Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 26, 2020
She took an operating role helping run Citysearch and Urbanspoon. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested. My literal response was, “She went to Princeton undergrad and has a Stanford MBA.
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. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. Marty Zwilling.
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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. Yes, the software patent process is a mess.
Haystack
JUNE 5, 2018
Word here is that GitHub will be afforded a similar situation within Microsoft, operating as a wholly-owned company yet still retaining its structure. Word here is that GitHub will be afforded a similar situation within Microsoft, operating as a wholly-owned company yet still retaining its structure.
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. The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent.
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. The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. Yes, the software patent process is a mess.
Seeing Both Sides
MARCH 30, 2010
Advertising innovation is coming from technology-driven giants -- like Google, Microsoft and now even Apple -- as well as start-up companies that are nibbling away at the value-chain, including many of our own portfolio companies (e.g., DataXu , BzzAgent and digital Arbor ). CFO/Procurement.
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