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Hire for your core. Partner for the rest.

Berkonomics

Patents, branding, marketing and more. In the patent world, we protect this intellectual core with what we call a “patent thicket,” aptly describing the attempt to surround the core patent with other patents that defend the core and further prevent competitors from attacking the central component of the business.

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Hire for your core. Partner for the rest.

Berkonomics

In the patent world, we protect this intellectual core with what we call a “patent thicket,” aptly describing the attempt to surround the core patent with other patents that defend the core and further prevent competitors from attacking the central component of the business.

Patents 159
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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

"We are doing something in mobile advertising." Entrepreneur: Following is an email describing my idea. Since you won’t sign an NDA, you agree that by reading beyond this paragraph you are agreeing not to share my idea with anyone, forward this email to anyone, or discuss the idea without my consent. " Ummm.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

"We are doing something in mobile advertising." Entrepreneur: Following is an email describing my idea. Since you won’t sign an NDA, you agree that by reading beyond this paragraph you are agreeing not to share my idea with anyone, forward this email to anyone, or discuss the idea without my consent. " Ummm.

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Interview with Dave Waldman, Bccthis

socalTECH

Dave Waldman , CEO and Founder of Los Angeles-based Bccthis (www.Bccthis.com), a startup looking to add additional functionality and private messaging into both corporate emails and Twitter messages. The concept behind Bccthis is sending a private message within a group email and group message.

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Interview with Allison Dollar, SnapCuts

socalTECH

One way is to create your own, custom video clip which you can share via email, text message, or through a social networking site like Facebook. Now, we're doing a push with a social agency, and are just starting to pull the trigger on advertising. In a mobile world, what's a unique way to reach out to your friends and others?

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Interview with Ryan Scott, CauseCast

socalTECH

Ryan is a serial entrepreneur, having previously co-founded email marketer NetCreations, and also has been an angel investor in local startups. I wanted to help bring some light to that without having it be advertising, which comes on as being disingenuous. First, for those not familiar with CauseCast, what is the company all about?

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