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. Defensible Claims - Some companies take pride in the number of patents they own.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
Of course it helps to have innovative technologies before you start building a business. If you have been working alone, perfecting your idea, with no new business track record, your best strategy is to license the technology to a company or team with real business startup experience. Commercialization requires infrastructure.
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SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. I grew up in Los Angeles and went to undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2003 with Honors in Economics. While at UC Santa Barbara, I started a café which served over 1100 dorm residents.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 20, 2011
As you all know TechZulu is a huge supporter of Startup Weekend, and when we had the chance to be part of the very first Orange County (my home town) Startup Weekend we jumped on board. Tonights Startup Weekend presentations are being judged by the following: Maneesh Goyal. He blogs at startup-marketing.com.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
Of course it helps to have innovative technologies before you start building a business. If you have been working alone, perfecting your idea, with no new business track record, your best strategy is to license the technology to a company or team with real business startup experience. Commercialization requires infrastructure.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 18, 2014
Of course, it helps to have innovative technologies before you start building a business. A long-term advantage usually also requires intellectual property, such as a patent, trade secret or trademark. Even a patent search won’t uncover work in progress that may be well ahead of you in the business cycle.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 20, 2012
There is a variation on an old quote that sums it up for me: "Invention is turning money into technology. Even a single-product startup better assume twice the cost if they want any profit. File a provisional patent as a place holder, a full patent, trademark, copyright, or all of the above.
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