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Thanks to socalTECH's Sponsors

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Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Your Software Development Partner. Cox Communications - Orange County - Looking for Product Marketing Manager. SoCal IP Law Group LLP - IP Counselors For Technology Companies. They include: Sponsors.

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

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This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. For entrepreneurs who want to learn about how to work with investment banks, how to position yourself to be acquired and what the IPO markets look like this is the episode to watch.

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Interview with Vanessa Dawson, The Vinetta Project

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The Vinetta Project (www.vinettaproject.com), a group which is focused on helping to accelerate the growth of female-led startups, announced a few weeks ago that it is working with P&G Ventures, the internal "startup studio" of Procter and Gamble on an effort to help female-led companies in Los Angeles. What is The Vinetta Project?

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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Much like political leaders, corporate executives are often given too much credit, as well as too much blame. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader. Banana IP. "Intellectual

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ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

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Although necessary, “stepping stone” approach of initially utilizing smaller VARs to enter new geographic markets can become problematic as your business grows, because large VARs often demand uncontested, broad, multi-country coverage. This is generally a straightforward and uncontested provision.

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How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company

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But you do need to be sure your company doesn’t just become the internal R&D department for a large corporation. Importantly, make sure that you retain IP rights to your custom work which needs to be part of the engagement contract. At a minimum co-ownership of the IP. So how much PS is too much?

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TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

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Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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