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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

Naming your startup can be one of the most difficult challenges for an entrepreneur. The list of important factors when naming your startup is practically endless, and there are many common roadblocks when it comes down to choosing the final name. And the name you choose tells whether or not you passed that test.”.

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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

I had come across a guy from the US named Michael Rhattigan who had transfered from the Chicago office to a place called Sophia Antipolis in the south of France (mid way between Nice & Cannes). He introduced me to a senior guy from the “network solutions&# practice, a Dutchman named Valentijn Bonger.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

My wife, Ann, and I took a trip this past spring to visit Estonia, Finland, Ireland and Russia. We had a lovely time in Northern Ireland. We finished our first full day at a dinner with Halo , the Northern Ireland Business Angel Network (Alan Watts).

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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote this on my flight home from f.ounders & web summit in Dublin, Ireland late last year. I recently returned from a 5-day visit to Ireland, my first time back in 10 years and the start of what I hope will be a more regular travel schedule there. I think I was too hung over to finish it, hit publish and move on.

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

taxes are a company’s biggest worry, it might think about incorporating in the Cayman Islands or Ireland. If a domain name is critical to a brand and the domain is not empty, the best course may be to find a new name. Startups also must pay an inexpensive service fee for incorporating in Delaware. If high U.S.

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

As we end 2012, Gust is the official, exclusive platform of virtually every national federation of business angels in the world including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, France, Portugal, Spain, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, India, even China, all in their native languages.

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Ireland

The Next Web

percent) and laxer regulations, almost every major tech company has chosen Ireland as the site for their European headquarters. Today, Dublin’s Silicon Docks look more like a hall of fame featuring the office buildings of major players like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Apple, and Amazon, to name a few.

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