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The State of Gaming in 2022

VC Cafe

In previous downturns, and particularly during the pandemic, gaming faired well as people seek escapism, but there are a few clouds in the horizon. We are in the experimentation stage, where brands, IP, communities, are testing the waters for relevancy, connection with the younger fans, and new income potential. per year.

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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. Add in all of the corporate servers, public web sites, servers for cloud computing services, and it is apparent why 4.3 billion of them.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed last week ), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are relevant to most startups. Intellectual property.

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8 Applications You Should Hunt Down On Your Network

YoungUpstarts

Why: Along with the inherent risk of storing corporate data in a cloud that the corporation doesn’t control, the fact that user accounts are easily hackable can create a security risk – especially if users are in the habit of having the same (or similar) passwords for all services. Online Storage. Online Gaming. File Sharing.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Ran reports through a IP lawyer, they were all taken or didn’t sound good. Peacock didn’t sound as good but Conure another name for parakeet sounded good and passed the IP/trademark test. To date, we have distributed several hundred care packages and over 13,000 i understand tee shirts to show others we are stigma-free.

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VoIP – Why Is It So Lucrative For Small And Medium Businesses?

YoungUpstarts

Cloud-Based is Most Preferred by Small Businesses. Most of the small businesses preferred web-based or hosted solutions, denying IP-PBX. Conferencing and Faxing were also among the most desired apps beating ACD and CTI (auto call distribution and computer telephony integration). The remainder did not specify.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

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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