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Litigation
Given that software start-ups use lots of open-source, is it a risk that they will get sued for selling products that incorporate open-source and t...
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United States
Patents
I'm more than happy to include the people which helped but am hoping to use that as leverage to get a better deal from the engineer. But he is tel...
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Hong Kong
Business strategy
For a B2B SaaS startup, would VCs value traction (users, engagement) over revenue for a Series A round? I know that both metrics are important, but...
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United States
Contracts
For NDAs that make sure certain employees who have access to the most sensitive information in the company, how can we make sure they are enforceab...
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United States
Patents
We would like to sell or market an invention before we file a provisional patent in order to test profitability, market readiness and such. Is this...
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United States
Copyright
As part of our social media offering we would like to launch a simple platform where users can rate and share concerts and live shows they have vis...
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Copyright
As a web startup, besides logos, slogans, domains etc., what should we pay attention to in terms of intellectual property protection? Our web servi...
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Netherlands
Convertible notes
The stated rationale here relates to the investor(s) being concerned that the startup might sell the company before they raise their next round of ...
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United States
Patents
Our startup has been working on a technology that could potentially be protected by patents. Since we are early-stage, our funds were not sufficien...
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United States
Trademark
We would like to protect our company & product name (identical). Some investors whom we approached early on mentioned that good TM protection could...
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United Kingdom
