Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 7, 2011
I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. The bad news is that patent trolls can squeeze the lifeblood out of innocent and unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the current mess around Lodsys patent No.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 29, 2011
Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent over-enthusiasm or over-confidence that can kill your deal. First, no investor is interested in a company that is only looking to get 1% of a market. There are two problems with this assertion.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 23, 2010
Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent over-enthusiasm or over-confidence that can kill your deal. First, no investor is interested in a company that is only looking to get 1% of a market. All we have to do is get 1% of the market.”
InfoChachkie
JUNE 25, 2009
A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face. He or she must be willing to fight for your company and go toe-to-toe with your investors. Save money on your office furniture, not on your IP lawyer.
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