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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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The gulf has widened with the proliferation of social Internet / user-generated content and mobile application startups. Most of our early-stage startup clients fit this description. In the Internet era, trademarks and domain names are closely interrelated, and both can be or become extremely valuable.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

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the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. In 2004, investors regained interest in the consumer internet again. Normally, you’d expect us to explain our product — i.e., what “professional people search 2.0” the evolution of LinkedIn as a company.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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Thus, join the ranks of Yahoo, Google, Amazon, eBay, Cisco and Microsoft and focus your limited time and resources on perfecting your customer value proposition, not on devising an ideal company name. When selecting your company and product names, consider the following: Uniquely Familiar. Intuitive URL. Avoid Hyphens.

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