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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.) At one of my entrepreneurship classes at Stanford, Dan Dorosin , of Fenwick & West LLP guest lectures about startups and Intellectual Property. Type of IP. _. What is Protectable. _. Examples. _.

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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

But it’s also about business paperwork. The great thing about LLC operating agreements is that they are remarkably customizable and malleable, so you can amend them easily in the face of changes at the company. Protect your intellectual property.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

This all got me thinking about a post on how to best work with lawyers. When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. Shame about that pesky FAS 157 ruling.

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

Up and Running

If you feel uncertain about these best practices, you’re not alone — the legal landscape is a bit confusing at the moment. In addition, consider creating an Accessibility Statement or feedback page on your website where you provide information to users on how to contact your team about accessibility issues.

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

Occam's Razor

I do get excited about this stuff. It will also create a sense of urgency to do something about it! Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. How about: Last run! Our average delivery times to California are 50% faster than Amazon. There is a line in there about your company’s unique value proposition.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

It’s just a story about what happened to me. I was out and about in Silicon Valley doing what I would now call Customer Discovery trying to understand how marketing departments in large corporations worked. By now we had found a few customers and learned a lot more about the market from them and other prospects.

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What Can a Startup Lawyer Help With?

The Startup Magazine

Startup lawyers specializing in intellectual property (IP) can help you file relevant patent applications. States like California require any website that collects personal information about state residents to make a Privacy Policy available on its website. What would your startup be without your invention innovative idea?