• ARCTICSTARTUP  |  MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013
    McAfee To Acquire Finnish Stonesoft For €297 Million
    With Stonesoft, McAfee expects to grow its network security business by delivering the industry’s most complete network security solution with three leading platforms: McAfee’s IPS Network Security Platform, McAfee’s Firewall Enterprise for the high assurance market segment, and Stonesoft’s next-generation firewall.
  • OCCAM'S RAZOR  |  MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
    Eight Silly Data Things Marketing People Believe That Get Them Fired.
    When I search for "avinash" on Google I might rank #1 in the search results because I'm logged into my Google account, the engine has my search history, my computer IP address, it also has searches by others in my vicinity, local stories right now, and so many other signals. Big data. Small data. Any data. They get you fired.
  • CROWDSPRING BLOG  |  SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013
    Reputation and Community
    You can also help your acore in this category by reporting problem briefs and helping us keep an eye out for violations of IP policies or other bad behavior. For instance, being found guilty of concept-copying or other IP violations will lead to a meaningful loss of reputation points as will frivolously accusing other users of IP violations.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013
    Inventor Philippe Kahn on Audacity, Talent, and Luck
    That complements perfectly our innovation, technology, patent, and IP portfolio. 'An email interview with the serial entrepreneur behind the technology inside the Jawbone Up fitness-tracking wristband. In 1983, Philippe Kahn emigrated from France to the United States with just $2,000, and a software program he created called Turbo Pascal.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
    41% Of Attack Traffic Originates From China – Akamai
    It is important to note, however, that the originating country as identified by the source IP address may not represent the nation in which an attacker resides. In 2012 Akamai tracked a total of 768 DDoS attacks, up more than 200 percent from 2011. Mbps, it tracked an overall decrease of 6.5% For more information, check out the report.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013
    Bonnier Accelerator Calls For Entrepreneurs
    And from you they''re taking potentially your IP - the questionable paragraph from their FAQ reads: Q: Will I own the company if we get that far? 'Nordic media publishing giant, Bonnier , is getting into the accelerator game. Or something like your idea of an accelerator, at least. But it''s still an opportunity.
  • TAFFY WILLIAMS  |  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
    100 plus articles published in the Examiner
    'The following articles are published in the Examiner.com and cover issues of startups and entrepreneurship. The list covers all articles published as of April 10, 2013. link] Are You an Entrepreneur? entrepreneur Startup management review leadership team negotiating
  • MARKET BY NUMBERS  |  MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013
    Success and Failure — San Diego Startup Community
    His IP strategy is likely irrelevant for his particular product and he admits that he’s mostly doing it to appease local investors. (“What’s your IP strategy?”) 'With Brad Feld coming to town this week, I think it’s a good time to evaluate the state of San Diego’s Startup Community. Patriarchy.
  • THE EQUITY KICKER  |  MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013
    Parallels between Bitcoin and the internet
    think we can infer a few things from these parallels: Bitcoin’s current state of development is probably akin to where the internet was in the late 1980s when Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn were developing the TCP/IP protocols which made the internet a viable commercial platform. 'As you may have noticed, the hype around Bitcoin continues to grow.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013
    An App to Bring the Supply Chain into the 21st Century
    The company also provides customizable search solutions that can allow manufacturers to manage, search, and access in-house databases, flag IP and content infringements, and create their own online databases of 3D models for potential customers to access. It's a simple idea: a 3D search tool for industrial parts. You need a part.
  • BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE  |  THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
    How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company
    Importantly, make sure that you retain IP rights to your custom work which needs to be part of the engagement contract. At a minimum co-ownership of the IP. If not specified in contract you might find yourself with future litigation over IP. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. training. rollout support. Whatever.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013
    Want to Get a Patent? The Clock Is Ticking
    As a result, according to Ed Walsh, a shareholder in the Boston-based IP law firm Wolf Greenfield & Sacks , in most cases it's going to be to your advantage to get the patent application on file as soon as possible. If you've got a patent in your future, you definitely don't want to drag your feet. Walsh says.
  • CONSTANTLY LEARNING  |  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013
    Dizzying But Invisible Depth
    You've just put into play DNS, TCP, UDP, IP, Wifi, Ethernet, DOCSIS, OC, SONET, and more. Note: I loved this post. It's originally written by Jean-Baptiste Queru. link to the original post is at the bottom of this article. You just went to the Google home page. Simple, isn't it? What just actually happened? Let's simplify. Simple, isn't it?
