VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2012

billion raised in 2010 and almost double from the $1.12 Pure technology companies focus on IP, and need to compete with emerging markets, offering cheaper labor and potentially better economies of scale. First investments by Israeli VC funds accounted for 31% of their total investments, compared to 29% in 2010 and 2009.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

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?! EE Reply My take on Customer Development and the Lean Startup | Recess Mobile Blog , on January 9, 2010 at 5:30 am Said: [.]

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www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

1) You and your partners have developed IP critical to your business. Intellectual property is the most valuable asset most startups possess, so it is crucial that the startup, not the founders, own IP developed for the business. 19) December 2010. (13) 13) November 2010. (18) 18) October 2010. (20) 24) May 2010.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

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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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

So if entrepreneurs want to pioneer new ideas with a lean model, my advice is to use low cost alternatives to build differentiality that can be protected from institutions with far more money than ethics, creativity, or innovation-- other than skirting the loopholes in our justice system regarding protection of IP, and honing predatory tactics.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

The Top 20 VC Power Bloggers Of 2010 – [link]. Interesting foursquare infographic on check-ins in 2010 – [link]. With increasing numbers of mobile apps, IP theft is becoming more common – [link]. Best Practices and Tips for Restaurant Web Design – [link]. How to Hire in Chicago – [link].

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A Crowded Space

OCTOBER 3, 2018

And one time, I personally got served with a claim that a freelancer had stolen IP and we were being sued for ~$60k. Back in 2004 - 2010, he would routinely send me early stage companies to check out as part of his diligence process. It turned out to be totally bogus, but it taught me an important lesson.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Still, it is recommended that you add the familiar ©Copyright 2010 symbol at the beginning or end of each media and document segment.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Step 2 (as opposed to version 1.1) » 02/25/2010. Posted by: toby | 03/01/2010 at 09:52 PM. Posted by: Ted Wang | 03/01/2010 at 10:45 PM. Posted by: Yokum | 03/01/2010 at 11:30 PM. Posted by: Walt | 03/02/2010 at 02:43 AM. Posted by: Dan Greenberg | 03/02/2010 at 05:43 AM. Blog Archives.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

" We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position. " We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position. October 2010. September 2010.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 7, 2010

To date, Wibiya secured a $2 million round from Primera Capital (April 2010) as well as an angel investment by Dr. Yossi Vardi. Overall, this is a great win-win-win: great distribution for Kehalim, a new promising revenue stream for Wibiya and an added value for publishers, who can now get a hassle-free monetization of their outgoing links.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

Adding Convergin products to Oracle Communications portfolio is expected to enable customers with next-generation solutions to address network migration to an all IP core at significantly lower integration and hardware costs. “Ajami&# was nominated for an Oscar as one of the 5 best Foreign-Language films for 2010. DVTel, Inc.,

IP 68

IP Analytics Portfolio 68

K9 Ventures

JUNE 22, 2011

We talked about several markets — security, defense, professional (DSLRs), consumer (Point-and-Shoots), mobile (cell phones), IP licensing, lens adapters, etc. Almost every VC firm came back with how they either don’t do hardware, or they don’t do IP licensing plays.

Technical Review 134

Technical Review IP New York Portfolio 134

Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. In 2010, I started building a software that analyzed why websites ranked highly on Google’s SERP. My family and friends helped me bounce ideas around, and when someone said it was a soft as butter – voila! Buttercloth was born.

Naming 149

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2011

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Still, it is recommended that you add the familiar ©Copyright 2010 symbol at the beginning or end of each media and document segment.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Non-disclosure Agreement Media 237

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 13, 2013

. “We launched our ClearCell™ System for the cancer research market in 2011, and have built up a strong customer base across Asia, Europe and the United States,” says Chen, who added that much of the funding will go towards getting the company’s technology – of which the IP or intellectual property is leased from the National (..)

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. All Rights Reserved.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Now that we’re nearing the home stretch of 2010, it’s a good time to take stock of various odds and ends for your business. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. All Rights Reserved.

