Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Barriers to entry are no longer created by patents or by tech differentiation alone, but by superior traction in the marketplace. This is a lower-cost first patent filing that at least gets the process going and gives you a year to test your idea before filing a full patent application.

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IP Technical Review B2C Social Network 163

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Investors will want to know what advantages you have over the competition and how you plan on differentiating yourself. Intellectual Property : Again, this mostly applies to technology and scientific ventures. How do you plan on differentiating from the competition? The simple fact is that all businesses have competition.

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

My perspective as an angel investor is that once you get past early adopters, most people won’t switch to a new approach unless they perceive a cost or time savings or speed advantage of at least 20 percent. Non-specific terms, like better usability and low cost don’t incite customers to action these days.

Intellectual Property 417

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Dilution Differentiation 417

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2011

Many entrepreneurs lead with fuzzy terms like “improved usability” and “lower cost.” Here are the key ones: Real intellectual property. Dramatic cost improvement for cause. Saying that you will work harder and more efficiently than competitors to keep costs down is not convincing. Strong focus and differentiation.

Intellectual Property 256

Intellectual Property Non-Compete Differentiation Social Network 256

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 11, 2019

And you’ll know whether your idea can make enough money to cover your costs and turn a profit – before you spend a cent. Check your business name doesn’t conflict with that of another business, by looking up the free online registers provided by the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand and the NZ Companies Register.

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Intellectual Property New Zealand Forecast Naming 72

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. With the rise of new cannabis companies, it is important to differentiate your cannabis company from the competition, whether you are opening a farm, extraction operation, or dispensary. Personnel plan : Costs of employees.

Business Plan 154

Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2012

Many entrepreneurs lead with fuzzy terms like “improved usability” and “lower cost.” Here are the key ones: Real intellectual property. Dramatic cost improvement for cause. Saying that you will work harder and more efficiently than competitors to keep costs down is not convincing. Strong focus and differentiation.

Intellectual Property 244

Intellectual Property Non-Compete Differentiation Social Network 244

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2020

This type of business has long been primarily run out of the home, well before COVID-19 made that a necessity, and it still works to keep the costs of operation down. Understand and write down every expense, and budget for required costs, especially initial inventory and accounts receivable delays. Details are important.

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Intellectual Property Small Business Administration Bootstrapping Differentiation 313

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Consider branding yourself as an expert in real estate, personal injury, family law, intellectual property, or even admiralty law. How do they currently meet your target market’s needs, and how will you differentiate your product or services? marketing and advertising costs. manufacturing costs.

Angel Investor 85

Angel Investor Small Business Business Plan Intellectual Property 85

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 20, 2023

Rodney highlights the significance of selecting the right areas for transformation that can deliver a differentiating value, plus the importance of upskilling and reskilling existing talent within digital changes. It's something we have to invest in, but it's not, uh, competitively differentiating. And we wanna see the world do better.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Generative AI Arizona 87

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2019

There are a myriad of other important ways that you can demonstrate your competitive advantages in your presentations, discussions, and business plan, including the following: Highlight your intellectual property. Quantify any dramatic changes to the cost or value equation. Reducing margins to lower prices won’t help your case.

Intellectual Property 215

Intellectual Property Agile Differentiation Government 215

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2014

My perspective as an Angel investor is that once you get past early adopters, most people won’t switch to a new approach unless they perceive a cost or time savings or speed advantage of at least 20 percent. Non-specific terms, like better usability and low cost don’t incite customers to action these days.

Intellectual Property 234

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Dilution Differentiation 234

Up and Running

DECEMBER 22, 2015

This is a very important concept: Scalable means a business can ramp up, increase its volume enormously, without increasing its fixed costs proportionately. See Also: Intellectual Property: How Do You Protect Your Creations? Trade secrets, effective branding, differentiation, and first-mover advantage can help.

Angel Investor 60

Angel Investor IRR Software Review Startup 60

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 14, 2019

People looking to start a real estate business often ask: How much does it cost to open a real estate business? How do your natural strengths differentiate you from the other real estate businesses in the area? How do they currently meet your target market’s needs, and how will you differentiate your product or services?

Business Plan 79

Business Plan Limited Liability Company Small Business Sales 79

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

If you are looking for funding and customers for your new business, you need to identify your “unique selling proposition” (USP) right up front, in 30 seconds or less, to differentiate yourself in today’s information overload. Ideally the solution embodies intellectual property that you own, giving you a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Intellectual Property Cofounder .Net Bootstrapping 183

ConversionXL

JUNE 10, 2020

and LaCroix doesn’t have much that distinguishes it from the competition in terms of intellectual property or added value,” Laurent Grandet, a beverage analyst for Guggenheim, told CNN. . “Customers have since discovered other brands offer acceptable substitutes [.] You try to appeal to everyone.