  • MARK BIRCH  |  TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013
    Announcing NYC BigApps 2013
    NYC BigApps 2013 is just one more example of the City’s ongoing efforts to empower NYC’s amazing developers and entrepreneurs by awarding generous cash prizes; offering invaluable startup support, such as the BigApps Founders Network; and granting participants complete IP ownership of their apps. This year’s cash awards total $150,000.
  • LAUNCHING TECH VENTURES  |  SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013
    Are Harvard MBAs Solving Real Problems?
    Consider rethinking university rights on IP. That leaves a small percentage of the IP to the inventor and often makes it uneconomical to build a business out of the technology: raise funds, incentivize founding team, etc. As I read these posts, I realize that ideas haven’t changed since last year. The problems remain unsolved.
  • LAUNCHING TECH VENTURES  |  SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013
    How to get the next Facebook (or Cloudflare) started at HBS
    Field courses to encourage startup mixing – Many students currently do IPs working on startup ideas currently. By Ed Hsieh We talked about how HBS can increase entrepreneurship among its students on the last day of class. BSSE is also useful, though less focused on entrepreneurship specifically.
  • LAUNCHING TECH VENTURES  |  SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2013
    How Will Changes to US Patent Law Affect Entrepreneurs?
    It's better for entrepreneurs to simply conduct the proper diligence upfront to protect their IP, instead of being vulnerable to continuous arbitration proceedings in the future. By Jane Yu U.S. The main change to patent law: “ First-to-file ” The main change to U.S. The U.S. Why this matters: The PTO has a backlog of 1.2
  • DEIMAR  |  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013
    Top Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
    Finally, completely understand who owns what as the relationship persists, especially in the case of intellectual property (IP). Not Protecting IP Ownership. Some entrepreneurs make the mistake of creating IP for their new venture while they are still employed by another company. Legal issues often remain in a second plane.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013
    Singapore’s ClearBridge BioMedics Raises $9 Million Series B
    Cancer research and treatment may just have gotten a shot up the arm – Singapore-based Clearbridge BioMedics has just announced that it successfully closed a S$9 million Series B financing round led by Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd, the wholly-owned VC arm of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings.
  • WWW.VCCAFE.COM  |  MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013
    Startup Resources
    IP Location Tools. British Library Business & IP Centre : Funded by the London Development Agency, the British Library supports inventors, small businesses and entrepreneurs from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business. Lodestone Innovation Partners (IP) Ltd are spin-out specialists.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013
    Alexis Ohanian: How I Got Washington to Listen to Start-ups
    Now long laid to rest in the graveyard of failed bills, the proposals were known as the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, and its Senate companion, the Protect IP Act, or PIPA. Now, the Reddit co-founder keeps getting asked: When are you going to run for Congress? He's come a long way since November 2011. doing publicity. He told Inc.
  • TYLERCRUZ.COM: AN INTERNET ENTREPRENEUR'S JOURNEY  |  THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013
    This Offer Is Not Available In Your Country
    Another thing I didn’t mention in the video is how using a proxy service like GeoEdge is beneficial for things such as when you need a new IP. This offer is not available in your country." " Either that, or you are shown an offer that is completely unrelated to the one you’re actually trying to look at.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013
    What a 'Big Bang' Disruptor Could Do to You
    Do we need to think differently about IP? Strategic assertion of IP assets can prove determinative for an incumbent industry participant trying to hold off the explosion of a big-bang disruptor, slowing it down just long enough to form an alliance, strategic investment, joint venture, or outright acquisition. Then, bang! Very much so.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013
    Microsoft Owes Denmark $1 Billion While Google, Facebook And Others Do Everything They Can To Avoid Taxes
    In addition many assets of tech companies such as IP are intangible, so they can shift that around in clever licensing and royalty schemes. ?. In the recent news it was uncovered that Microsoft owes Denmark 5.8 billion Danish Crowns (Around $1.015 Billion) in back taxes as a result of Microsoft’s acquisition of Navision in 2002. Million.
