Protecting your Intellectual Property can be hard work!
Not every subject a founder needs to become familiar with is sexy. You probably never saw the characters of HBO’s Silicon Valley going to a workshop on protecting your Intellectual Property. But if your startup strategy includes a successful exit, you need to understand what you can do now to protect your patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Thankfully, you don’t have to do this on your own! There’s a lunchtime workshop this Thursday taught by attorneys from Greenberg Traurig on selecting, clearing and protecting your IP. If this is a “t” you haven’t yet crossed, dot your “i” and sign up! It’s just $7 and that includes lunch! Get your tickets here.
There’s a new conference coming to town on Friday, February 15 — TAGTalks, a Sacramento Growth Conference. The kind of growth we’re talking here is personal growth. Raul, the conference organizer, says, “You will leave TAGTalks feeling inspired to take action.” And we all know that taking action is the secret sauce of many a successful entrepreneur. The conference will include an entrepreneur panel featuring Alec Stern, cofounder of Constant Contact, Tom Bilyeu, founder of Quest Nutrition, and Mark Haney. Tickets to this event are $97 but I just received a promo code that will allow you to attend FOR FREE! Just enter promo code “GIFT” on the ticket purchase page. Get your Tickets here.
Plan Ahead
The Startup Grind Global Conference is next week, 2/12-13 in Redwood City. If you get your ticket by 2/8, you’ll save $340 off the general admission price of $795. I know there are more than a few Sacramentans making the trek including me and Rich Foreman. I’m really looking forward to it! Get Tickets
On 2/19, Startup Grind hosts Tom Kandris, founder of PackageOne which had a successful exit in 2017. If you get your tickets before 9pm tonight, they’re just $10. Bonus! Use promo code “digest” and save $5 more! Get Tickets
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