technologies Nulu Rock My World TicketSocket Recent Life Sciences Winners: DermTech Eolas Therapeutics GIRx JET Surgical, Inc. Nasseo, Inc. Recent Productivity, Connectivity & Delivery Solutions Winners: GoFastCab Go-Go Dog Pals Pacific Integrated Energy (PI Energy) Precision Information ProManPTO, LLC Ten8Tech Tricopian, LLC View Bug Recent IT/Information Dominance Winners: Life Cube Inc. Stablcor Technology, Inc. StereoVision Imaging, Inc. telmedx Transient Plasma Systems Recent Healthcare Innovation Winners: Eye...
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The winning companies from CONNECT’s 2012 Productivity, Connectivity & Deliver Solutions Capital Competition, along with four other CONNECT Portfolio Companies — Bump Network, Inc.; GoFastCab; MD Revolution; MetraLabs; Precision Information; Stablcor Technology, Inc.; and Ten8Tech — were awarded the opportunity to present to a panel of Silicon Valley VCs on Dec. 11 at the Palo Alto offices of K&L Gates LLP, lead sponsor of the Productivity, Connectivity & Deliver Solutions Capital Competition. Members from Aphelion Capital, Artiman Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Intel...
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1. Business Plan A business plan is the pen-to-paper “rallying cry” of any start-up venture. Sound business plans not only help companies raise capital but they also help create enduring value. The business plan acts as the operations manual for the company and as a reference tool for investors and board members. It’s therefore very crucial to think through and write a good business plan. This guide will walk you through the whole process in writing a successful business plan that will fit your technology company. Sample Business Plan (PDF document) 10 Common Mistakes That...
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November 2, 2012 | San Diego Business Journal, Xconomy Center aims to give Biomimicry a big regional role – The San Diego Zoo’s Centre for Bioinspiration Center The San Diego Zoo’s Centre for Bioinspiration was featured in this week’s edition of the San Diego Business Journal as potentially creating the next major regional economic cluster in San Diego — Biomimicry, which takes existing knowledge of plants and animals and looks for adaptations in nature that may have practical use. Larry Stambaugh, Dan Brogan and Ruprecht von Buttlar were the Centre’s...
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