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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

The bad news is that patent trolls (non-producing companies that make their money from licensing patents) can squeeze the lifeblood out of unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the recent mess around Lodsys suing small Apple IOS developers. This hit RIM (Research In Motion) a few years ago, and cost them $650M to recover.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Gust

The bad news is that patent trolls (non-producing companies that make their money from licensing patents) can squeeze the lifeblood out of unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the recent mess around Lodsys suing small Apple IOS developers. This hit RIM (Research In Motion) a few years ago, and cost them $650M to recover.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from the London Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University.

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5 Ways To Cut Back On Employee Health Care Costs

YoungUpstarts

It may seem intrusive to some, but small business owners concerned about cutting back on costs need to consider every avenue of cost-reduction. Hold company-wide sports games in your down time on a regular basis. Others employee welfare health care healthcare healthcare costs managing costs' Sports Games.

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

VC Cafe

The company emerged from stealth in November 2016 and announced a $100 million investment round from Sir Ronald Cohen, Lloyd Dorfman, OCAPAC Holding Company, and Horizons Ventures. the company raised a strong $3.3M Raised $8M in series B in September 2016. All key technologies for autonomous driving.

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Michael Polk Shares How Smaller Companies Can Offer Big Leadership Development Opportunities

The Startup Magazine

Polk says the biggest difference at Implus is that as CEO “I spend much more time doing the brand and business development work directly with my team as opposed to focusing on resource allocation and having to work through layers in the organization to influence the demand-creation or cost-reduction choices people are making.

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Software Patents Have Become a Startup Nightmare

Startup Professionals Musings

The bad news is that patent trolls (non-practicing companies that make their money from licensing patents) can squeeze the lifeblood out of unsuspecting entrepreneurs, as exemplified by the continuing mess around Lodsys suing small Apple IOS developers. The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent.

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