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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

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. How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ? Barriers to entry ?

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Internet Growth Means Big Changes For How Businesses Connect

YoungUpstarts

Every Internet-enabled computer, whether server, laptop, or mobile device, must have a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address to connect to the Internet. < ARIN is one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that collectively manage IP addresses for the global Internet. billion of them. .<

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Fundraising Debt And How To Avoid It

YoungUpstarts

Instead of looking at traditional metrics such as EBITA (earnings before interest taxes and amortization) and MRR (monthly recurring revenue), early investors are compelled by intangibles such as charismatic leadership, a loyal team, exciting IP, an important name on an executive board, news coverage, etc. Fundraising debt.

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Cornell Tech Company: Agronomic Technology Corp (Part 1), Guest Post by Deb Eichten

ithacaVC

There are actually four people named on the IP and it was a multi-disciplinary project…This was the first product to come out of our department.”. [Professor Harold van Es]: “I am a scientist who has some computational skills in terms of being able to do some coding but we engaged a professional developer to generate a prototype.

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

Tim Keane

" 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. April 2013. January 2013. October 2012.

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Why There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Startup Within a Big Company’

Hunter Walker

Many quarters and dollars later, the Western CEO leaves with some China experience and the Chinese partner keeps the IP, money, business… You cannot fight the nature of the beast, this is China. The Chinese are used to this Western arrogance and welcome the foreigners.

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At least half of all Bitcoin transactions are for online gambling

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Today it checks IP addresses to screen out residents of the US and other jurisdiction where online gambling is illegal, but that has not always been the case. So in June 2013, Satoshi Dice represented 51% of network volume in terms of number of transactions. Instead, the most common usecase for Bitcoin is online gambling.

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