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Corporate Compliance In The Startup Industry

Patrick Keys

(Editor’s note: A conscience is consistently lacking in the startup industry.  Compliance may be that conscience.  I have more to write about compliance as a conscience, and this essay is a good foundation.  This is in thesis form for a writing credit in my second law degree, a post-doctorate Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Delaware […]

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Y Combinator Trademark Rejected As Generic

Patrick Keys

The venture capital firm named Y Combinator can’t get a trademark on its company name.  In public filings at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the venture capital firm sought in November of last year a trademark on the phrase “Y COMBINATOR”.  The trademark office subsequently rejected the application as generic.  The company then apparently fired its attorney and […]

YC W15 Demo Day

Patrick Keys

The venture capital firm Y Combinator held today its semi-annual Demo Day.  This time it’s for YC W15.  Most of these startups either presented at today’s demo day or have already launched in the press.  Below are all the currently known companies in YC W15.  Additional startups will be added as they are known to our list of companies […]

Personnel Analysis: Y Combinator Venture Capital Firm

Patrick Keys

Below are the Y Combinator partners, the people that decide YC applications and advise startups. In addition to these people, YC alumni also frequently sit in on interviews and influence the decision-making process. Partners That Advise Full-Time Name Description Paul Graham Paul Graham is a programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist. He is known for his […]

Box and Dropbox

Patrick Keys

Box and Dropbox are different companies serving distinctly separate markets.  Dropbox provides cloud storage and value-added features mostly for consumers.  Box is secure content sharing, management, and collaboration primarily for businesses and enterprises.  Both companies have services for the other’s customers: Dropbox has Dropbox for Business, Box has Box Personal.  Box had its initial public […]

Startup.com Is A Dot-Com Era Case Study

Patrick Keys

Startup.com is a documentary from 2001 that serves as a case study from the dot-com era.  govWorks had the plan to make money by collecting municipal fees like parking tickets online on behalf of local governments.  In 1998, that was an exciting new idea.  Over the next three years, govWorks would grow to more than 250 employees, […]

YC S14 Demo Day

Patrick Keys

Y Combinator held today its semi-annual Demo Day.  This time it’s for YC S14.  Most of these startups either presented at today’s demo day or have already launched in the press.  Below are all the currently known companies in YC S14.

YC W14 Demo Day

Patrick Keys

Y Combinator held today its semi-annual Demo Day.  This time it’s for YC W14, which contains 64 companies.  57 of these startups either presented at today’s demo day or have already launched in the press.  Below are all the known companies in YC W14.

Codecademy Is Free Interactive Computer Programming Lessons For HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, & Ruby

Patrick Keys

Codecademy is user-contributed tutorials for HTML/CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and Ruby.  There’s a gallery of specific projects, including Build a Cash Register and A Night at the Movies.  Despite some issues, Codecademy has legitimate potential.  Zach Sims, Codecademy co-founder, was recently interviewed by Stephen Colbert on ‘Colbert Report’ (embedded below).

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