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Entrepreneurs and Startups

What Venture Capitalists See For 2010: IPOs, M&A, But Not Cleantech

by Doug Park January 5, 2010

What do venture capitalists like in 2010?  Not cleantech.  But they are optimistic about more big IPOs and mergers and acquisitions coming through.
An article in the New York Times discusses the technology sectors that VCs are bullish on.  VCs are excited about startups developing applications for the Android, less so for iPhone application companies. VCs [...]

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Intellectual Property And Open Innovation On The Smart Grid

by Doug Park August 27, 2009

Will the smart grid develop through proprietary intellectual or open innovation? To what extent can both contribute to the smart grid’s growth? The answers to these questions will have a huge influence on how the smart grid works and what it ultimately does for energy efficiency. In this post, I offer a few thoughts on [...]

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Mistakes Small Businesses Make Regarding Intellectual Property (Part 2)

by Doug Park August 7, 2009

In this post, I continue to examine how small businesses and startups can avoid common misconceptions about intellectual property. This time, I turn to patent issues that small and emerging companies must consider to maximize the value they create and capture from their intellectual property.
As noted in the previous post, these misconceptions come from an [...]

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Mistakes Small Businesses Make Regarding Intellectual Property (Part 1)

by Doug Park August 6, 2009

Small businesses often worry about protecting their intellectual property. Yet, they also hold misconceptions about how to strategically manage their intellectual property. The New York Times recently cited five common misconceptions that small businesses often make concerning their intellectual property. To remain competitive, small business owners need to make smart investments in their intellectual property [...]

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Which Way Should Venture Capital Go?

by Doug Park July 28, 2009

The venture capital industry is downsizing toward smaller and fewer funds.  What should the remaining VCs do?  What should new VCs do? The answers will have a large influence on entrepreneurs, innovation, and wealth creation.
Venture Capitalists Who Raise Money Now Will Win Later
In the current environment, raising money is tough, not just for entrepreneurs but [...]

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The Downsizing Of Venture Capital

by Doug Park July 7, 2009

The venture capital bubble has burst. The New York Times reports that the venture capital industry is shrinking on two fronts: the number of venture firms, and the total amount of investment in venture funds. As many as half of all venture firms could shut down because of poor financial performance. In 2008, venture capitalists [...]

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