Entrepreneurs good or bad, we all make mistakes. Some take their lumps over and over while others learn more quickly from their mistakes. Scott Walker, the founder of Walker Corporate Law Group, has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and has seen lots of mistakes get made along the way, so he shared five of the…
Read MoreWith TECH cocktail DC 8 tonight in Washington, D.C., we wanted to take a moment to thank our platinum sponsor for the event, Pillsbury. In case Pillsbury is new to you, they are a full-service law firm with strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors. They have offices around the world…
Read MoreMany of us techies, entrepreneurs, and even some legal folks I am sure can’t even answer the question posed above, What is the difference between copyright and intellectual property? But in all honesty for those of you out there building a product and company really need to know the subtle differences to be able to protect…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was contributed to TECH cocktail by John Guidos who practices law out of Chicago, Illinois at the Law Offices of Guidos & Pierotti LLP. Check out their website at: gplawchicago.com or follow John on Twitter: @johnguidos. Legal battles over online postings are being waged across the nation at an increasing rate. The…
Read MorePlease join the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Technology Entrepreneur Center for an Illini-TEC Forum luncheon event: “Recent Changes In Patent Law And The Impact On Inventors and Entrepreneurs” Date: April 8, 2008 12:00 – 2:00 PM Location: Illini Center, 4th Floor 200 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 (map) Our distinguished speakers: Joe Barich…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More