Invest IP Resource Writing 
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2019
At Upfront, our partners have been fortunate enough to be part of 18 companies that have reached north of $1 billion and the average tenure of an investment that exits at this scale is more than 10 years. We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k?—?$15 Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?—?particularly
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 9, 2018
You left the meeting dreaming about money and finally having resources to do all of the things you wanted to do. I then had to review a nefarious IP lawsuit filed against another company and help the CEO figure out whether we should just pay it or join forces with the other companies named and fight it. everything.
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InfoChachkie
MAY 16, 2011
Thus, follow the guidelines outlined in IP – Worthless To A Startup and only spend significant time and effort protecting your intellectual property when it is clear what you are trying to protect. 5) Allow Partners To Write Your Agreements. Thus, I will let my Big Dumb Company (BDC) partner write our agreement.
Tech Zulu Event
MARCH 3, 2015
I often write about the best strategies for startup fundraising or how to manage startup financing and optimize for growth. Here are three of the most common: When you’re incorporating — Business structure is an important decision with financial, investment, and tax implications.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year.
Tech Zulu Event
APRIL 27, 2015
IPv6 is the latest Internet Protocol (IP). For example, security suppliers will have to re-write firewalls for the new protocol, but without any single organization to set the direction of the deployment of IPv6, approaches will be in constant flux. Enterprises must invest resources into network security training.
socalTECH
APRIL 30, 2010
Plus, there's always shoulder surfing--when people write them down, and are grabbing for your daytimer or spreadsheet for passwords--that's treating passwords like it's the 1950's, and leaving your front door key under a door mat. The exciting part of this, is it's a true enabler of making these resources more broadly utilized.
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