  • NIALL KENNEDY'S BLOG  |  TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013
    Google adds experimental proxy to Chrome for Android
    The original IP address of the device is exposed through the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header. Google Chrome 26 for Android includes an experimental setting to proxy all http scheme requests through Google servers. HTTPS traffic and incognito tabs bypass the proxy. Google Chrome 26 for Android is the current com.chrome.beta release.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013
    Check Out These Rad Mobile Tech Companies at SXSW
    OneTok was founded in 2011 by Ben Lilienthal and Jerry Norton, two "Voice over IP" industry leaders, and have raised about $1.5 Face it: Your cell phone is becoming your window on the world. These new technologies from innovative companies are on the front-lines of mobile development. In 2008, it was a paltry $0.7 billion.
  • KEVIN DEWALT  |  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013
    Don’t have a Founder’s Agreement? How to Break-up without Hating Each Other
    IP – Check out a Standard Employee Agreement. Summary :  It happens, we all make mistakes. Despite what is “common knowledge”, you started a company with a friend without a Founder’s agreement. It happens all of the time. Remember that your relationships and reputation are most important. Here me discuss this on SoundCloud.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013
    GitHub: Turning a Nerdy Hobby Into $750 Million Business
    Entrepreneurs on the site can find, or help develop, almost all of the open-source raw materials they need and set up their own closed place to integrate those materials with their IP. One, the maker of the world's most powerful software-development tool is growing at a stunning rate. Two, your next business will be built on it. and U.K.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013
    New Anti-Piracy Rules: What You Need to Know
    Then they identify the publicly available IP address of any computers making the files available. These IP addresses are associated with specific service providers, so the owners of the copyrighted content alert the ISPs to any observed infringement, and service providers in turn alert users. Six strikes, and you're out!
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013
    NextAdvisor.com Reviews Online Services For Consumers And Businesses
    Online services currently reviewed that are applicable to small businesses include credit services, identity theft protection, VoIP (Voice over IP) services, online backup, Internet security software, internet fax and web hosting, but there are also consumer focused ones such as online dating, dieting plans and such. But that takes time.
  • LAUNCHING TECH VENTURES  |  SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013
    Doing Business Development with Big Companies as a (Lean) Startup
    Square’s partnership with Starbucks , Fab’s partnership with Facebook ), or 2) obtain access to critical technology, data, or IP (e.g. By Melody Koh The prevailing “lean startup methodology” popularized by Eric Rise over the past few years has greatly impacted how companies and products are built in the early stage. HBO, Turner, Warner Bros.,
  • BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE  |  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013
    The Most Interesting Online Video Trend
    Most won’t be of the quality that you want but you now have tons of material and inspiration for your show and you own all of the submitted IP. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Two weeks. 200 million views. Suck it traditional TV. Summary Version. TV of the future will not always have linear stories. Why would it? 1/9/90.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013
    Scaling Up: 6 Tips to Avoid Growing Pains
    The company saw more than 720 million unique IP addresses and an estimated 1.3 When your company growth doubles every week, there's plenty of room for error. Cloudfare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn explains how to survive it. billion Internet users in the last year alone. That's like going from zero to, well, 1.3 billion in only four years.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
    Four Technologies That You Absolutely Need In Your Office
    So ensure that you have Voice over IP (VoIP) set up, as this will allow you to utilize phone lines and internet lines to communicate through voice, image and video. by Halit Bozdogan. Smaller companies who are on the up, or just starting out, usually have a finite amount of resources. There are things that every office is going to need.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
    Global Mobile Internet Data Traffic To Explode 13-Fold By 2017: Cisco
    “By 2017, global mobile data traffic will continue its truly remarkable growth, increasing 13-fold over the next five years, to reach an amount more than 46 times the total amount of mobile IP traffic just a few years ago in 2010,” says Doug Webster, Vice President of Service Provider Networking Marketing, Cisco. ”, you ask.
  • SOFTWARECEO  |  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013
    Considerations for Sales/Marketing alliance
    Considering royalty payments, with IP transferring once an agreed total is reached. Situation: New, market ready product. Full market research. Website, QA, documentation, marketing materials available. Leading Subject Matter Expert design. Potential Solution: Find B2B software companies with existing infrastructure who can move this forward.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013
    Dear China: Stop Stealing My Intellectual Property, Or Else
    It was formed by business and technology experts to more aggressively counter IT and IP theft whether resulting from piracy, counterfeiting or the stealing of trade secrets. Competitors in emerging markets can't be allowed the advantage of pirated technology. They don't just look like our baskets. Count us as one of the many victims. market.