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David Cohen

MARCH 30, 2020

The market sucked until around 2010 when everyone and their sister decided they wanted to create an accelerator too. Other startups will fail, and you can acquire their talent, their IP, their customer bases for cheap. The average post accelerator round that year was $500k and the average pricing was around $2m pre-money.

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dashes.com

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

May 7, 2010. May 8, 2010 12:54 AM. May 8, 2010 1:00 AM. However, there is the concept of "mutual" NDA, which should give your IP equal protection if you share any of yours. May 8, 2010 7:55 AM. May 8, 2010 9:55 AM. May 8, 2010 12:06 PM. Anil Dash. A Blog About Making Culture. About Anil Dash.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

8/31/2010 – Same thing. We’re not doing it for you. The Buddy Media Platform empowers brands and agencies with the tools and technology needed to easily control their social media efforts. The Buddy Media Platform empowers brands and agencies with the tools and technology needed to easily control their social media efforts.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. You own the IP you create. He is the majority owner.

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www.peterdrew.net

OCTOBER 23, 2010

You wouldnt believe how many people loose the valuable IP by putting way to much info in their project descriptions. Trust SEO - Part 7 Seo Bank Automation By Peter Drew 17/10/2010 6:39 pm Hi Steve, We have a very high success rate of great user experiences with the software, even though its such a complex piece of kit.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. More About Mashable » Mobile Version News Submit News About Us Advertise Contact Us Privacy Policy © 2010 Mashable. All Rights Reserved.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. More About Mashable » Mobile Version News Submit News About Us Advertise Contact Us Privacy Policy © 2010 Mashable. All Rights Reserved.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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nickpoint.co.uk

OCTOBER 23, 2010

All projects should have a job specification/scope in place including project timescales, a payment schedule and copy write/IP transference. « Nickpoint Says: January 15, 2010 at 12:42 pm | Reply [.] « Nickpoint Says: May 13, 2010 at 10:41 pm | Reply [.] right, it’s great for that.

RSS 40

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. More About Mashable » Mobile Version News Submit News About Us Advertise Contact Us Privacy Policy © 2010 Mashable. All Rights Reserved.

Coder 60

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

. “By 2017, global mobile data traffic will continue its truly remarkable growth, increasing 13-fold over the next five years, to reach an amount more than 46 times the total amount of mobile IP traffic just a few years ago in 2010,” says Doug Webster, Vice President of Service Provider Networking Marketing, Cisco.

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Mobile Global Internet Brunei 145

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2010

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most people think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least seven items that should be in your IP portfolio. Still, it is recommended that you add the familiar ©Copyright 2010 symbol at the beginning or end of each media and document segment.

Intellectual Property 125

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement IP United States 125

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone! SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. More About Mashable » Mobile Version News Submit News About Us Advertise Contact Us Privacy Policy © 2010 Mashable. All Rights Reserved.

Naming 94

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

Engage an IP lawyer for more thorough analysis). Vinicius Vacanti, co-founder of Yipit (and Ultra Light Startups speaker in December 2010) tells how he used a Python script to search for “needles in a haystack” Now there’s LeanDomainSearch to automate this. Also try the company search on Hoovers. Distinctive.

Naming 45

Naming Startup Technical Review Cofounder 45

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

He died unexpectedly in December 2010. an international voice over IP company, was sold to Yahoo! Being the only girl I was a bonafide ‘daddy’s girl’ We shared a love of music and, as a business man himself he would always talk about carving out your own path. Here’s a bit of history.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2015

The truth is that I’ve been warning about convertible notes since 2010 it was first declared that “convertible notes have won.” Of course investors care about controls (board, protective provisions, IP assignments, non-solicitation) but these are all pretty standard. Those are the big three. Size of my check.

Pre-Money Valuation 150

Pre-Money Valuation Option Pool Post-Money Valuation Dilution 150

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues. October 2010. September 2010. « Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main. Enter your Email.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

According to Oracle’s official announcement : Adding Convergin products to Oracle Communications portfolio is expected to enable customers with next-generation solutions to address network migration to an all IP core, significantly reducing integration and hardware costs. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2010.

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