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Qualcomm’s Corporate Entrepreneurship Program – Lessons Learned (Part 2)

Steve Blank

From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is part 2 of Ricardo’s “post mortem” of the life and death of Qualcomm’s corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. Read it first.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

Secure your intellectual property. Intellectual property (IP) is anything created by the human intellect that’s protected by the law from unauthorized use by other people. Innovation can be a product, design, or a process of doing things to solve a technical problem. Get business insurance.

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Can You Replace Lawyers With Software?

The Startup Magazine

A business runs on diligence, passion, and creativity — but it also needs a whole lot of legal help. You need lawyers to help you with incorporation and IP creation. There are dozens of computer programs that replicate lawyers’ services, including legal research, contract management, and more. Intellectual property creation.

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

This past summer, the Lightspeed Summer Fellowships program invited selected guests to provide aspiring entrepreneurs a perspective into all aspects of starting a new company. The program provides entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills. ” Intellectual Property.

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SXSW Startups: Knowbella

Austin Startup

Knowbella Tech is an open science collaboration company that uses blockchain to deliver free tools, services, grants, and intellectual properties (IP) to researchers, particularly the underserved in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Tell us about your previous experience with pitch events and tech conferences.

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When Security Can Become Your Business Differentiator, Everybody Wins

YoungUpstarts

Even with a firewall and anti-virus program, these business are the most vulnerable to cyber attackers. If their intellectual IP is stolen or if they are discovered to have been a launching pad for attacks against a larger business partner, it can mean going out of business.

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The Law on Fonts and Typefaces: Frequently Asked Questions

crowdSPRING Blog

Technically, a “font&# is a computer file or program (when used digitally) that informs your printer or display how a letter or character is supposed to be shown. Fonts may be protected as long as the font qualifies as computer software or a program (and in fact, most fonts are programs or software).