Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Lita Nelsen has seen it up close—and played a part in its evolution—from her studies there in the 1960s, to her business-school fellowship in the late 1970s, to her 30 years working in MIT’s Technology Licensing Office. And so that’s what Stanford did, so it was set up in that model. Then it got acquired by Millipore.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on PandoDaily. When seeking the perfect pitch, in baseball and in the startup world, less is a lot more. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Yammer for Education) & explanatory (e.g., Is One Line Enough?

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. An invalidated patent or one deemed to infringe the rights of another party can devastate a startup. Provisional Protection - Most US high-tech companies begin the utility patent process by filing a provisional patent application. Image: Wikipedia.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

In this article about Tom Perkins in the WSJ you would have had a clue before his recent letter. There is outraged public reaction to the Google buses carrying technology workers from the city to the peninsula high-tech companies which employ them. We need to provide better education for the masses. But let me try.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

free weekly Infochachkie articles! It is not rational to put oneself into the uncertain, stress-filled environment of a startup. If it were a decision to be an entrepreneur, then most right-minded individuals would decide to turn back when they encountered the first inevitable startup crises. Entrepreneurship is not a choice.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. As Guy Kawasaki pointed out in our recent conversation , “…it is cheaper than ever to start a company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. of startup businesses as far back as 2005. Only the under-35 age group need apply.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Otherwise, grab a cup ‘o coffee … Clicking on any graph below will take you to that article. The prices of angel deals have recently crept up, VCs have also gotten their checkbooks out again, frothy deals are happening and people are feeling bullish. raise money now to weather any storms).

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