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Interview with Jonathan Simkin, SwoopThat

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In 2008, the Federal government passed an act which said that school have to show the course and required books for those courses. Jonathan Simkin: I was actually in high school when I decided I'd either start a company when I graduated, or go into patent law. Jonathan Simkin: Certainly, it is extremely competitive.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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Why Lawyers Don’t Run Startups - Steve Blank , May 27, 2010 Startups need to have a great lawyer, accountant, patent attorney, etc. No One Wins In Business Plan Competitions - Steve Blank , May 17, 2010 Last week one of the schools I teach at invited me to judge a business plan contest. It's a great talk.

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Interview: Venture Capitalists On Pitching

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Between 2005 and 2008, there were lots of companies raising half a million, and selling for 15 million. At GRP, we don't care about patents--they're nice to have, but not required--but we're looking for defensible IP in an area with an interesting, and big, idea. Mark Suster: I would say we were hesitant in 2008.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Tear Down Your Firewalls

Frank Addante

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Sure, you need to take the proper precautions to protect your idea first (patents, copyrights, etc.),

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 3.0: Internet advertising is good. No, it’s bad. Oh wait… it IS good!

Frank Addante

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Patent Lawsuit 6. ► October (1) New Video! Bootstrap 2. 7th Horse in a 7 Horse Race 3.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. ► October (1) New Video! Now, finally, we would see advancements in the way people use email!

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