Product 80

Product Social Media Intellectual Property Audience 80

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

How do they currently meet your target market’s needs, and how will you differentiate your product or services? Insurance can cover property damage, theft, intellectual property lawsuits, and other incidents. basic infrastructural costs like phone and internet service, invoicing software, etc…. Create a sales plan.

Business Plan 64

Business Plan Small Business Administration Social Media Hiring 64

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2010

Many entrepreneurs lead with fuzzy terms like “improved usability” and “lower cost.” Here are some of the key ones: Real intellectual property. Dramatic cost improvement for cause. Saying that you will work harder and more efficiently than competitors to keep costs down is not convincing.

Intellectual Property 124

Intellectual Property Non-Compete Differentiation Social Network 124

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Singapore is also at the forefront of protections related to intellectual property, offering security for innovation. However, these costs can be reduced greatly with a cloud-based phone system. Differentiate your offerings to meet the demands of the Singapore market. This can be extremely costly.

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Singapore Asia Intellectual Property Marketing 147

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

By profit, I simply mean offering a product or service to customers for a price that exceeds the total costs associated with the solution, thus providing some basis for recovering sunk costs and generating a return for stakeholders. Be able to differentiate your offering from competitors. Without profit there is no business.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy 120

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Access to University’s Intellectual Property : Office of Cooperative Research. NYU just widened the door for more people to benefit from and contribute to their network, at nominal cost. This would cost almost nothing to organize, just one staff person’s time to coordinate. Data-informed instant mentoring.

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Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

Win-win deals with competitors are always possible, for example, to reduce costs of a common component, to penetrate new markets, set industry standards, or share a sales channel. Organic growth also has the advantage of driving your product and process innovation, which is important for differentiation and long-term competitive advantage.

Merger 120

Merger Intellectual Property Startup Acquisition 120

Business Plan Blog

JULY 9, 2013

The following are some tips to help you with this process: Intellectual Property. A one-of-a-kind, differentiated product line may have several competitive advantages. Dramatic Cost Advantage. While all I.P. While all I.P. Dynamic Product Line. But for how long?

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Intellectual Property Differentiation Distribution Business Plan 45

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 28, 2018

For GMO the science is conclusive, it is safe, but it is often the practices of the companies that own the intellectual property behind these crops that gets activists agitated. You take an animal cell, feed it in a controlled environment, differentiate it, and put it in a bioreactor. Voila, meat. Pretty cool.

Intellectual Property 28

Intellectual Property Marketing Vertical Differentiation 28

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 8, 2017

You have a lot more flexibility, you own the intellectual property. I mean depending on who you are, your point of differentiation can be you. Just being him is a point of differentiation. This is really my new go-to CRM, ESP, marketing automation, really low cost. So there’s a lot of upside to it.

Audience 45

Audience Differentiation SEO Intellectual Property 45

ConversionXL

JUNE 6, 2017

This motivation model is the intellectual property of BEYOND REASON. One big advantage of the IAT is that it is scalable and relatively cost effective because it uses computer software to carry out the test. hosting sites), your brand can use psychological motivators to differentiate from the competition.

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Sales Marketing Cuba Intellectual Property 86

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, many a BDC CEO has initiated a consultant to study cost cutting issues before announcing a significant layoff. Unlike employee training costs, which can typically be spread over years of service, the relative return from training a consultant is modest and pricey. They know everything – just ask them. startupcto

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder PR 40

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 14, 2011

I discussed the importance of defining a frame of reference, leveraging points of parity, and articulating your brand’s points of differentiation. Investing too heavily in points of difference that can be easily copied should be avoided at all costs.

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Small Business Intellectual Property Differentiation Startup 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2016

For a new startup, the best way to assure survival is to file patents or other intellectual property to keep future competitors from copying your success. The best startups have real differentiation. Investors and customers alike want to see return that can be measured against the costs.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Matching Bootstrapping 120

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

A 354 percent increase in abuse-related issues like spamming, followed by a 245 percent increase in legal costs dealing people trying to game the system.&# at 10:09 am I think support and other ancillary costs are key here. at 6:04 pm The cost of support for free things is the big problem. Where was this info when I needed it?

Software Review 78

Software Review Software Revenue Cofounder 78

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Some of the investments defy explanation… Money poured into something that no one has yet been able to monetise, with a competitive landscape that is over-saturated, and with no real differentiation from what’s already out there. The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62