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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ASK THE VC JUNE 12, 2012 When Should A Company Be Formed Around an Idea? He formed a company 2 years ago that he talks about (though from the research I’ve done has no IP or product of any kind) and thinks that this idea fits into that vision, but doesn’t want to include anyone. My preference is to formalize a relationship by forming a company. One, the equity owners of the company can vote the issues. | ASK THE VC MARCH 13, 2012 Parker: Open Source and For-Profit Companies To protect companies with original IP from smarter, faster, aggressive companies who catch the imagination of consumers and advertisers. I’ve been thinking about advancing innovation in the software industry since I was in a PhD program at MIT Sloan School in the 1980′s studying under Eric von Hippel. Change is needed. | | | | | | | | | ASK THE VC FEBRUARY 2, 2010 GREAT New Blog – IP Law for Startups Jill promises to dish on IP “train wrecks” (her words) that she’s seen over the past decade and hopefully her wisdom can save some folks future headaches. She also promises to talk about costs savings in IP controversies and expose how some big firms are ripping off their clients. Jill, welcome to the blogosphere. | | ASK THE VC NOVEMBER 10, 2009 Preparing to Wind Down a Business: What information do you need? Is there software or technology (or other IP) that could be licensed? We continue to work our way through wind downs in the third part of the series from Roger Glovsky. This could come as a nasty shock to some investors. Many angel investors or even venture capitalists enter a transaction with the intent of just contributing money. Taxes. | | | | | | | | |
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