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The top 10 companies investing billions in the Metaverse

VC Cafe

billion valuation) to invest in the Metaverse and build the future of digital entertainment Epic owns Fortnite, one of the most popular multiplayer games, enabling users to interact with each other online in an immersive way to play, socialise, attend to virtual concerts. billion revenue in 2021 for Epic Games and was played by 83.3

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

Small Business Administration , an organization is considered to be a small business if their: Firm revenue ranges from $1 million to $40 million Number of employees is between 100 and 1,500. You’ll need the EIN to pay taxes for your business, apply for licenses and permits, open a bank account, and hire and pay employees.

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The State of Gaming in 2022

VC Cafe

NPD reported on Friday that consumers spent 10% less in the first six months of 2022 than they did during the same time period last year, with game industry revenue down to $26.3 Data from Sensor Tower Q2 2022 report reveals that iOS users in the United States spent more in non-game apps than games for the first time ever last quarter.

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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

acquire a company for the product and its installed base of users. buy out an entire company for its revenue and profits. In response, venture capital firms like Sequoia and Andreessen/Horowitz are hiring new partners just to work with their portfolio companies and match them to corporations.

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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.) Type of IP. _. Just about anything can be patented : circuits, hardware, software, applied algorithms, formulas, designs, user interfaces, applications, systems. What is Protectable. _. Examples. _.

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Paywalls, SEO, and the Need for a Damn Good Brand

ConversionXL

But, historically, they’ve undermined monetization—requiring crawler access that savvy users exploit and demanding free clicks for searchers. For users in those countries, we put all content behind a registration wall. Access to three articles per day—still as many as 93 articles per month—sated most users.

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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

Would I hire a broker? Email readers, continue here…] Arthur: This is a matter between the owner of your IP (you) and the would-be user of your IP. The license to use your IP can be in the form of a one-time payment or structured as a continuing fee. I have the weeks to follow to make mine. Do it myself?

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