  • ANDREW PAYNE  |  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
    IP-Delivered TV: Are We There Yet?
    I’ve always felt television, in the limit, will be delivered over IP. Specialized, proprietary cable TV distribution is gradually giving way to big, fast, cheap IP pipes. I’ve started watching Netflix’s new original show, House of Cards. I’m only ~2 episodes in; it’s rough in some places, but I like it.
  • ANDREW PAYNE  |  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
    IP-Delivered TV: Are We There Yet?
    I’ve always felt television, in the limit, will be delivered over IP. Specialized, proprietary cable TV distribution is gradually giving way to big, fast, cheap IP pipes. I’ve started watching Netflix’s new original show, House of Cards. I’m only ~2 episodes in; it’s rough in some places, but I like it.
  • TAFFY WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013
    Remember the square and round pegs must match the correct holes
    They obtain the IP rights required to own the technology. Match the people to the correct task! The matching of shapes seems like a simple concept. Fitting pieces into a puzzle requires matching shapes if you want to see the final picture. The matching of pieces of something is critical to building everything. This includes the PEOPLE!
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013
    IndoorAtlas Raises €0.5 Million For Indoor Navigation Based On Magnetic Fields
    Of course, given that this technology is unique, they also need to spend quite a lot of capital on protection of their IP rights. You wouldn't be surprised if the military was using local geomagnetic field characteristics in order to search for underwater submarines. Some vertical integrations are also on the map. How does it work exactly
  • STEVE BLANK  |  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013
    Qualcomm’s Corporate Entrepreneurship Program – Lessons Learned (Part 2)
    Doing so meant they would have to take risks for IP acquisition and customer/market risks outside their experience or comfort zone. I ran into Ricardo Dos Santos and his amazing Qualcomm Venture Fest a few years ago and was astonished with its breath and depth.  Part 1 outlining the program is here. Read it first. Qualcomm Lessons Learned.
  • OCCAM'S RAZOR  |  MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013
    7 Incredible Web Design, Branding, Digital Marketing Experiences
    They use geo/ip to work out where I am. We are surrounded by incredible digital experiences. Masterful design, branding and marketing. Yet, it would be fair to say we are also drowning in awful digital experiences – or, at the very minimum, experiences that seem to be stuck in 1991. There are 7 in total. What can you expect? Songza. 5, 6, 7.
  • HIGH CONTRAST  |  FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
    Startups and intellectual property: how much is a muse worth?
    Every now and then, a comment merits its own post: I have a question regarding IP rights. The question is whose idea is it and who owns an IP for it? There is a legal standard as to what constitutes full IP ownership. The equal sharing I honestly find a little random but it’s very rare that the IP would be worth anything.
  • READWRITE.COM  |  FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
    Big Data: Overhyped And Overpaid?
    Asay is an emeritus board member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and earned his juris doctorate at Stanford, where he focused on open source and other IP licensing issues. Sections. Social. Mobile. Enterprise. Cloud. Small Biz. About. Contact. Advertise. Privacy. Search. Follow us. Share. Share… on Facebook. on Twitter. on Google+.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013
    Finding Innovation in the Rough
    While university tech transfer offices maintain inventories of available IP, the advantages of going straight to the source, are undeniable. Universities can be great sources of new technology for your company--if you know how to navigate them. John Chavez is always on the hunt for the next big idea. Literally. Do your homework. Reach out.
  • STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS  |  FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
    Great Entrepreneurs are Masters of Business Chaos
    Don’t count on your IP to save you. Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. Sadly, this false perception often leads to the death of their business, or at least the end of their tenure as CEO. Your income drops.
  • CONSTANTLY LEARNING  |  THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013
    The PCI ASV Process Sucks
    The test involves scanning a Class-C range of IP addresses and present a detailed report of all the findings. "Security and PCI-DSS aren't exact sciences." - Approved Scanning Vendor Grader. At McAfee, I worked on a product that helped companies comply with PCI-DSS requirements. You are given three tries to pass the test.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
    At CES, Internet Lobby Gets Ready for Fights in Washington
    Both policy sessions focused on the idea that the next threats to Internet businesses will arrive in more subtle legislative packages than SOPA or the Protect IP Act. SOPA may be dead, but there are more legislative threats where it came from. Internet advocates like Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian talked about them yesterday. As was a hashtag.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
    Polaroid Comeback? Meet the Entrepreneur Reinventing the Classic Brand
    Today, Polaroid is owned by a joint venture of private equity firms and operates under the parent company PLR IP Holdings. Polaroid's trying to come back in a big way. Here's the entrepreneur (yes, entrepreneur) making it happen. this year. But the idea for the stores didn't originate within the 76-year-old camera company. 5,000 list. Not so.
