InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? Because IP has intrinsic value, but only in the right hands. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

IP 256

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application. However, you should seek a patent attorney when it is time to craft your patent application. Save money on your office furniture, not on your IP lawyer.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2009

I happened to connect with Don, read his research papers, and in about 2007, learned about Twitter and started using it. Right after that, I established connections with lots of artists--who were customer and friends--and started publishing books for them. So, I pulled up the UC Irvine faculty list, and started calling professors.

Startup 100

Startup Research UCI Social Network 100

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

While handling bots, you should detect search engine crawlers, too: /* lookup your crawler IP database to populate $isCrawler; then, if the IP wasnt identified as search engine crawler: */ if ($isCrawler !== from the IP address range 65.52.0.0 Other rogue bots identify themselves by IP addy, user agent, and/or referrer.

SEO 37

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The proof nowadays is certainly in winning customers--whether that is a consumer or in the enterprise. Defensibility is also big--we're not interested in the me-too's without some unique IP. We saw a continuation of 2006 and 2007, where there were too many "me-too" players. Mark Suster: I would say we were hesitant in 2008.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Ideas Entrepreneur Invest 100