YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2018

In addition, if your business operations are located overseas, repatriation provisions under the new tax law may make a switch to C-Corp status tax advantageous. The operative word here, though, is qualified. Costs of Retaining Cash. New Deductions for Qualified Business Income.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2012

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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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2011

This patent holding company is charging infringement and demanding royalties from every app developer for the iPhone and Android, for a feature most agree has been in apps for many years. The USPTO operates on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. Yes, the software patent process is a mess.

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Up and Running

APRIL 6, 2016

If you dream of operating your own luxury day spa, now may be the perfect time to get started. You will also need a solid business plan to help you identify your potential costs and create a roadmap that you can follow. Consider your operating hours. Step 1: Creating a business plan for your spa. They’re opening earlier (7 a.m.)

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

Khosrowshahi, who previously served as CEO of Expedia before taking the reins at Uber in 2017, sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

’s leadership team, I personally would have vigorously opposed this move because I think any benefit which might accrue to the org would be overwhelmed by a range of costs. It is more remarkable for a large, well-known company that’s an actual operating business like Yahoo! If I were involved with Yahoo!’s

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 12, 2020

I am a huge fan of Charlie Munger, who is the Vice Chairman of the famed holding company Berkshire Hathaway. Just within the last month, Morrow had a medical crisis that almost cost him his life. By embracing globalization and making group purchases, they were able to increase quality and lower costs at the same time.

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