  • MAPLEBUTTER.COM  |  TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
    Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind
    can’t offer any amazing technology or IP, but I can solve a few problems by just doing it “right”, and not the way it’s being forced on people right now. Maple Butter. Search for: Videos. About. You are here: Home » Hiring » Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind. Crazy! Tweet. Crazy!
  • CONSTANTLY LEARNING  |  SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2013
    Web and Mobile Revenue Models
    IP Commerce (POS 2.0), CardSpring. I originally saw this posted on HackerNews and wanted to repost it for those who haven't seen it. It's a list of all the current revenue models that exist and examples of companies that use it. wanted to create a duplicate of the original , just in-case Hackpad ever went away. Advertising. Display Ads - ex.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2013
    9 Ways You're Ruining Your Online Reputation
    These days, anyone with a Twitter account and an IP address is a CEO. Everything you do on the Internet is like a tattoo you get late at night that can never, ever be erased. We all behave like idiots at times. It’s been that way since the dawn of civilization. Until now. Look at it this way. The truth is this. don’t. Really?
  • PLATFORMS AND NETWORKS   |  SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012
    Product Management 101
    Software launched as a result of PM 101 will be owned by HBS, but the school may transfer the IP to our Student Association and/or release it as open source software. describe our course design below with the hope that colleagues at other universities will adapt and improve it. Motivation. Every year, dozens of HBS graduates seek PM jobs.
  • YOUNGUPSTARTS  |  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2012
    Internet Growth Means Big Changes For How Businesses Connect
    Every Internet-enabled computer, whether server, laptop, or mobile device, must have a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address to connect to the Internet. < ARIN is one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that collectively manage IP addresses for the global Internet.  billion of them.
  • STARTUPENGINEERING  |  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
    The Antifragile Startup
    The things that make a startup seem robust, like super experienced and talented entrepreneurs or great IP, are in fact liabilities when they’re part of a startup without a discovered market.  Nassim Nicholas Taleb is idiosyncratic, smug, and self indulgent; but you can’t deny he comes up with some gems.  That’s a death sentence. 
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012
    5 Lessons From the Apple vs. Google Battle
    When it comes to protecting your IP, there’s a very good reason why litigation is and should be your last resort. Take a look at what happened between Apple and Google recently. There are lessons you can learn about dealing with rivals in your industry. It’s known as coopetition, meaning cooperate competition.
  • VC CAFE  |  THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012
    2012 – The Year in Apps
    Apple Appstore Appsfire Levi Shapiro 2012 ad networks advertising Android Angry Birds API App Store apple category developers Discovery Draw Something entertainment Games Google handset IP iPhone Lifestyle maps marketing mobile music Navigation rovio sdk social networks statistics UI What's App
  • POINT JUDITH CAPITAL  |  WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012
    GetWellNetwork Ranks #1 for Third Consecutive Year
    GetWellNetwork today announced that it has been named the category leader for Interactive Patient Systems (IPS) for the third consecutive year by  KLAS. To read the entire article visit GetWellNetwork’s website. News GetWellNetwork health Interactive Patient Care
  • CHRIS DIXON  |  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
    Plans are nothing, but planning is indispensable
    At the core of the product will be a database that classifies URLs, IP addresses, program downloads, ActiveX objects, and other “web entities” according to their degree of trustworthiness.  IP intelligence services, phishing blacklist feeds, website and program popularity data). This is all mostly true. ” InfiniTrust. Problem.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012
    The Future Is Here, The Qii Keyboard By Canatu
    In addition to a lot of experience, they also have a nice IP portfolio with over 45 patents. It is not the first time that we are covering Canatu , which is a Finnish technology company. The first time around, we thought that they will be a major breakthrough in the region and we might just claim that again now. ?Back
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
    Imagine a World Without Your iPhone
    Everyone with a computer and an IP address has a blog and a brand. No, really. Try to. Or better yet, why not actually put down your phone and live in the real world? Years ago, I was running late to a meeting, as usual, and realized I’d left the house without my cell phone. If I turned back, I’d be really late. Try that now.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
    Russia Drafts Its New IP Protection Strategy And Encourages Public Feedback
    The Russian Ministry of Education and Science has announced the start of a public debate over this country’s new long-term intellectual property (IP) protection strategy, portal Science and Technologies Russia reportedearlier this week. times the number of Russian patents five years ago. About East-West Digital News. www.ewdn.com.
