StartupNation

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Most businesses need to continuously innovate to stay relevant in the marketplace. With such intense focus on innovation, businesses naturally seek to patent their inventions to avoid infringement by other parties. But there’s an alternative: trade secrets. Getting a patent is a very time-consuming and costly process. In niches such as tech, where first mover advantage can make or break businesses, one generally does not have the leeway to go through a long process.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2021

By Jon Fasoli, VP and Segment Leader, Small Business and Self-Employed Group at Intuit. Financial forecasting can be the lifeblood of your business, especially if you want happy employees, a content landlord, and more opportunities to grow. And part of that involves keeping a watchful eye on your cash flow. Money coming in is great but, as most business owners will tell you, a lot of money goes out too.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Or, as in today’s episode, talk our way through some big breaking news from the technology world so that we can better understand just what is going on. Danny and Alex got together late Friday on a Twitter Space to discuss Microsoft’s decision to pull LinkedIn from the Chinese market , a move that lit up headlines around the world.

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