SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In that same post Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret where he argues to make things open, he defines only one group of people that you may want to avoid having a conversation with: The handful of people in the world who might copy your idea are entrepreneurs just starting up with a very similar idea.

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NDA Stealth Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement 198

Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

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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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. What kind of advantage will this create vs. our competitors ? How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ?

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The reality faced by entrepreneurs is that legal services can be expensive and IP protection may not be an initial priority. But having an IP strategy can help you get the most from your IP and help minimize common pitfalls and legal expenses. Trade marks.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2018

Because of this, you may have seen some popups at the bottom of a web page asking for your explicit consent to view the content or received new “terms of service” emails informing you of the new policies and/or requesting you re-opt into email newsletters. Web and computer information, such as location, IP address, cookie data and RFID tags.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. I know that people have an allergy to lawyers out of fear of being screwed.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Time which you, as a busy entrepreneur, is not likely to have. You may also decide to trawl relevant forums to see what kind of reviews and feedback have been provided by other business owners who have used the service. But that takes time. Plenty of time.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The contract says you retain the IP and are allowed to sell a product like this to other companies. Sign up for AppSumo 's daily deals specifically for web geeks & entrepreneurs. You land a contract to build them the solution. Maybe you worked there or a co-founder or investor has some juice).

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 2, 2016

This can happen when you trust the wrong hosting company with your web property. Netcraft Hosting Provider Performance Monitor provides a regularly updated record of 40 web-hosting companies. PC Magazine publishes a credible list of top web hosting services, along with reviews. Step #4: Check their Server Location.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2018

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. My business niche is “entrepreneurs” and “founders”. My mission is to create freedom in entrepreneurs lives by living and working freely!

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Introduction This post was originally part of the “ Ask the Attorney ” series I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs). I’ve been reading a lot on the web about incorporation and other legal stuff. IP Ownership. Any IP created or acquired by a founder (e.g.,

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

A big piece of the solution lies in the scalable impact of entrepreneurship and an increase of successful entrepreneurs. Max continued, “That’s why I’m really interested in ways of optimizing the entrepreneurship ecosystem to allow more entrepreneurs to go from idea to reality. I was feeling pretty old.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

CEO Scott Thompson alluded to their plan a couple weeks ago but the IP lawsuit itself was only official late afternoon yesterday (and now public). ’s claims of IP infringement or offer a litigator’s perspective of Yahoo! Thompson reportedly dealt with this IP lawsuit personally along with Yahoo!’s PMarchetti.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The advantage is that in many of our best deals we now have $50+ million invested so we can really support entrepreneurs as their businesses scale. At Upfront when we know we have a winning hand we prefer to put more capital to work, which both helps the entrepreneurs succeed and drives more aggregate financial returns for our LPs.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Given these key advantages, I believe that Lightning (or something like it) will ultimately eat all of the USD payment networks and create the foundation for MoIP (Money over IP). . Use Case II: Decentralized Data Network (Web 3) . As Nick Grossman of USV spells out here , the rise of NFTs marks the transition from the Web 2.0

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2017

Not every entrepreneur or business owner is comfortable negotiating. I’ve negotiated with thousands of people (for 13 years as an attorney and for the past 10 as an entrepreneur and business owner). I’ve negotiated with thousands of people (for 13 years as an attorney and for the past 10 as an entrepreneur and business owner).

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Partner Employee Non-Compete IP 171

K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

Their business model was to provide retailers with a new interface for shopping for soft goods — something that hasn’t changed a whole lot since Web 1.0. I don’t know about you, but as an entrepreneur if someone threatened me that way I’d tell them exactly where to put their words and their smart-ass idea.

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Software Review Technical Review IP Finance 134

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 1, 2012

In a joint venture with CERN, WP Engine has developed a TCP/IP layer on top of a faster-than-light neutrino beam, delivering page content in negative time. Page state and web analytics is preserved forward in time using quantum-entangled cookies. Sign up for AppSumo 's daily deals specifically for web geeks & entrepreneurs.

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ithacaVC

OCTOBER 30, 2014

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.”. Steve Silbulkin, CEO Agronomic Technology Group ]: “An entrepreneur must understand if there is a market opportunity. That blend of the two is where the magic starts to happen.”.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review IP 65

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 14, 2021

This model of building layered protocols like Lightning on top of Bitcoin has always intuitively made sense to me and appears most analogous to what played out in the first Internet wave (ala TCP/IP). . But what if there was another way to leverage Bitcoin’s security and liquidity more directly for Web 3.0 blockchain.

