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Dear Founders: Here Are Three IP Mistakes to Watch-Out For

Scott Edward Walker

In a couple of cases, the founders played lawyer on their own; in the other cases, the founders either used (i) a Web service that did not address IP issues or (ii) an inexperienced law firm. code, designs, logo, etc.) The purpose of this blog post is to briefly discuss the three most common IP mistakes that startups make.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Board and Governance issues arise from day one in most startups. Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

I wassurprised recently when I realized that all the worst problems wefaced in our startup were due not to competitors, but investors.Dealing with competitors was easy by comparison. Your natural tendency when an investor says yes willbe to relax and go back to writing code. They were helpful in negotiating deals, for example.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I realized that working for large companies who were fighting each other, or fighting the government, was never going to scratch that itch. Increased productivity also leads to reduced lead-time and improved due date performance, both of which reduce chaos and foster a great work culture. 11- Out of necessity. That was 6 years ago.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Government grants – Credit cards / debt. Sometimes I use Balsamiq, sometimes I code a prototype, doesn’t matter – just create something, then tell the world. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned.

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The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

www.paulgraham.com

Our startup made software for making online stores. When we startedit, there wasnt any; the few sites you could order from werehand-made at great expense by web consultants. We knew that ifonline shopping ever took off, these sites would have to be generatedby software, so we wrote some. Pretty straightforward.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

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