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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. You own the IP you create. In a booming tech market like 2011 it’s easy to think your business will always expand. That is $12 million in profits over 3 years.

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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. The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. Save money on your office furniture, not on your IP lawyer.

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Why Lawsuits Are On the Rise at Startups and What To Do About It

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This is only an educated hypothesis but I’ll bet it’s pretty close to grounded in reality: Everybody saw “The Social Network” and everybody has a belief that suing will net them millions whether they’re in the right or the wrong. When it involves real or perceived large sums of money, friends sue.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. The best proof of a soft circle is whether an angel will email someone else (refer another investor) and start off that email with “I’m investing in…”. lessons learned from his days as an entrepreneur. what is your ratio? (0:37:35).

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