If you’re starting a company, you may wish to begin in stealth mode, keeping your business idea and plans secret for a little while. During this stealth phase, consider doing the following to protect your intellectual property: Think of a name for the company. Do a trademark search before you form a company. If it’s…
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Copyright Duration: How Disney Moved the Finish Line
This post is excerpted from Ownability – How Intellectual Property Works, now available for pre-order at a 20% discount at myownability.com. In 2002, Steam Boat Willy, the first major film in which the venerable Mickey Mouse character appears, was about to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its release. Under the copyright law in force at…
The Light Within
The word “namaste” roughly translates to “the light within me honors the light within you.” Beautiful, right? A really awesome way to view the world and everyone in it. But what is this light within? Can we find it? Can we become the light within? There are voices in your head, incessantly chattering at you…
Hey thanks
The happiest people on earth have remarkably few things in common. One of them, however, is gratitude. If you want to be happier, try being more thankful. Your life is an amazing miracle, which, truth be told, you did absolutely nothing to deserve. It’s a gift, a daily birthday present, a sumptuous banquet set before…
You Don’t Need Anyone’s Permission
If you are considering entrepreneurship, nobody is going to come along and suggest to you that it might be a good idea. Certainly, nobody is going to give you permission. If you are married, your spouse is unlikely to say, “Hey, I know what you should do today. You should quit your full time job,…
Intellectual Property is the Ownability of your Own Ability
Excerpt from chapter 1 of Ownability – How Intellectual Property Works now available for pre-order at a 20% discount. Intellectual property is everywhere. You can hardly exist in the modern world, let alone on the internet, without accessing or using someone’s intellectual property. The rules of intellectual property help you turn ideas into money, which,…
Ownability
Holy cow, I wrote a book. Check out Ownability and pre-order for a 20% discount!…
Be a rockstar
I am a lawyer. I help people start companies and do deals. I try to be really good at this. In fact, I try to be a big effing rockstar. Like they say, “Go big, or go home.” Life is way too short not to supersize it. My clients and friends know this. They’re all…
Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
I am 47 years old and I am in the best shape of my life. I recently dropped about 35 pounds and about 5 inches off my waist. I have more muscle definition and less body fat than I have had since college. My cholesterol is through the floor. I have more energy than I…
Notes on Pitching Investors
The basic thrust of pitching your business to investors — or to co-founders, or indeed, to yourself — is to portray confidence about what you are going to do with the investor’s money. Investors invest in people. They seek strong, capable navigators of their financial future. You must demonstrate the skill and will to succeed,…
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