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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

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Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. Here are just a few examples: Creating and revising a business plan (copyright, trade secret). By 2013, the U.S.

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Technology versus market risk in angel investments - Startups and.

Tim Keane

  I talked to a company recently that had market risk in the educational business but also had a distribution agreement with a big player.  He also, of course, invented some very cool algortithms that make up a substantial intellectual property base. April 2013. January 2013. Enter your Email.

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

A liquidation preference means that the investors receive their investment back (plus dividends) prior to a distribution of the proceeds to stockholders. The investor may also ask for a participation in which the investors receive some additional multiple of their investment prior to distribution of proceeds to stockholders.

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Startup Resources

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Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). An additional list of business resources for startups is available here. Added – March 2013* Startup Intelligence tools. Read post Why Learning should be your top 2013 new year’s resolution  for a full list.