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What intellectual property (IP) steps should a startup take?

NZ Entrepreneur

IP steps for startups should be the same as for large multinationals, but within their budget. Make IP decisions and do so early. One of the main (and early) steps is to make a considered decision about what IP means to your business and what IP tools will be used to support your business model.

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Surviving Chargeback Fraud — How to Keep Your Business Safe

Up and Running

Because of various processing fees imposed by financial institutions, some chargeback claims can cost you more than the value of the transaction itself. BIN database. IP intelligence. How to prevent credit card chargebacks. Since you are not going to get back your merchandise or service rendered. Credit card verification code.

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Has Blockchain Fever Died Down In 2018?

YoungUpstarts

” According to the authors, just like TCP/IP was adopted massively so as to optimize processes in all industries, so will blockchain technology. These companies’ interest in blockchain is mainly driven by, among other things, the possibility of using the technology to dramatically reduce certain costs.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ? Barriers to entry ?

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? How to manage costs - One of the biggest frustrations that people have with lawyers are unexpected costs.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

If this idea was so big then why would they risk not being first to market, not building defensible IP for the sake of a few hundred thousand dollars extra in lock-up money at a big company? Servers, databases, bandwidth – they’re all virtual now. I finally called bullshit. It’s lost salary for a period of time.

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Eastern European Champions & the 4 V’s of Big Data

Cracking the Code

The second category is composed of companies that have developed a unique IP locally and marketed it worldwide - typically in the gaming, software, security or mobile sectors. Large volume of structured data can stored in relational databases and accessed quickly by queries.