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26 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. 1- Name to signify the beginning of an end. 3- My name and the work we do. So, I kept it simple: my name and the work we do: Brill Media.

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Intellectual Property 101

Up and Running

If someone asked whether or not your business has Intellectual Property (IP) and your answer is “I do not know” or “I doubt it,” you are not alone. It is difficult to be in a business situation completely devoid of IP worth identifying and protecting. IP is a not just a legal issue.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Anyone who has sat stymied with their cursor blinking in a “username” field knows that coming up with a name is harder than you’d think. We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!) to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. How Do I Start? Ask yourself: 2.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

“Carriers are moving rapidly to IP-based mobile backhaul, and Wintegra’s product offering is uniquely positioned to enable this packet transition and breakthrough the bandwidth bottlenecks faced in mobile networks,&# said Greg Lang, president and chief executive officer of PMC-Sierra. LONELY PLANET RANKS TEL AVIV 3RD HOTTEST CITY.

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Flings Pop-Up Recycling and Trash Bins

Feld Thoughts

A few years ago, several friends started a company called Evergreen IP to help inventors commercialize their consumer innovations. First off, how could you NOT love a company named TrashCo? Seriously, what a great name. I wonder if they know that one of the early names (at least in my head) for Foundry Group was VentureCo.

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‘Dear Abby’ Style Advice to Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

We live in East Texas were the education level is low and dropout rates are around 17%. Dear StartupPro, My question is how to treat a valuable domain name during the funding stage? My initial thought was to place a value on the name and lease it to the company with the option to buy after a pre-determined number of years.

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Austin AI startups raised more than $50 Million in 2017

Austin Startup

The enterprise focus has a tough time showing their own IP versus the vertical business solutions have limited total addressable market. With no formal sales team, they are doing great with marquee names on their customer rooster. No wonder they landed some big names as customers and getting their patents process completed.

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