Company CTO Hire Patents Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 30, 2014
The reality is that as VCs we have limited allocations of where we can spend our time so we want to attach ourselves to projects in which we, too, can be passionate. Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? We hired OSHA regulatory lawyers.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Last week a company we enthusiastically backed, uBeam , led by a very special entrepreneur, 25-year-old Meredith Perry , announced a $10 million round of financing. Working at a big company is honorable and I don’t believe the narrative that all of this tech disruption is to kill off big companies. We checked patents.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 23, 2012
Ideas are not intellectual property, until they have been converted into patents, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrights. Sacrifice and time commitment. An important key is NOT to dodge the discussion up front, come to some agreement quickly, and write it down. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO?
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Ideally, they will have links to distributors you need, or even be investors in your company as well.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
Ideas are not intellectual property, until they have been converted into patents, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrights. Sacrifice and time commitment. An important key is NOT to dodge the discussion up front, come to some agreement quickly, and write it down. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO?
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 31, 2012
Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Ideally, they will have links to distributors you need, or even be investors in your company as well.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 17, 2011
Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). Ideally, they will have links to distributors you need, or even be investors in your company as well.
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