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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Tech startups are at the other extreme. The gulf has widened with the proliferation of social Internet / user-generated content and mobile application startups. Most of our early-stage startup clients fit this description.

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Crowdsourcing Your Product Name

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Product naming is hard. Too many factors come into play when looking for a name and it’s almost impossible to decide on the right name once you’ve stared at the same list for a week straight. I’m surprised the name was available.

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The unimportance of product names

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Follow us on Twitter for more information on our products. The unimportance of product names. Don’t waste too much time on picking a perfect name for your product. I was initially unfamiliar with project management software, and the name helped me understand why exactly I should give basecamp a shot.

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Trademark Registration Process — Do it Yourself or Hire an Attorney?

Up and Running

Most small businesses, growing startups , and individual entrepreneurs do not have ready access to legal counsel. Ideally, the trademark registration process should begin as soon as you’ve narrowed down a selection of possible marks, including business or product names, logos , and slogans.

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Hear me on the Startup Success Podcast

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Hot off the press, hear the hosts of the Startup Success Podcast interview Mike Taber and I about the Micropreneur Academy. October 28th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews , Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup?

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Startup Marketing: The Nine Levels of Traffic Quality

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. By the way, this is why TechCrunch traffic is not profitable for startups. It’s completely un-targeted (unless your niche market is other startups) and you have no relationship with that audience. blogs stayed less than five seconds on the site.

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RSS Troubles (FeedBurner)

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. November 2nd, 2009 | About this Blog Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. Thanks Phil Hollows Founder Feedblitz Leave a Comment Building Your Startup?

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