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Non-Compete Security IP Bootstrapping 158

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The basic purpose of the business domain name is to allow visitors such as customers, vendors, and others, to identify your site on the World Wide Web. Your domain name is different from its IP address. Most users find it easier to remember a site name instead of its IP address (a string of numbers, such as 109.87.6.543).

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Naming IP Hosting Reputation 113

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Not to mention, mobile data traffic will grow three times faster than fixed IP traffic. … This story continues at The Next Web. Design & Dev Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion How-To''s' According to one study from Cisco, traffic from wireless and mobile devices are expected to outpace wired devices by 2018.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 5, 2020

In this section, we will introduce you to web scraping and proxies that will become your reliable tools in building a sustainable price intelligence strategy. What is web scraping? Web scraping (also known as data scraping ) is a process of gathering data from the Internet. The answer lies in automation.

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IP Startup Web Audience 111

www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Share with 1 click: All entrepreneurs face the question: “when should I form a company?” 1) You and your partners have developed IP critical to your business. Intellectual property is the most valuable asset most startups possess, so it is crucial that the startup, not the founders, own IP developed for the business.

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IP Intellectual Property Limited Liability Company Boston 40

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

So far, I have found "lean startup" works better with the entrepreneurs Ive talked to than "agile startup" or even "extreme startup.") The wise entrepreneur will take this advice seriously in order to distill his ideas down to their essence. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It was my first time in the city and I must say that I was immediately taken by the energy of the city and of the entrepreneurs that I met at the conference. The second category is composed of companies that have developed a unique IP locally and marketed it worldwide - typically in the gaming, software, security or mobile sectors.

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Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

And here are the facts I turned up: * They think their business is a huge opportunity, probably a billion-dollar plus market which nobody else is currently addressing (this last point could easily be naivete, which is common enough among entrepreneurs). * They were at a tradeshow for speech recognition technology and IP-based call centers. *

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Stealth IP NDA Startup 40

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs. This all very fascinating, what a time to be an entrepreneur!

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs. This all very fascinating, what a time to be an entrepreneur!

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

A fter years of talking with many of you in the Israeli startup industry, investors and entrepreneurs alike, I was invited to present some tips for entrepreneurs at the Launch48 conference in London this weekend. Note that the tips refer mainly to web ventures. View more presentations from Eze Vidra. Know your competition.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy » 24 Responses Tweets that mention Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! With your permission, I’d like to tell this tale and direct other aspiring entrepreneurs to follow your lead!

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Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 225

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Entrepreneurs, business owners, senior managers at large corporations. However, if a company is not going so well is there any way you can help engineer an acquihire or potentially sell off some of the company’s IP on the way out. Plus, founders and entrepreneurs talk. But that doesn’t always have to be the case.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

For teams developing Digital Health solutions, Abhas Gupta of MDV noted that the Investment Readiness Level was closest to the standard web/mobile/cloud model with the addition of reimbursement and technical validation. It also creates a common language and metrics that investors, corporate innovation groups and entrepreneurs can share.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

They now do extra- merchandise so fan selling other fans merchandise that they made but this time with IP rights and everybody makes money, which is pretty cool. Interviewee: Well, I’m talking web development. I haven’t really developed any web applications. It’s a web app that I want to do.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Nellie Akalp is the CEO & Co-Founder of CorpNet , her second incorporation filing service company based on the simple philosophy of truth in business and her strong passion to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs. Parrot AR Drone Review [VIDEO] View More » Web Video Local FOX Station Airs Hilarious Soci.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Nellie Akalp is the CEO & Co-Founder of CorpNet , her second incorporation filing service company based on the simple philosophy of truth in business and her strong passion to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs. Parrot AR Drone Review [VIDEO] View More » Web Video Local FOX Station Airs Hilarious Soci.

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LLC Social Media Startup Philadelphia 75

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 10, 2011

Manivel Karuppasamy from Bangalore, India, presented FEED (Funding Entrepreneurs, Encouraging Dreams), a crowdsourced funding marketplace for India. Edward Varghese from New Delhi, India, pitched i-Globify , an outsourcing service catering to the niche travel vertical, focusing on building Web 3.0

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