Big Ideas is a monthly series of talks from leading entrepreneurs, creative and other thought-leaders in the San Gabriel Valley, sponsored by Idealab and Innovate Pasadena. Our first talk was with Brock Pierce: The Future of Virtual Currencies and Online Gambling. Watch video >

CEO Bill Gross was interviewed by KTLA tech reporter Rich DeMuro about the history of Idealab and UberMedia's new ad platform, UberAds. Watch video >

Silicon Beach Fest Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley's first festival celebrating LA tech and startups, was hosted at Idealab and included panels on healthcare, 3D printing, user experience and content marketing. View photos >

UberMedia CEO Bill Gross on tailoring mobile ads to users' interests and habits. Watch video >

This video from GoPollGo shows you how to quickly get feedback from your followers on an iOS device. Watch video >

Check out the new WorldHaus Construction and Resident Family Interview. Watch video >

The Gates Notes, the personal website of Bill Gates, recently went behind the scenes at Idealab to explore how founder Bill Gross is able to consistently achieve true innovation over time. Watch video >

Punchcard CEO Andy Steuer demonstrates his company's app. Watch video >

Learning from Failure – 20 Years of Entrepreneurial Lessons in 20 Minutes. Watch video >

eSolar CEO John Van Scoter shares his perspective on how CSP can compete in the U.S. and global markets. Watch video >

Idealab welcomed over 200 guests to its Pasadena headquarters for an after-hours job fair. With over eleven Idealab operating companies participating, the event provided a unique opportunity for job seekers to meet with various employers seeking a wide range of talent. View photos >

Bill Gross, CEO of Idealab and UberMedia, announces the launch of Chime.in at the 2011 Web 2.0 Summit. Watch video >

X1 Social Discovery™ is a breakthrough eDiscovery platform for social media. Watch this 3 minute introductory video to learn more about this powerful tool and to see the product in action. Watch video >

Fellow entrepreneur and startup investor Mark Suster recently interviewed Bill Gross for his webcast, This Week in VC. Watch video >

Idealab founder Bill Gross kicks off Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford with this informative and inspiring talk on innovation, starting companies and running them successfully. Watch video >

WorldHaus, a new project from Idealab, was recently selected as a finalist in the 2011 Unreasonable Institute Competition for young, high-impact social entrepreneurs. Watch video >

Kurt the Cyberguy gives a wrap up of the latest new technologies, including the Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner, at CES 2011. Watch video >

Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner kicks off FashionWare at CES 2011 by dancing down the runway to Boom Boom Pow by the Black Eyed Peas. Watch video >

Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner received Good Housekeeping's Very Innovative Product (VIP) Award recognizing the year's most innovative products. Rosemary Ellis, the magazine's editor-in-chief, shared the products with ABC's Good Morning America. Watch video >

Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner is selected to be a part of The Ellen DeGeneres Show's "Bonus Day" in her 12 Days of Giveaways. Each audience member received a Mint to take home along with other goodies. Watch video >

Watch 250 feet of wall transformed from alley to art. A two-month long mural project on the back of Idealab's building is compressed down to an amazing three minutes. Watch video >

Rob Rogan, Senior VP of eSolar, leads a detailed tour of eSolar's technology and solar power plant as part of the Top 25 Green Tech Innovators Series. Watch video >

Mint floor cleaner is an intelligent floor cleaning appliance designed exclusively for hard surface floors. Mint automatically dusts and mops hard surface floors with the push of a button. Watch video >

Bill Gross, CEO and founder of Idealab and eSolar, talks to CNBC about technology's role in job creation around the country. Watch video >

Grand Opening of Energy Innovations' new headquarters and global manufacturing center. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held with the mayor, followed by a reception with refreshments, product demonstrations and a tour of the facility and manufacturing lines. View photos >

eSolar's Sierra SunTower facility was selected to represent high-tech solar innovations as a backdrop location for Rabobank's international television commercial. Watch video >

Bill Gross took the stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York City to launch TweetUp's search of the world's best tweeters. Watch video >

Bill Gross, founder and chairman of eSolar, explains how the company plans to make solar power as cheap as coal in the March/April 2010 issue of Technology Review, published by MIT. Watch video >

Evolution Robotics Retail demonstrates the power of their ViPR® (Visual Pattern Recognition) technology when applied to TunnelHawk, a tunnel checkout system that recognizes packaged retail products without having to see the UPC code. Watch video >

In search of a dramatic visual representation of cutting-edge technology, BDO Seidman chose eSolar's Sierra SunTower facility as the location for their latest national television commercial. Watch video >

Bill Gross leads a tour through eSolar's Sierra SunTower facility located in Lancaster, CA. Watch video >

Author Steve Greenberg shows off innovative new products, including the Evolution Robotics Mint, that can help make household tasks easier. Watch video >

eSolar travels to Abu Dhabi for the 2010 World Future Energy Summit, the world's platform for sustainable future energy solutions. View photos >

Evolution Robotics introduces Mint™ at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 in Las Vegas. View photos >

The Mint™ is an innovative, automatic floor cleaning appliance that takes floor care to the next level and also ushers in a new generation of robotic products for everyday life. Watch video >

The Technology Pioneers Program is the World Economic Forum's means of identifying and integrating those companies around the world that are involved in the design and development of new technologies and innovations ... Watch video >

RayTracker, Energy Innovations, and eSolar participate in the Solar Power International 2009 conference. View photos >

Watch as eSolar officially unveils its Sierra SunTower facility, heralding a new era of low-cost solar energy. The full-scale power plant, the only one of its kind in the U.S., produces electricity for Southern California Edison (SCE) and will power up to 4,000 homes. Watch video >

eSolar CEO Bill Gross is joined by more than 250 dignitaries and special guests at an event to celebrate the opening of Sierra SunTower – the only operating solar thermal power tower in the United States. View photos >

CEO Bill Gross joined Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in The Hague for a roundtable discussion hosted by The Climate Group and The Dutch Postcode Lottery on May 8, 2009. Watch video >

Charles Gibson and his crew from World News Tonight visit Idealab in March 2009 to interview Bill Gross on how innovation in California can help spur an economic recovery in the U.S. View photos >

The California city of Lancaster looks to solar energy and eSolar to power an economic recovery. Watch video >

The Aptera 2e, an ultra-efficient passenger vehicle combining the lowest possible aerodynamic drag with super strong, light weight composites and highly-efficient propulsion systems, visits the Idealab offices in Pasadena, CA. View photos >

Bill Gross discusses the creation of GoTo.com and the invention of the Pay-Per-Click business model for the Discovery Channel's "History of the Internet" documentary. Watch video >

Bill Gross discusses Idealab, innovation, and solar energy with Kai Ryssdal for Marketplace's "Conversations from the Corner Office" segment on NPR. Listen to audio >