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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

Even in purely online businesses, to scale from zero to millions of users: in the 1990s, an Internet company might have had to build a whole data center from scratch (as we did at Excite@Home, only to ultimately shut it down in bankruptcy ). Trade secrets are everything else that would be considered confidential or proprietary.

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Lehman Brothers had filed for bankruptcy. Most of the informed people I know are telling me that the sharp sell-off has more to do with European national debt (PIGS as it is called: Portugal, Italy, Greece & Spain) than the current US dilemma of a S&P downgrade of the US government debt. It was September 2008. And Social.

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. In this interview, hear how WWE co-founder Linda McMahon fought back from bankruptcy to build her company into a publicly traded entertainment and media powerhouse. We will discuss how the networks are creating the social media airbag. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Aunnie Patton Power writes, “According to the Global Impact Investing Network, 85% of Impact Investors look for market rate or close to market rate returns, but they are cognizant that pushing for a full company exit might have negative impact on the company’s founding mission. Governance. Flexible VC. Venture Debt.

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5/25-NYC – Investing in Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets

David Teten

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation. Kevin Barhydt, Head of Acquisitions, RPX.

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The Austinpreneur’s Guide to SXSW 2018 Panels & Parties

Austin Startup

Come network with your friends and share your secret parties, plan your conference sessions, and discuss whose undiscovered indy band is cooler. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Now everybody has an event the Thursday before, but you can tell your friends that you go to the original!

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Episode 50: Video Content and Profitability with Seth David

Mike Michalowicz

Seth makes extensive use of social networking tools, and web videos to maximize the impact of his training. An accounting firm based in Santa Monica, CA, specializing in bankruptcy, from 2001 to 2003. Seth makes extensive use of social networking tools, and web videos to maximize the impact of his training. CPA’s.

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