STARTUP RESOURCES

Patent Education

• Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
• Demystifying the Patent Process
• Patent FAQs
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)

Podcast

RIoT Underground

XXVIII: The Intricate, Ever-Changing Nature of Patent Law, and How it Affects IoT?with John Sotomayor, Founder and Managing Patent Attorney at SotoIP.

Did you know that software hasn’t always been patent-eligible? Or that the right to patent and profit off inventions is the only right guaranteed to citizens in the US Constitution? Join us in RIoT Studios for a conversation with John Sotomayor, a former patent examiner and current Managing Patent Attorney at SotoIP. John gives us a deep dive into the history of patent law, then we fast forward to now, considering the effect of patent law on the 4th industrial revolution. John also shares lots of information that current entrepreneurs and inventors should consider when developing their IP strategy.

Startup Education/Tools

• The Account Keepers
• Early Growth Financial
• Help Scout
• How-To Content for Entrepreneurs
• Kauffman Foundation Founders? School
• Pitch Decks From Top Startups
• Startomatic
• Startup Documents (Y Combinator)
• Startup Nation
• Startup School (Y Combinator)
• Sterling Check (Background checks)
• Techstars Entrepreneur?s Toolkit
• Ten Tips To Magnetize Your Business Plan (VC Experts)
• VentureWell
• What Not To Say In a Business Plan (VC Experts)
• Words of Wisdom for Enduring Companies (Sequoia Capital)
• WRAL TechWire Startup Guide
• Writing a Business Plan (aka Crafting Your Deck) (Sequoia Capital)