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Crowdsourcing Your Product Name

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Product naming is hard. As an aside, his application launched last week and you can find it at [link] or in the iPhone app store under the name “QuickReader.” It’s addictive.

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Why Some Startups Win

Steve Blank

I was having a second coffee with an ex student, now the head of a marketing inside a rapidly growing startup. But he was getting uneasy that as his headcount was growing the productivity of his marketing department seemed to be rapidly declining. Titles in a startup are not the same as what your job is. All good news.

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The unimportance of product names

37signals.com

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. We usually decide upon a product name by seeing what the product does. Everybody knows what a product name should be.

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6 Tips to Choosing a Great Company/Product Name

www.startupnextdoor.com

Startup Next Door. The Self-Serve Startup » 6 Tips to Choosing a Great Company/Product Name. When naming your company you’re naming your baby. So give your baby a name that will still be a good name when she’s all grown up. The product name is not special in any way.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

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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When Does a Private-to-Private Merger Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

Most products out there suck so mom gets stuck with angst of wanting to have decorations, activities and chatzkies for other kids to take home. Startup Lessons Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures' What should be an enjoyable experience turns into a time-suck obligation and angst-ridden day of self questioning.

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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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