  • WWW.SERIESSEED.COM  |  SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012
    Series Seed Financing Documents
    It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality. Standard 1-way/bi-lateral NDA's, standard templates for an employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company are on my wish-list too. SeriesSeed.com.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012
    Foreign Report: Startups Are The New Frenzy In The Middle East
    Maybe it's still too early, maybe angel investors are more interested in acquiring 100% of IPs rather than supporting young entrepreneurs, we shall see. IP in the Middle East is a quest. Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Mikko Silventola, partner at Annia Capital. In Dubai you notice it in the public and private sector.
  • FOR THE WIN  |  SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2012
    Square Puck
    At the end of the day, Square is a consumer-facing company; that is their DNA, their culture and their IP.  Replica of first hockey puck ever used (it actually was square-ish). Square Puck:  sounds dangerous, right?  I think it is. Typically in this blog, and more generally in life, I avoid making explicit recommendations and predictions. 
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
    How to License Great Technology
    Entrepreneurs can tap into universities’ innovation assets and IP and be wildly successful. You don't necessarily need teams of hotshot coders and scientists to bring your big idea to life. Consider licensing already-existing technology instead. It doesn't have to be that way. In 2011 alone, universities pulled in more than $1.8
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
    One Thing I Wish I Knew Before Going Global
    Another area that doesn't fall into IP but is related to brand protection is domain names. Otterbox CEO talks about a lesson he learned the hard way after expanding his business overseas. Ideally, the first steps to becoming a global brand start well before product or people are in-market. OtterBox is all about protection--that's what we do.
  • VERSION ONE VENTURES  |  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
    The one barrier to entry startups should focus on
    In the post “ Traction is the new IP ,” I argued that superior traction can help a web company become a category leader, which accelerates word of mouth. Barriers to entry! Photo credit: phill.d) Creating effective barriers to entry can be the single most important driver defining the profit potential of a company. Here’s why.
  • CRACKING THE CODE  |  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012
    Eastern European Champions & the 4 V’s of Big Data
    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. Eastern European Champions I had the opportunity to do a keynote at the IDCEE conference in Kiev last week. Why Eastern Europe? in GE, 1.3 in Brazil and 0.8 Impressive!
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012
    AXCO-Motors Powers The Wind And Energy Industries With Their Custom Solutions
    Back then the patents were of low commercial quality and AXCO-Motors went on to apply for more patents and IP protection as they developed their solutions further. In our series with Lappeenranta University of Technology, we look at how the university has helped researchers and entrepreneurs spinoff research based innovation into startups.
  • CONSTANTLY LEARNING  |  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
    The Facebook Like Button is a Web Bug
    Even then, Facebook still knows the IP you are coming from so logging out may not be enough. The Facebook like button is the most interesting product Facebook publishes. Most people think the like button is a way for advertisers to have a continual channel for pushing content to their users. Web Bugs. This is called a referrer header. rv:15.0)
  • VERSION ONE VENTURES  |  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
    Traction is the new IP
    “Traction is the new IP ” sums up perfectly how the technology space has evolved over the past decade due to the nature of the web. It’s also important to realize how little value investors therefore put on IP when investing in a company. Even beyond auctions and social networks, the web tends to prefer the category leader.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
    Yelp on Review Bust: No More 'Shortcuts'
    Ichinose added that Yelp will start making customers aware of when a large number of reviews are submitted from the same IP address, an indicator of review dishonesty. The online company review site put a "consumer alert" badge on eight small businesses caught purchasing reviews. Caught red-handed, indeed.
  • SOFTWARECEO  |  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
    Revealing identity of frauds?
