Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. This patent holding company has charged infringement and demanded royalties from every app developer for the iPhone and Android, for a feature most agree has been in apps for many years.

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Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. This patent holding company has charged infringement and demanded royalties from every app developer for the iPhone and Android, for a feature most agree has been in apps for many years.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

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 has just announced its $22M series C in December 2016. Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

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 has been granted two software patents, and has multiple patents pending. Moderator: Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The Cerro del Aguila power station, located in Tayacaja Province in central Peru, in March signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Peru’s government-owned electricity company, which will come into effect when the power station is completed in the second half of 2015. Israel Corporation is Israel’s largest holding company.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

In 2008, Teva acquired American company Barr Pharmaceuticals, a maker of generic birth control pills, for about $7.5 Teva, Israel’s largest company, has a market value of about $56 billion. Ratiopharm, a privately-owned subsidiary of German holding company VEM, was founded in 1973 and has annual sales of about $8.6

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Life Beyond Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

And what I’ve discovered is that companies that achieve significant, or even spectacular, growth are different in specific and measurable ways from companies that just muddle along. There are, in fact, myriad operational, marketing and financial strategies that can and do lead to growth.

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