Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Get your Internet domain name and website. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. Build a prototype product.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. business models. New Rules for China.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. business models. New Rules for China.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2010

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. We have no competitors.” Your funding request will likely go into the circular file. More features than anyone.”

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. Ninety-four percent of households are equipped with a computer and have Internet access (the others are still playing 8-bit Nintendo). We have great intellectual property protection, and have efficient ways to enforce contracts.

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Every startup lawyer is familiar with variations on this theme and can recite cautionary war stories, but the Winklevoss brothers’ dispute with Facebook, made famous in the movie The Social Network , has become the iconic example. Founders now have more options, which is a double-edged sword.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Get your Internet domain name and website. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it.

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

However, thanks to economy of scale, prices for online venture necessities like web hosting and Internet data have dwindled significantly. Visit online forums, social networks, and blogs and check customer star rating and comments. Carry out a thorough research in your area of interest and find out what is lacking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Some say the Internet is a metaphor for our brains. Both are networks. Marketing is top priority.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Some say the Internet is a metaphor for our brains. Both are networks. Marketing is top priority.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

People who use Google AdWords have two possible networks they can use to target users: the search network, and the Display network. The search network involves pay-per-click advertising (or Paid Search). The Google Display Network has a massive reach of approximately 90% of global internet users. Conversion.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

People who use Google AdWords have two possible networks they can use to target users: the search network, and the Display network. The search network involves pay-per-click advertising (or Paid Search). The Google Display Network has a massive reach of approximately 90% of global internet users. Conversion.

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

By Issie Lapowsky | Aug 6, 2010 Share ); Getty Related Articles The New Rules of Hiring Is It Legal To Use Social Network Data When Hiring? They hadnt yet reached out to their massive user network. Or, you could create your own networking events, as Meebo did. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Think seriously about the number and clout of your competitors. Financial risk. Operational risk.

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Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Get your Internet domain name and website. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Think seriously about the number and clout of your competitors. Financial risk. Operational risk.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Other VCs use Contently * or Social Native * to create relevant content. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Some say the Internet is a metaphor for our brains. Both are networks. Marketing is top priority.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Social media. Social networking. Social games. Dylan’s Desk: New security threats target intellectual property, infrastructure. 10 Internet comments about games that actually make us laugh. Streaming media. Streaming video. Smartphones. Windows Phone. Google Plus. Add a Comment. Mike Minotti.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events. Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

PMC-Sierra, a premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, is purchasing Wintegra Inc. , a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. US CHIPMAKER PMC SIERRA ACQUIRES ISRAELI WINTEGRA.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Intellectual Property Law For Startups Blog. Likelihood of Confusion -trademark, copyright and Internet Law. Mailing lists/groups. Google Groups. Forms/Surveys. Google Forms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. Think seriously about the number and clout of your competitors. Financial risk. Operational risk.

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Intellectual Property Mexico Startup China 223

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. Specialized alumni tech networks : Accelerate Yale (which had merged into it YaleFintech and Yale Tech), Yale Science & Engineering Association. Access to University’s Intellectual Property : Office of Cooperative Research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2010

Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services on the Internet in the USA with 2-3 new services opening every single day. So sites have to invest heavily in viral marketing to achieve critical mass, which competes with current social networks, while users expect to join both for free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events. Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

The story of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg, or at least Hollywood’s version of it, should be familiar to anyone who’s seen The Social Network or spends more than five minutes each week surfing the Internet.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In the process of gathering feedback, you’re beginning to develop a network of advisers and supporters. Then spend all your time on two things: talking to people (networking) and creating a wireframe (a simple mockup) of your web app. Infiltrate the social networks (Facebook and Twitter) and then try to connect face-to-face.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 13, 2012

From social networks like Facebook (clone: vKontakte ) to microblogging services like Tumblr (clone: Dian Dian ) to daily deal sites like Groupon (clone: Snapdeal ), to gifting apps like Wrapp (clone: DropGifts ) and online retail stores like Amazon (clone: Lazada ), the examples aren’t hard to find. The clones.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

The best ones know enough about Internet marketing (and search engine optimization) that they’ll be visible if they are looking for new projects. The latter includes successful technology founders who have cashed out but want to stay in the game for the fun of it. Try Google. Also try a search on LinkedIn.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Reply Quora , on March 12, 2011 at 12:54 am said: What are the free software tools and online services one should leverage for an internet start-up just getting started from an idea?… I have lots to go through!

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

[link] Matt Merriam It’s been clear for sometime that the venture model, particularly early stage venture, is not the best approach for funding tech startups, but the hangover from the Internet days still lingers. The internet business is a game of scale (network externalities).

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

This isnt trivial - believing in the projections and selling your passion and networking to find investors are all really hard. I cant keep count of the number of people who I talk to on a daily basis online or in person, at networking events, etc. social network/web analysis/etc. This is utter bullshit. Not always!

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