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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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As I like to say, “If you’re really on to an enormous idea then other people in the market are going to spot that and want to compete with you. If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market. If you don’t, somebody else WILL!”

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

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If you want to be a YouTube MCN producer the problem is compounded by the fact that of course the talent needs to make money as well. Of course it’s a competitive market so MCNs competing for top talent not only compete on rev share to talent but also to services that they provide talent.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

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Being tenacious without the mental flexibility to pivot based on market feedback is a disaster. He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year. Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture. That’s hard core.

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Will hundreds of new domains complicate your online trademarks?

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Everyone knows what it means to have a “dot-com”, and most people have heard of a “dot-net” and a “dot-org.” “Many of our clients need help understanding the mechanics of trademarks on the Internet,” said Dr. George Edwards , a software and Internet IP consultant with Quandary Peak Research.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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Like most mature markets, the legal profession is highly segmented with respect to the services provided and markets served. If taking part-time evening courses is not possible, seek out an online curriculum. You do not want your IP lawyer to learn the prior art associated with your technology on your dime. Money Is Time.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. TrueCar, an LA-based company, sells more cars now than any physical dealer in the country and recently went public and has a $1 billion market cap. Indeed we have already seen the beginnings.

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