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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. Thank you for the kind introduction.

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

He then led the growth of the domain services division, expanded into the aftermarket business and built Oversee’s owned and operated portfolio of domain names into one of the worlds largest, firmly establishing the company as a leader in Internet real estate. Jake Geleerd, President and Chief Operating Officer, Ocean Tomo, LLC.

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

www.inc.com

Office and Operations. Intellectual Property. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. And his vendors ended up with nothing when his company, OpenAuto.com , went out of business, in 2000. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate. Buying a Small Business.

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Should You Share Equity with Consultants?

www.inc.com

Office and Operations. Intellectual Property. Copyright © 2000 inc.com. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. Franchises. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Success Stories. Growth Strategies. Legal Issues. Industries. Basic Accounting. Pricing Strategy. Financing A Small Business.

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Five Tips For People-Centric Data Security This Holiday Season

YoungUpstarts

In the hands of negligent or disgruntled employees, every device that accesses the network or stores data is a potential risk to intellectual property or sensitive customer data. Investing in people can help protect mission-critical data. A People-centric Strategy. Following these five tips, which focus on employees, can help.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

The University of Texas System is the third most innovative university in the world , behind only the University of California system and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in intellectual property patents. In 2000 or 2010, it made sense to build in San Francisco. You Don't Have to Move to Austin.

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

The US is headed to be a second rate or third rate power if policy isn't changed to permit new and ground breaking applications to operate in large networks. Since 2000 we have passed a number of laws and regulations that are killing innovation in the US. All three of the pillars have been under attack since 2000.

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