Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

These periods of time can leave a founder very vulnerable in the future. To the best of my knowledge US law allows you to work on your own resources and in your own hours and let you personally own your IP. That’s the difference between a founder and a non-founder. The world is much safer for non-founders.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2011

The email continued, &# The problem I’m working on is that many founders are either making uninformed decisions or inefficiently learning the new skills they need. The solution I’m exploring is a just in time learning methodology that accelerates founders’ learning curve by aggregating relevant content, peers and mentors.&#.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. Among the sites we have found most helpful with practical guides for founders: Biztree , First Search , Foundersuite , Goodwin Founders Workbench , Guides.co , Inc.com , and StartupRocket. . – Go public.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

This is done by enriching transaction data points such as name, email address, and billing and shipping address with around 2,000 extra data points, such as an IP latency check to measure the real distance from the user, IP connection type, distance between key strokes, and email name match.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Sam Cimino, Sales Manager SW of YouTube/Google As YouTube’s Southwest Regional Manager, Sam is responsible for generating revenue across YouTube and the Google Content Network which comprises a media network that reaches nearly 80% of all internet users worldwide. and SVP, Branded Content & Audience Creation at nitetime.net.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin are the founders of a company called Bitwise. Here's my conversation with the founders of Bitwise. I am the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries. Irma Olguin : My name is Irma Olguin, I'm the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries. So what are we going to do?

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s founder and CEO. Check out the list of derivate IP from the BAYC collection below. The IP universe of BAYC (Source: Animoca Brands/ FORJ Research). million and Tiffany & Co. Now the mobile networks are good enough that it’s starting to be a lot more video. Bored Ape M&Ms.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 2, 2017

For this reason, we’re excited to announce that we have closed on NextView’s $50M third fund, with a mission to champion founders who are redesigning the Everyday Economy. . Internet-connected computing is an innovation wave on par with a few historical developments of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

But in my experience as an entrepreneur and now spending my time amongst investors I can generalize that almost all VC investments in early stage technology & Internet investments come down to just four key factors. Almost every deal I’ve ever funded I’ve gotten to know the founders over time. What about Product / IP?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

I am somewhat of an expert in this having created one of the first pioneering labs and incubators in the Internet era, from N AZ where the normal course of action was to prove lean ventures with our retirement only to see them copied by deeper pockets on the coasts when we went searching for capital. Otherwise it's a great idea.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

In the mid-1990s, a good friend of mine, Gene Kim (founder of Tripwire and author of When IT Fails: A Business Novel ) and I were in graduate school together in the Computer Science program at the University of Arizona. I believe that looking at hardware curves is always simpler and more accurate. Gene Kim laughed at my prediction.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2023

He is the co-founder of McKee Wallwork, a nationally recognized marketing advisory firm that made the Inc. Recent, an episode featured Max Novak, the founder of Nova Cast, where he talked all about how podcast booking campaigns create value for listeners and for brands. And you can listen to it all on your lunch break.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Very cool concept and I want to thank the founder Adil Mohammed for inviting me to take part in it. Patents are nice but… in a consumer Internet business, it’s most likely that you aren’t re-inventing the wheel. It’s nice to have protected IP, but that will mostly matter later on in the event of an acquisition.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. The Internet was thought to be too arcane, insecure and slow to meet real business needs. The implications of the propriety vision were not good.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2017

So, today check out my conversation with Ryan Dochuk, co-founder of the VPN service called Tunnelbear. He is the CEO and co-founder of Tunnelbear. And at that point it’s kind of unencrypted and send to the internet. Because your ISP’s you kind of think of them between you and the internet.

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

Finding a Technical Co-Founder. Engage an IP lawyer for more thorough analysis). Below are some examples of types of names that have been used to build major Internet brands. Typically the last name(s) of the founder(s). May 14, 2012 – Event Recap. April 11, 2012 – Event Recap. Company Directory.

