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Innovation, Change and the Rest of Your Life

Steve Blank

I lived through the time when working in my first job in Ann Arbor Michigan we had to get out a map to find out that San Jose was not only in Puerto Rico but there was a city with that same name in California. And that’s where my plane ticket ought to take me to install some computer equipment.

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Battling Big Business Bullies On The IP Playground: Minimizing The Risk Of Intellectual Property Litigation

YoungUpstarts

They include any combination of words, names, symbols or devices that are used or registered to identify and distinguish the trademark owner’s goods from those manufactured or sold by others. Generally, popular name brands are trademarks. A few TESS searches may help narrow the entrepreneur’s search for the perfect brand name.

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10 Silicon Valley Facts Every Entrepreneur Should Know

YoungUpstarts

But just how interesting is this place outside of its fancy reputation and name? Silicon Valley”: Behind the Name. The exact name didn’t come from a vacuum, though. It was Don Hoefler who first used the name Silicon Valley, USA. And we’ve got more scoops about its name. San Jose is the biggest city.

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CEO Behind Multi-Million Dollar Escape Room Business

Hearpreneur

He opened the first of many PanIQ Escape Rooms in Hollywood, California, and today, they have locations in San Jose, Phoenix, Miami, NYC, Dallas, Nashville, Chicago and many more. How did you come up with your business name? I normally spend weeks on finding the best name for my companies. I don’t have one.

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Top Five US Cities With Pleasant Environments To Live And Work In

YoungUpstarts

San Jose, California. The sunny city of San Jose boasts the highest number of available full time jobs and houses the headquarters for some of the highest paying companies in the world, including Adobe, Cisco, and EBay just to name a few. Fort Meyers, Florida.

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Interview: Randy Peterson – SES 2008 San Jose Q&A

Eric Friedman

I had the chance to interview Randy Peterson of P&G for his upcoming participation in Search Engine Strategies 2008: San Jose where he will be speaking on the Keynote Roundtable: “Why Does Search Get the Credit for Everything?” Domain names seem to be in the news lately, especially the new.me and.pro names.

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Volunteering in Costa Rica

David Cohen

two hours on the connection then on to San Jose, Costa Rica. We opened the curtains to our first view of the airport area near San Jose. We set out and went through the city (San Jose) first. The whole country is just 5m people, so probably half of them are in San Jose. 3 hour second flight.