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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy » 24 Responses Tweets that mention Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! This time it was serious.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer & Strategic Creative at USA GROUP, INC.,

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Vertical Markets 1: Bad Advice – All Startups are the Same « Steve.

Steve Blank

You don’t need to worry about any Intellectual Property (IP) issues. The next week another team, working on a new type of solid oxide fuel cell, remarked, “Professor Blank, in our industry there’s a ton of patents and stuff and people tell us we shouldn’t be out there unless we start patent protecting all our IP.”

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The Sharp End of the Stick « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

In an IP licensing business, legal and finance are the sharp end of the stick. Reply hackrnews hacker , on May 4, 2009 at 8:29 am Said: Isn’t google a perfect example of a “going out of business&# strategy? In other companies it may be that manufacturing or finance is the sharp end of the stick.

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Welcome to Summoner’s Rift: Why a Free Start Can be Better for Business

Up and Running

While that might sound like an impossible business model, it’s the exact model of “League of Legends,” the competitive battle arena game from California based studio Riot Games. The game was first launched in 2009, and is currently in its fourth “season” of play.

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Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

Software By Rob

January 7th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? at 3:35 pm @Seb G You point reminds me of something a friend had said when he was talking about his brother who is an attorney that specializes in tech ip. 35 links for 2009-01-08 « memor.ia Check out my book Like this post? 24 Greg on 01.08.09

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

rise in 2009, while investment in fixed assets is estimated to grow 6.2% drop in 2009. “Given the strong strategic fit between the two companies, joining forces will allow us to further accelerate the industry’s transition to IP-based networks,&# Kobi Ben-Zvi, founder and chief executive officer of Wintegra, said. .