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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

Both Sides of the Table

It’s true the some VCs have started writing so many checks that they resemble stock pickers but the majority of us still have less than 10 board seats at any time and tend to go pretty deep so the result is that we care deeply about where we commit our time. We hired IP specialists to review prior art.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed last week ), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are relevant to most startups. Intellectual property.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

If you don’t follow the image reference above or the tag line, “ You don’t need double talk; you need Bob Loblaw “ (try saying it out loud) , and if you care! Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. the link is here. I saw the same bad behavior in consulting.

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5 Legal Requirements to Keep in Mind for Your Small Business Website

Up and Running

The term “personal information” means different things based on each specific law, but it can include name, email address, phone numbers, addresses, and even IP addresses in some cases. . These images may be owned by other sites or may be stock images that are licensed to other businesses.

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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

Occam's Razor

In-stock status. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. In-stock status. Only 15 left in stock. Or, 1 in-stock in the REI store next to your office. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. I love the nudge they have built-in showing how many in my size are in stock (only one!)….

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

YoungUpstarts

“Never was so much owed by so many to so few” – these famous words were uttered in a wartime speech by Sir Winston Churchill, referring to pilots of the Royal Air Force in defense of Britain during World War II. 59-percent) and the average of several European countries (ranging from 54- to 67-percent).

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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

and not.com I started referring to our business as BrillMedia.co Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. As a financial planner, money was my stock in trade; however, I discovered true wealth was in good health and relationships. So people could know that we have a.co

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