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Set Your Online Reputation Before Someone Else Does

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These days, your online Internet reputation is your reputation. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology. Image via Flickr by krossbow. Of course, having no reputation is usually better than a bad one, but don’t wait for someone else to establish a good one for you. The good news is that you can use it to advantage.

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

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As a native of Silicon Valley , I’ve witnessed the creative destruction of wave after wave of innovation as nearby corporate campuses repopulated themselves : From defense contractors to data centers , computer mainframe manufacturers to Internet search engines. Intellectual Property. Free Speech.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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The gulf has widened with the proliferation of social Internet / user-generated content and mobile application startups. In the Internet era, trademarks and domain names are closely interrelated, and both can be or become extremely valuable. Tech startups are at the other extreme. Instagram is a textbook example.)

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Don’t Let Investors Conclude Your Startup Is A Hobby

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How do you access the Internet, what servers do you need, applications required, databases designed, and backups scheduled? Leverage information technology. Find an IT person you can trust, and plan how you will acquire, implement, and utilize computer technology to run your business. It all has to be written down and maintained.

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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

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Internet connectivity is still sparse but mobile phones are everywhere, with major players and familiar brands aggressively pursuing new markets. Perhaps most importantly, IT and Internet business are simply a breed of their own. The risk-reward tradeoff in finance should hold true in developing and unstable regions as well.

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Startup Map & Trends Analysis – September 2012

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The top industries stayed relatively unchanged from the previous month, with Internet/Web Services and Consumer Products and Services leading worldwide. Interestingly, two new industries made it into the top ten, Education and Clean Tech, both with double-digit increase rates.

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

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If your business is managing contracts and patents, it makes sense, but the CLO for most startups is LegalZoom on the Internet. Also known as General Counsel, this position is an expensive one to fill and maintain. Chief Security Officer.

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