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CatalystFactory

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    Comment #1748369

    Just checked my dictionary for the most rudimentary definition: entrepreneur |ˌäntrəprəˈnoŏr; -ˈnər| noun a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on gr…

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    Comment #1743349

    Hi Lelele, The first thing I would do is check your name is in fact unique. Just because you registered the name icoke.com, .net, .org, etc... doesn't mean you own a trademark (com…

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    Comment #1725110

    The post/link doesn't seem to work :( update?

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    Comment #1724400

    If you formed your entity correctly (I assume this is where your $3k debt to your lawyer came in), you likely can declare bankruptcy for your company and take no personal liability…

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    Comment #1708879

    My friend runs: http://www.syncplicity.com/ - might be of use.

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    Comment #1704156

    So basically Twilio in India?

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    Comment #1702740

    Details? Place/time/event/victim?

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    Comment #1668941

    (1) You should never "ignore" a cease and desist letter. I would have it reviewed by an experienced lawyer in the field perhaps over lunch (to save on legal costs) and get their in…

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    Comment #1666079

    @mrbird This is very case dependent on what your site or app does. Should it stop you from building it? Probably not. If you don't incorporate or incorporate improperly, you'll lik…

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    Comment #1638219

    I love when MSM rehashes and restates the obvious. What? Paypal wants to dominate the market they are in?! Shocker. What will be be interesting is if one of the major payment proce…

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    Comment #1617944

    I'd use http://libyanspider.com . When I was looking to register they were the only non-super-sketchy registrar.

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    Comment #1608789

    There a lot of people in this space. The problem is that how companies deal with DMCA request varies a lot. A lot of PR capital can be wasted on one bad DMCA complaint gone wrong.

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    Comment #1589520

    Please don't take this the wrong way, but where do you get $250K revenue from? Also, who is using these layer styles now and are your layer styles protected by IP? The styles look …

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    Comment #1588054

    I'd agree with Dan, but would suggest getting an independent review of critical documents. I'd also wonder what the lawyer's motivation for wanting to invest.

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    Comment #1588004

    I would inform the registrar that the email information in the WHOIS is incorrect. I would also send a polite letter, in my experience that can get the ball rolling. My gut says th…

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    Comment #1578092

    Can't wait for someone to sue for malpractice when confidential documents go viral, originating from a leak in India. I believe the average case in India's civil courts is over 5 y…

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    Comment #1578063

    I laughed a little on the inside. Then I laughed out loud.

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    Comment #1561099

    Online Payment Transaction Costs - every time a new player enters the field like Amazon Payments/Google Checkout entering into Paypal's domain they all converge on the same relativ…

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    Comment #1535198

    Without reading your article and the "spun" article it would be hard to tell whether or not your copyright has been infringed. Could you post the links? Perhaps, open up a channel …

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    Comment #1511381

    I'm not sure you need the whole package, but it sure helps and potentially saves time/cost down the road. @moe I think branding is always important.

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    Comment #1475206

    Having a bit of trouble loading it in Chrome - is the site down?

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    Comment #1424555

    My current manager visited my school for a brown bag lunch talk. I asked her questions during and after the lunch. I continued the discussion over email and eventually that turned …

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    Comment #1401927

    I'd be interested to see how processes work at a bootstrapped vs. funded start up. A comparison table would be awesome!