Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 27, 2014
The bad news is that patent trolls (non-producing companies that make their money from licensing patents) can squeeze the lifeblood out of unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the recent mess around Lodsys suing small Apple IOS developers. This hit RIM (Research In Motion) a few years ago, and cost them $650M to recover.
Gust
OCTOBER 19, 2014
The bad news is that patent trolls (non-producing companies that make their money from licensing patents) can squeeze the lifeblood out of unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the recent mess around Lodsys suing small Apple IOS developers. This hit RIM (Research In Motion) a few years ago, and cost them $650M to recover.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
Too often, managers demand diligence about the wrong things: filling out forms is one glaring example. In the future, companies won’t be able to exit and enter businesses as quickly as in the last decade. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive. Copyright © Robert L.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
Too often, managers demand diligence about the wrong things: filling out forms is one glaring example. In the future, companies won’t be able to exit and enter businesses as quickly as in the last decade. The initial costs of entry, especially for marketing, will be prohibitive. Copyright © Robert L.
Board Effect
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Most often, nonprofits serve their communities at little or no cost to the people they serve. That might lead you to believe that nonprofits are inherently socially responsible, but do your stakeholders hold the same perception? In many ways, the general public expects or demands corporations to be socially responsible.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 13, 2012
The bad news is that patent trolls (non-practicing companies that make their money from licensing patents) can squeeze the lifeblood out of unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the continuing mess around Lodsys suing small Apple IOS developers. This happened to RIM (Research In Motion) , and cost them nearly $650M to recover.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 7, 2011
This patent holding company is charging infringement and demanding royalties from every app developer for the iPhone and Android, for a feature most agree has been in apps for many years. This happened to RIM (Research In Motion) , and cost them nearly $650M to recover. Yes, the software patent process is a mess.
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