Our field is very young, and is creating many emerging, promising technologies, products and companies. Sooner or later there will be industry consolidation, and we think that it's not too soon for us to start acquiring the right targets.

We seek an intern to find and research potential acquisition targets. This is an iterative process that starts with 10,000-feet ideas and gets refined into a viable strategy to a large extent as a consequence of the targets that we find. Once done, the analysis will become a formal business plan which we'll use to raise the right funds.

Requirements: A very analytical mind, perhaps coming from corporate strategy or the M&A side of investment banking. A technical background is very desirable but not mandatory. Negotiate stipend.

Pasadena Entretec is seeking to fill a internship position (paid internship), on contract,  for an Administrative Coordinator and researcher for a major new project involving outreach to the high tech community along the 134/210 corridor.

The Techmap Administrative Coordinator will be responsible for all aspects of managing the Techmap project (apart from funding). The job entails dealing with leaders in the high tech industry, investors, premier academic institutions, and city managers involved in economic development. For the right individual the opportunity is available to connect with high tech business visionaries throughout the Los Angeles Basin, and to direct a project which will have major visibility throughout the region.  This position is suitable for a graduate level MBA student interested in finding employment opportunities in the high tech industry in Los Angeles, in the investment community or with municipal agencies.

Techmap will be a user-friendly, interactive website which will become the premier source of information for cities and chambers of commerce wishing to attract more high tech to the region, for companies seeking information before they relocate, for CEOs recruiting personnel, and for academic centers launching new companies, or seeking employment for their graduates. 

Job Descriptor

• Devising and implementing a program for updating information about the high tech industry along the 134/210 corridor
• Researching the high tech industry in the region, and finalizing content
• Directly contacting certain key sources of information and data, including high tech companies,  investors, academic offices of technology transfer, and other business leaders
• Working with the Executive Director to strategically plan and implement a marketing campaign
• Advising and liaising with the website developer
• Some database entry
• Potential management of a junior-level intern for data entry

Market Research Coordinator (paid)
15-20 hours/week
You will be responsible for leading market research and analysis in the U.S. in support of market development and marketing strategy. Your goal will be to become intimately familiar with our target market segments and make justifiable recommendations regarding which segments are most attractive and how they should be approached. You will present your findings and recommendations to upper management. More information on the position

TherMark is a small, recently funded, rapidly growing company in the emerging laser-marking industry. Their patented technology allows laser users to create permanent, high contrast, high resolution, color marks on metal, glass/ceramic and some plastics. The TherMark technology is protected by 27 patents worldwide, and is leading the charge to revolutionize the industrial and decorative marking industries. Current users of TherMark products include the military, appliance manufacturers, awards & recognition job shops, and medical device manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.thermark.com.

ThermaLimits, Inc., is a fire protection company that specializes in protecting electric utility equipment against fire. We develop, engineer, and install coatings and panels to protect wood and composite poles, trench covers, retaining walls and transformer fire barriers. We have been promoting a system that also includes our modular fire walls, as several clients have inquired about alternatives other than the traditional concrete walls and water-only sprinklers.

Objectives for Internship

•  To learn the marketing strategies of ThermaLimits, Inc., by working with company officers and apply the strategies to developing potential customer contacts for product sales
• To research and develop prospective customers for the company’s products in the utility sector and other industrial business sectors
• To make contact with potential companies for sales and marketing.
• To follow-up on leads that will result in sales
• To participate in developing and making presentations with prospective customers.
• To assist in innovating the marketing and sales strategies as new products and market entry strategies are enhanced.

A reference fee of $500 per successful contact and customer development that results in a sale will be made.

Syncroquest Corp is about to bring to market a breakthrough image and video technology developed by its scientists and engineers. The technology will allow long-awaited instant browsing of documents and web pages from mobile devices, and will bring a new video format with the potential to become a standard for digital video.

Syncroquest is looking for MBA students interested in writing a marketing plan for commercialization of its technologies and products, and/or a business plan for the start-up company being built around these technologies. The results will be presented with proper acknowledgements to several venture funds who expressed interest in providing financing, including DFJ, and the authors may take part in the presentations. This is an unpaid internship, but great networking/resume opportunity

Arroyo Sciences, a subsidiary of ViaSpace, is currently investigating the commercialization of NASA/JPL developed technology in the Sensor Fusion market-space.  Specifically, we are interested in engaging a qualified student on a project or intern basis who can perform a market research survey and analysis for us as part of our overall Business and Product planning process.  This secondary market research project entails creating a written document that includes: an overview of the ‘Sensor Fusion” market (market size, market growth, characteristics, landscape, etc.), identification of key market drivers and players, etc.  In addition (with our guidance and input), develop an analysis or framework to estimate the potential addressable market size, etc. based on our potential technology and market entry.   Primarily, we are looking for the key market numbers, facts, and drivers necessary to document and substantiate our overall technology commercialization business and product plans.  

Ideally this candidate would have a strong technical undergraduate background (IE or CS preferably), and have a strong desire to investigate a market first hand by finding and diving into secondary market research data in a very technical, complex and diverse marketspace.  This task requires the ability synthesize, distill, and present key facts and figures that become important and necessary components of any technology commercialization business and product plan.  Candidate will be required to sign Company non-disclosure agreements as part of this assignment. This is a paid project.

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