… an article available at ashoka.org.

https://www.ashoka.org/story/how-business-can-lift-people-out-poverty-4-insights-worlds-best-social-entrepreneurs

This is an interesting article discussing some of the differences between male and female entrepreneurs, and how gender can affect the approach to entrepreneurship and business.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2013/08/21/how-different-are-female-and-male-entrepreneurs-susan-sobbot-president-of-american-express-open-weighs-in/

New businesses and apps such as Uber and ParkAtMyHouse are allowing entrepreneurs to generate income, even when their startup is not bringing home the bacon.

Pretty cool to see entrepreneurs being able to “even out” their income. Perhaps with more and more ways to generate positive cash flow, more will be willing to take the risk of starting their own business!

 

This article discusses family businesses and a few of the advantages they have compared to non-family businesses, particularly, knowledge, networks, and social resources passed from generation to generation.

“For family firms to survive and grow, they must pass on the entrepreneurial mindset and capabilities to create new streams of wealth across many generations- not just pass the business on from one generation to the next.  This practice is referred to as ‘transgenerational entrepreneurship’ or more simply, family entrepreneurship.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/babson/2012/05/11/how-can-family-business-be-more-entrepreneurial/

… but as I was reading one of the articles from Forbes, I saw this piece criticizing Mayer Brown for taking a case — and I thought, “What the heck?”  So I posted it.

Are there cases that no self-respecting law firm should take? Is this one of them?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/eamonnfingleton/2014/04/13/disgusting-cry-some-legal-experts-is-this-the-lowest-a-prominent-u-s-law-firm-has-ever-stooped/

Good overview of the terms we discussed today:

http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/intellectualproperty/a/patenttrademark.htm

An IP partner in Silicon Valley discusses some of the current legislation on patent-trolling and how this could be beneficial for future entrepreneurial activity.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/03/effects-of-patent-troll-legislation-on-startups/

An interesting look into whether “patent trolls” can possibly put the future of podcasting at risk.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/on/adam-carolla-patent-troll-podcasting-lawsuit-stakes/

An additional perspective and consideration of the implications of the Myriad Genetics case.  The article brings several questions to mind, including how far the Supreme Court’s decision might reach and whether and what other medical and technological advances might feel repercussions.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottgottlieb/2013/06/14/supreme-court-on-genetic-tests-making-a-bad-business-worse/