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

The Internet can be a tremendous resource in finding the right people to build your team. Cons: People advertising services, looking for advice, seeking investment capital, and looking for cofounders are all dumping their comments into the same place, which can make it hard to browse. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

They had a couple experienced co-founders, including the now legendary Reed Hastings, but the problem was that they were stuck at about 300,000 customers. They’ve been around for nearly 100 years, but they embraced technology and the Internet relatively early. The title is not important; the work they do is.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Instead of spending 4 years at university, I spend 4 years starting 2 internet companies that failed. Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? What is the first step in creating an internet-based business (After planning) ? How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur?

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

For example, Yale could launch a center focused on applying political science thinking to the governance of major internet businesses (e.g., It would be ideal if Yale built a similar tool which allowed students to filter for companies with a) quality teams, b) >10 employees, c) backed by a credible VC, and d) (optional) a Yale cofounder.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

If YouTube really cares about dominating the future of Internet video it should take less because at 45% it will only encourage video producers to seek alternate distribution and will make it easier for competitors to emerge. Give access to music that is legal, avoiding lawsuits and ensuring revenue isn’t captured by other IP owners.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice).

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

As the former co-founder and CEO of two technology companies, Caroline has experienced both start-up failures and successes, and has raised close to $1 million in investment capital. I wanted to make sure we got it out there, the idea of how does one find a good co-founder? Where do you look?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Steve Kelly, Lead Investor; Godfrey Nazareth, President & CEO; and Matthew Maltese PhD, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. IP Location Tools. Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet â?? Founder Equity Issues. Founders Workbench. Xtranormal.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And since a startup thatsucceeds ordinarily makes its founders rich, that implies gettingrich is doable too. A lot ofwould-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is theinitial idea, and from that point all you have to do is execute.Venture capitalists know better. Ideally you want between two and four founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Maybe small amounts of money for what founders reading these pages dream of but life-changing for many. It was then popularized into an Internet meme 3 days later by text an Australian group of guys called Sunny Coast Shake in what garnered about 300,000 views in a short period of time (now at 11.3 Gangnam Style Meets Torso TV.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

You may know him as the founder of Soylent, the nutrition company he started in his kitchen and scaled nationwide. Many of you will know Robert as the founder of Soylent, which he started out of his kitchen and then grew into a nationwide phenomenon. We can't change the past, but we do have a say in the future if we're willing.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Likewise, founders can benefit from understanding basic characteristics of the overall legal structure, formation and governance documents, rights and responsibilities of team members, etc. Determine who will serve on the Board of Directors and in executive officer positions (usually founders). Newco, Inc.”)

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 31, 2013

Dan Caruso, the co-founder/CEO of Zayo Group , is one of them. Fiber was the workhorse of the Internet — and nothing would alter its importance for as far as the eye could see. Instead, we sought to provide raw fiber, wavelengths, ethernet, IP, and technical space to those entities that needed a whole lot of bandwidth.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Kawaii Illustration Calling all woodland creatures: You’re wanted on the Internet. View More » Entertainment 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Co. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Playing with blending modes, opacity and overlapping shapes can also be a fun way to experiment with analogous color schemes.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Kawaii Illustration Calling all woodland creatures: You’re wanted on the Internet. View More » Entertainment 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Co. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Playing with blending modes, opacity and overlapping shapes can also be a fun way to experiment with analogous color schemes.

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www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I started my first internet company while getting my MBA. I had taken classes on IP, first-mover advantage, etc. If we werent careful about this, our IP claims would be worthless. First mover advantage was a flawed theory that helped pre-product internet companies raise billions of dollars in the 90s. Youre not ready.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Interestingly enough, CooTek’s co-founder and CEO, Michael Wong , who was formerly from Microsoft’s R&D unit, took an unconventional route by launching in the Western market first. They don’t have a good IP (intellectual property) to defend their technology. Don’t threaten the Chinese Internet giants.

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