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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | IP LAW FOR STARTUPS MARCH 1, 2011 The Top Five Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Learn About IP Law I’ve spent a lot of time fighting in court about intellectual property ownership and cleaning up startup’s IP messes. I’ve linked to some later posts that explain the topics in more detail and give specific tips about IP protection and avoiding legal liability. I really prefer prevention. Ignorance is not bliss. | | | | | | |
| | | | HIGH CONTRAST FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Startup Founder Agreements It outlines key points of agreement between founders around IP ownership, equity ownership, vesting, etc. For example, without a clear vehicle (a company) to contribute intellectual property into, a founder who walks away may mean that the future company won’t own its own IP. The first post is about agile startup fundraising. Employee. | FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY DECEMBER 21, 2010 Application Neutrality Net neutrality rules. The arguments made then are essentially those being made by those opposing net neutrality today. Net neutrality will inhibit capital investment, deter innovation, and raise the duopolists operating costs which will in turn raise prices. The TCP/IP model is also known as the Internet Protocol Suite. | | | | | | | |
| - 2012: The Year That Movements Go Mainstream?
The idea of a distributed social net that is not controlled by any company or institution has been around for a while. 4) Wired says that 2011 was the year that IP trumped Civil Liberties. I returned from ten days of skiing with my family last night. I'm on mountain time and plan to stay there until the new year. MORE >> -
CURRENTLY OBSESSED | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010  Unexpected Startup Lesson #2: Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations
“And given our team, progress to date, IP/Patents, benchmarking against our buddy’s recent VC terms and that other startup that is similar and just sold to AOL last week… I guess we’re worth about $5mm today… &#. The net effect was more money raised, higher valuation and the same percentage of equity sold. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2011  What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?
It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. You own the IP you create. My advice wasn’t to shut down all product / IP initiatives but rather to be clear on their purpose and how to monetize them. In a down market IP can become a huge differentiator. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011  Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?
If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. Gross Profit (also called Gross Margin or sometimes “ Net Revenue”). And assuming they both had the same net profit margins (profit / revenue) then the former company would be much better off at the end of the year. MORE >> - Would AT&T or Comcast Have Created Google?
But they did not create Google, Skype, Facebook, or even TCP/ IP. Because on Thursday of this week the comments on the FCC's notice of rulemaking on Net Neutrality are due. The answer to that question is no. They had their chances. They had the customer relationships. They had the on-ramp to the Internet. Make your voices heard. MORE >>
- Scalent WILL PRICE | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
- What's Going on With SOPA? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
- Protecting The Safe Harbors Of The DMCA And Protecting Jobs A VC : VENTURE CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011
- CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers BLOG.EXPENSIFY.COM | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2012
- What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11) BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010
- PIPA and SOPA Need a New Name MARK BIRCH | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011
- Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start THE STARTUP LAWYER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010
- Preparing to Wind Down a Business: What information do you need? ASK THE VC | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
- Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
- Five reasons why SOPA is luddite legislation FRED DESTIN | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
- Kernel Debugging 101 CODE AS CRAFT | FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012
- Launching Tech Ventures: Creating Your Online Persona, Part II. LAUNCHING TECH VENTURES | SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011
- Ask the Angels ASK THE ANGELS | MONDAY, JULY 28, 2008
- Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition VC CAFE | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010
- Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business SOFTWARE BY ROB | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009
- The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 3) SOFTWARE BY ROB | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012
- The Long-Term Value of Loyalty BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010
- Channel your Inner VC to Understand Startup Valuations WWW.CURRENTLYOBSESSED.COM | FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010
- The Business Plan is Dead; Long Live the Business Plan. SEED STAGE CAPITAL | MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2009
- My experience of raising an Angel fund. VENTUREWOODS | SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2010
- "When in doubt, look different". Geoffrey Moore at Business of Software. Video & transcript. BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion NEWS.YCOMBINATOR.COM | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- Startup Blog: Don't Skimp on PR (by Liz Roop) TAFFY WILLIAMS | FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011
- Startup Blog: YOU, Learning, Networking, and Valued Mentors in. TAFFY WILLIAMS | TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
- Startup Blog: Beyond Rumsfeld by (Stephen A. Boyko and Willard C. TAFFY WILLIAMS | FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
- Startup Blog: Getting Rights to the Technology TAFFY WILLIAMS | THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011
- Startup Blog: Financial Storm Hunters: In search of remedies for. TAFFY WILLIAMS | FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011
- �Show Me the Money�: Is This the Right Business Opportunity? TAFFY WILLIAMS | FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
- Startup Blog: Select Technology and Negotiate Rights TAFFY WILLIAMS | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
- The Road Map of a Start-Up and the Entrepreneur - Part 4 of 4 RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011
- Don't Pay Tax Twice on Each Dollar of Earnings - Part 3 of 4 RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011
- Special: The 56 Israeli Companies Exhibiting in Mobile World Congress 2011 VC CAFE | SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2011
- Differentiating in the Social Games Space IMMERSIVE WEB | THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2009
- Bribery in the UK RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
- Ask the Angels ASK THE ANGELS | TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008
- Ask the Angels ASK THE ANGELS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008
- Ask the Angels ASK THE ANGELS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008
- High Growth Potential vs. Execution ASK THE ANGELS | THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010
- Raising Capital: Fundable Businesses ENTREPRENEURSHIP BLOG | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2006
- When is a Trade Sale a Strategic Exit? ASK THE ANGELS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009
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