    Recently we have banned his IP address but he is now using websites such as annonymouse to gain access, its unbelei vable! Hi, I work for a small software company in the UK a nd a few years ago we di scovered someone in the U S had copied both our software and website content to setup his own company. Read more]. Operations and Legal
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
    Your Road Map to Going Global in Uncertain Times
    When it comes to IP theft and espionage, things get trickier. Above all, experts say, you should only work with partners you trust, and even then, you should only go so far, making sure your precious IP never strays abroad. Managing an international supply chain is getting riskier. Factory riots and espionage in China.
  • THE NEXT WEB  |  SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012
    The idea is only half the battle: Stop complaining about copycats
    However, companies can protect themselves by building into their offerings a USP that not only differentiates it from potential copycats, but is also defendable in court as IP that a company can claim to have the rights to. The clones. If a business is online, there’s a copy (or several) of it. Can they be stopped? Taking legal action.
  • THE NEXT WEB  |  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
    Meet the 18 startups rocking Seedcamp Week
    Pult basically wants enable people to instantly stream tailored content from a variety of Web services, pay-TV operators, VOD services and broadcasters to any connected screen, in any location, over an IP network. In alphabetical order, the 18 startups presenting at Seedcamp today are: 24symbols ( 24symbols.com ). Antavo ( Antavo.com ).
  • STARTUPCFO  |  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
    Getting Series A Ready
    Due diligence ready: all existing legal docs, employee confidentiality and IP assignment agreements, etc are organized and ready for review. -       Company’s existing investors are participating in the round. At Real Ventures , we run a dedicated program of seed stage investments. That means it’s tougher to raise series A. 
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
    New Patent Rules: What You Need to Know
    Sweeping changes to patent legislation just went into effect, and more are on the way. Here's how they will affect your business. If you hold patents or plan to, heads up: New rules have gone into effect that constitute the biggest shake-up of the U.S. patent system in decades and maybe ever, some say. Patent and Trademark Office. 72 on the Inc.
  • DAVID TETEN  |  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
    Join us at Maker Faire September 29-30
    There are a range of reasons for this, including increasing transport costs, IP leakage, and loss of core competencies.  My family and I are very excited to attend the upcoming New York Maker Faire , Sep. 29-30.  We’ll be there on Sunday, Sep. It will at the New York Hall of Science in Queens.  The Events New York NextNY
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
    AnyFi Networks Receives €1.06 Million Funding
    There are plenty of solutions that are trying to create global Wi-Fi networks, but Anyfi is unique by creating a secure IP tunnel that goes through residential gateways. Sweden's Industrifonden has invested SEK 9 million (€1 060 000) into Malmö-based AnyFi Networks.
  • DEAL ARCHITECT  |  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
    Buzzkill
    It goes into scary hacking scenarios, IP protection challenges, teardowns and jailbreaks companies need to. When I present on the 12 attributes of the “Technology Elite” from my recent book, I seem to rush through the one on being Paranoid. Industry Commentary
  • CHRIS DIXON  |  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
    Notes on the acquisition process
    The most prominent one lately is “IP indemnification.” ” This is a complicated issue, but in short, as a response to patent trolls going after IP escrows, acquirers have been trying to get clawbacks from investors in case of IP claims. Ten years ago, startups financing was an insider’s game. startups
  • A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS  |  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
    Smart Bear Live 7: More from AZ Disruptors
    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. Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. e.g., “Thanks @TheDaveCollins for sponsoring #SmartBearLive!” Right?
  • STARTUP HOUSTON  |  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
    Startup Community Roundtable | What can we learn from other cities?
    These “resources” can include workspaces (coworking, maker/hackerspaces), incubators/accelerators, unique tax reinvestment zones, access to capital, IP commercialization programs, mentors, events, conferences, corporate sponsorships and partnerships, hackathons, and more. Presented by Startup Texas / Startup America.
  • STARTUP HOUSTON  |  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
    Startup Community Roundtable | What can we learn from other cities?
    These “resources” can include workspaces (coworking, maker/hackerspaces), incubators/accelerators, unique tax reinvestment zones, access to capital, IP commercialization programs, mentors, events, conferences, corporate sponsorships and partnerships, hackathons, and more. Presented by Startup Texas / Startup America.
  • CROWDSPRING BLOG  |  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
    Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers
    He did it so well and with such a smile on his face, that we started adding on more responsibilities, ultimately putting him in charge of our IP violations process. “The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.” ~ ” ~ Samuel Gompers  . Thanks, guys! Thanks, John! Thanks, Chris!
  • BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE BLOG  |  FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2012
    Alex Osterwalder on Business Model Innovation at Business of Software 2011.
