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Sawyer on Why Bilski Really Means That Software Companies Should Leave the US

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The fiction that strong patent rights lead to more domestic VC investment is highly damaging and utterly false in software, an industry where low capital intensity and low barriers to entry make product and user acquisition, not “IP,” king. The tax situation and cost of living in, say, South America, is much better than in the U.S.

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30 Entrepreneurs Describe The Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) For Their Business

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And while our platform is currently limited to the United States, my goal is to expand our search algorithm and resource database into spanning the entire world, be it in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, etc. 16- Transform communities. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Photo Credit: Valerie Bowden.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. Mexico/Central America. South America. Journal Community. Journal Community. A community of WSJ readers interested in franchising news, trends and issues. Journal Community. Journal Community. Washington. West Virginia.

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Bitesize Monday: eToro, Covertix, Iway, Tawkon, Grouper….

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SohoOS develops a suite of business tools for SMBs and freelancers, which includes a unified contact system, payment processing and invoicing, social business community, marketing tools and analytics. Israeli startup acquisitions. Since inception a year ago, SohoOs has signed over 23,000 customers. The service is given for free.