Monthly Archives: March 2012

Ideas and the Law: Using Intellectual Property to Protect You Part 1 (Patents)

In the first of the Ideas and the Law Series, I addressed what steps you can take to protect an idea. Technically there is little legal protection available unless the person to whom you disclose an idea has a contractual … Continue reading

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The Myth of the Start-Up

Chris Dixon has posted a thoughtful analysis about the Myth of the Overnight Success on his blog. He writes: You tend to hear about startups when they are successful but not when they are struggling. This creates a systematically distorted … Continue reading

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Ideas and the Law: What every Entrepreneur & Inventor Should Know, and Do

People start companies because they have an idea. Whether it’s an idea for something new, something better, something unique, it all begins with an idea. Not only are ideas the foundation for great companies, ideas may also be the company’s … Continue reading

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