    Do I need intellectual property, the IP there, is a very strong key resource. Alex Osterwalder, author of Business Model Generation, entrepreneur and man on a mission to make Business Models sexy and interesting had a tough act to follow last year. That was followed by Jason Cohen’s discussion about Honesty in Business. So guess what?
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012
    Reddit Founder Hits the Campaign Trail
    Since then, he has gained a following of people who support his mission against the Stop Online Piracy Act, the Protect IP Act, and the Cyber Intellgence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Entrepreneur and investor Alexis Ohanian has his own platform to push before the election. And it involves a crowdfunded bus. ”
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012
    Global Expansion Do's & Don'ts
    Build on your existing intellectual property (IP). For this route, you might target jurisdictions with strong histories of protecting IP. Global expansion is not for the faint of heart. But there's a way to improve your chances of building successful international operations. The small business graveyard is littered with U.S. talent.
  • READWRITESTART  |  WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012
    What Start-Ups Need to Know About Protecting Intellectual Propery Around the World
    Intellectual Property (IP) is vitally important to start-ups. The Start-Up Genome Project , which aims to map, model and analyze what makes start-ups tick, identified IP as a top source of competitive advantage for start-ups. Finally, start-ups should explore their options for either bringing IP tasks in house or outsourcing them.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012
    Patent Research Just Got Easier
    An IP lawyer dishes on Google's search tools for patent-seekers--and what every start-up should know before heading down that path. To learn more about how start-ups might use this tool, I checked in with Van Lindberg, an IP and open-source attorney with the international corporate law firm Haynes and Boone. In a blog post on Aug.
  • TAFFY WILLIAMS  |  MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012
    The best guru for entrepreneurship and startup for your company
    The highlighted key topics were: 1) Identify the problem, 2) Encourage the team, 3) Problems should have markets, 4) Engineer or re-engineer for performance, 5) Move quickly, and 6) Develop IP strategy. There is Magic In Your Head, USE IT. If you are reading this article, you are in one such site now. They are all well intended.
  • ARCTICSTARTUP  |  WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012
    Both Of Supercell's Latest Releases Rank Top Grossing iPad Games
    Can you share with us anything about what new IP you're coming out with next? With two of Helsinki-based Supercell's titles in the top 25 grossing iPad Games in the US, we decided to get in touch with Ilkka Paananen, the CEO of the company, to see if they could share anything about their success. Read Antti's review here. Sorry but no. :).
  • CROWDSPRING BLOG  |  TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012
    Announcing a Stricter Policy on Overused, Overdone Logo Concepts
    FIRST VIOLATION : The first time our IP panel determines that you have violated our overused, overdone logo policy, you will be suspended for two weeks,  ALL of your entries from that project’s gallery will be removed, and you will be disqualified from that project. New Violation Policy. You will lose your right to work on crowdSPRING.
  • FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG  |  MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012
    Silicon Valley's Libertarian Problem
    SOPA, export controls, a medieval immigration policy, an IP system designed by Kafka, and incoherent tax policies provide plenty of libertarian ammunition. Many entrepreneurs and VCs claim pure libertarianism is the only political position that makes sense. Here's why that doesn't work. Everything that goes beyond this is an evil.”
  • AGILE VC  |  THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012
    When Does Zynga Become a Value Stock?
    IP Litigation – EA is suing Zynga for copyright infringement , and regardless of the merits this is a headache Zynga will have to deal with and pay to defend itself. Draw something… other than this painful chart. Zynga’s faced a lot of pressure in the public markets recently. That much we all know. as of this post. 2.2-2.3B
  • A SMART BEAR: STARTUPS AND MARKETING FOR GEEKS  |  WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012
    Smart Bear Live 6: Jared from Padseeker.com
    Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. In this episode, Jason speaks with Jared from Padseeker.com. Pin It Listen to this episode if you want to hear a really tough conversation about refining a cool idea into a profit-making business. So we’re trying to build. You mean website?
  • GABRIEL WEINBERG  |  WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012
    How do you completely de-personalize Google results?
    Does personalized search for everyone still just use cookies or does it also use IP or other info? I asked this question to Twitter the other day but didn't get any answers I hadn't heard before. I'm hoping this post uncovers something new. bit of background. Google announced personalized search for everyone way back in 2009. Technology
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