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Yahoo! vs Facebook: Lame Lawsuit, Good Timing ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

CEO Scott Thompson alluded to their plan a couple weeks ago but the IP lawsuit itself was only official late afternoon yesterday (and now public). ’s claims of IP infringement or offer a litigator’s perspective of Yahoo! Thompson reportedly dealt with this IP lawsuit personally along with Yahoo!’s link] Harry.

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Five signs it’s time to get your business organized

www.greenhornconnect.com

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. Submitted by Briancalra on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 6:16pm. October 2011. (1) 1) September 2011. (8)

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

« Picking Ventures: Part 1 | Main. | » September 28, 2011. " We all have heard/repeated the investment mantra about "big, growing markets" with "unfair advantage IP" position.      Search. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Enter your Email.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

This thinking is largely driven by the venture capital industry (and subsequently Wall Street) who are in search of high margin, highly scalable businesses. You own the IP you create. In a booming tech market like 2011 it’s easy to think your business will always expand. You’re a small fish.

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Series Seed Financing Documents

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It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality. Standard 1-way/bi-lateral NDA's, standard templates for an employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company are on my wish-list too. Recent Posts.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

In 2011, Yale launched Yale-NUS, a sister university based in Singapore. Students typically use internship search sites like AngelList, Internships.com, and Experience.com; Yale uses an internal job board powered by Symplicity. There are currently over 1,000 Chinese students and scholars at Yale.

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6 critical tips for launching a startup while holding a day job | VentureBeat

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As for the employer, I would say don't compete with your employer and don't come close to using any IP of theirs. I was also searching for a new job and next week I will start work for a new employer and in their NDA I have mentioned the name of my incorporated company as "prior invention/copyright work". Anon Great post.