StartupLounge.com #0012: Intellectual Property Basics [74:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Welcome to SL #12! Properly protecting your intellectual property is one of the top priorities of just about every startup. Joining us for a lively discussion about the basics of intellectual property law is Larry Villanueva of Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, a boutique Atlanta law firm that focuses only on intellectual property (IP).

As an added bonus, we throw a few entrepreneurs under the bus, and we get ready for our first StartupLounge.com Capital Connections event tonight, where nearly 200 Atlanta area entrepreneurs and investors are gathering to share ideas and connections.
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If you have RSVP’d to attend our upcoming Capital Connections event – pay attention! Due to overwhelming demand, we’ve had to change the venue – for several reasons.

Originally, we were going to hold the event at the Bahama Breeze in Alpharetta, Georgia. However, the capacity there is 125 people, which we reached very quickly after announcing the event. When we began to turn away entrepreneurs due to space requirements, we knew we had to find another venue – and fast.

Additionally, the deck at the Bahama Breeze would not have been “fully private,” as anyone could have easily gained entrance. Paranoid? I should be. The word quickly got out and I became flooded with emails from various service providers and job seekers trying to figure out ways to get into the event (some of you were very creative indeed!) Plus, the location of the event was leaked and started spreading virally as well. Again, nothing wrong with service providers or job seekers – they are an important part of the ecosystem. However, the focus of the event needs to remain on connecting fast-growth entrepreneurs and investors (which is why you need to be an entrepreneur or investor to get in.)

So, with all of that said, we made the decision to move the event to a new (larger) facility.

If you have applied/RSVP’d already, and did not receive the “change of venue email” we sent out a few days back mentioning the new location, check your spam folder. If you still don’t have it, let us know. We have emailed everyone about it twice now, so between that, and this public announcement here on StartupLounge.com, hopefully everyone will get it in time.

Cheers.

 

 Standard Podcast [55:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Welcome to SL #11! Occasionally we like to pull in a guest from outside of the Southeast, and today’s guest has a very compelling story to tell indeed. What is an Internet music entrepreneur to do when, after surviving the dot com flameout, his company is faced with potentially crippling fees from the RIAA?

In this show, we sit down with Pandora founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Tim Westergren, for a great chat about Pandora, the Music Genome Project, the RIAA, their shelved plans for international expansion (thanks to the RIAA), and what the future holds for Pandora!

As an added bonus we throw capital brokers and people who charge money for networking and capital introductions “under the bus” as we continue to bring you truth & justice … the StartupLounge.com way, baby! We also give a nice update on our upcoming Capital Connections event here in Atlanta.
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 StartupLounge.com #0010 - Legal Basics for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs [77:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Welcome to SL #10! In this show, we are joined by Joey Silver and Doug Spear of DLA Piper for a discussion around DLA’s new Venture Pipeline program for entrepreneurs, as well as some legal basics for early-stage entrepreneurs.

As an added bonus, we throw linear-thinking serial entrepreneurs “under the bus” , and we learned how to find attorneys to help you smuggle gold bullion out of Nigeria. A can’t miss show!
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 SL #9: The Psychology of Entrepreneurship [75:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Welcome to SL #9! Have you ever wondered why some entrepreneurs are more successful than others? What personality traits tend to skew a person toward being entrepreneurial and taking risk? In this show, we are joined by Dr. Doug Griest of Management Psychology Group.

Join us for a great chat about the inner workings of the entrepreneurial mind!

As usual, we throw some more folks “under the bus” in true StartupLounge.com fashion. Bringing you truth, justice, and the American way, baby!
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