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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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Virtual Data Rooms are not Just for Big Companies

The Startup Magazine

It is defined as an online repository of information for storing and distributing shared documents, and can be used during business transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and private equity and venture capital funding. You might end up realizing that some items are not included e.g. training and 24/7 support.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

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). The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March.

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

A liquidation preference means that the investors receive their investment back (plus dividends) prior to a distribution of the proceeds to stockholders. The investor may also ask for a participation in which the investors receive some additional multiple of their investment prior to distribution of proceeds to stockholders.

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7 Incredible Web Design, Branding, Digital Marketing Experiences

Occam's Razor

They use geo/ip to work out where I am. Songza demonstrates great use of technology, but not in an in your face look at how smart we are way. I expect that they'll have a beautiful brand experience, use fast-loading technology to do clever things, allow me to explore products, make smart recommendations. – Music!

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Fixing Tech – A Manifesto from a Raving Capitalist

Start Up Blog

I’m a self confessed lover of technology and how empowering it can be. I make my career from evangelising the benefits of technology and I wrote my first lines of code on a 16k RAM-only computer, way before any of this was trendy. A new commodity which has been brought into the market by technology firms, priced and sold.