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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) Do you have a name, a logo, and have you thought about brand positioning? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? Is it limited to login and Like buttons, or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves?

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IP addresses: Some things you need to know

The Startup Magazine

The acronym IP stands for Internet Protocol and is a protocol that is responsible for establishing communications between the different networks on the planet. For this reason, each IP is unique for each device to be able to communicate with each other without interference or confusion. What are the IP addresses like?

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Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Here are the key elements: Company name. Sole proprietorships need to trademark the name to protect it. Internet domain name.

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How Can FinTech Industry Successfully Navigate the Complex Web of Cybersecurity

The Startup Magazine

Rate limiters govern the frequency or quantity of user or IP requests, which helps to prevent distributed denial of service attacks. Twofish uses network applications involving frequent changes and programs that do not require RAM or ROM. DDoS A DDoS attack occurs when hackers attempt to flood a website or application with traffic.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) Or it can be your brand , logo or domain name. Type of IP. _. social network start up – trademark and copyright are more likely. For some of these assets, you get protection automatically.

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8 Portfolio Assets Are Key To Your Startup Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Here are the key elements: Company name. Sole proprietorships need to trademark the name to protect it. Internet domain name.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Second in importance only to talented people, IP in all its forms is the key asset comprising most of the value of any tech startup. In the Internet era, trademarks and domain names are closely interrelated, and both can be or become extremely valuable.