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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. More Reading Finally, if you are reading this, then you probably should be reading more about Startup IP ( Intellectual Property ) and definitely follow Jill Hubbard Bowman's IP Law for Startups.

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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

If they decide to buy, large companies can: license/acquire intellectual property. Companies that acquire startups for their intellectual property, teams or product lines are acquiring startups that are still searching for a business model. Five Types of Innovation to Buy. Lessons Learned.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. More Reading Finally, if you are reading this, then you probably should be reading more about Startup IP ( Intellectual Property ) and definitely follow Jill Hubbard Bowman's IP Law for Startups.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Richard Neff, Head IP & Tech Group of Greenberg Glusker Richard Neff is a partner at the law firm of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles and Chair of the Firm's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. He has written several books on intellectual property law. He has 20 years’ experience as CTO.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP). Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?—?particularly Over the past 2.5 particularly as you achieve scale.

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StartupRoar - Great Content for Startups

SoCal CTO

For example: Entrepreneurship as a Science – The Business Model/Customer Development Stack Customer Development for Web Startups How To Get Your First 1,000 Users Similarly, when you look at IP / Intellectual Property for Startups, it's dominated by Jill Hubbard Bowman 's wonderful content.

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Corporate Bad Activity Against Innovators

Feld Thoughts

So I thought it was pretty awesome when he went to be CTO of Oculus Rift to pursue the next generation of virtual reality software. Virtual reality nightmare: ZeniMax challenges Facebook, Oculus for Rift intellectual property. Virtual Legality: Legal Letters Claim Oculus VR Made The Oculus Rift Using ZeniMax IP.