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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

What You Can Learn From Public Markets It doesn’t really take a genius to realize that what happens in the public markets will filter back to the private markets because the ultimate exit of these companies is either an IPO or an acquisition (often by a public company whose valuation is fixed daily by the market).

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” Who are the customers? Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? will you leverage?

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Be Frugal, But Never Cheap When Locking Down Your IP

InfoChachkie

The money you pay your intellectual property (IP) lawyer should be judiciously spent. However, the potential costs associated with an IP mishap can be catastrophic. As such, save money buying used office furniture, not by selecting an inexpensive IP lawyer who lacks the appropriate level of experience in your technical domain.

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Semtech Rolls Out New Ethernet Silicon IP

socalTECH

Camarillo-based Semtech Corporation , the developer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, rolled out new silicon this morning for the Ethernet market. Pricing on the IP license was not announced. READ MORE>>. semtech ethernet silicon asic semiconductor 802.3'

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Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products. Internet domain name. This name (www.

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Marketing and big data: Finding that needle in the haystack

Berkonomics

Classic marketing teaches us that this is the best way to define our audience, and to make appropriate pitches that will elicit favorable response from the target audience. She doesn’t fit into the demographic mold, and she will be missed when using any of the traditional marketing methods of communication.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

Just as I was getting the swing of things the world shifted beneath my feet and the stock market went into a free fall and venture capital all but shut down for nearly a year. If I use Invoca as an example: we handle tens of millions of phone calls for customers who want to drive sales calls into call centers. Over the past 2.5