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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

Customer Development We were starting Epiphany, my last company. I was out and about in Silicon Valley doing what I would now call Customer Discovery trying to understand how marketing departments in large corporations worked. He continued: “I’d like to convince my boss so our company can be your first customer.”

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. It’s possible to have a company with literally millions of customers (users) that employs only a handful of people, working in a small rented office, with hardware and software costing in the tens of thousands rather than millions of dollars.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

Or it can be your brand , logo or domain name. You can protect business processes, know how, customer information, product road map. non-public technology. customer lists, formula. _. A contract is a binding legal agreement that is enforceable in a court of law. software, songs, movies, web site content. _.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

Coming up with an idea or inventing a product is a process that takes commitment, dedication, and self-belief. Ultimately, inventing a product or coming up with an idea means one thing: solving a problem, whether it’s your own or someone else’s. What product doesn’t function like people wish it would? Step 5: Protect your idea.

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Tips For Hiring An Independent Contractor

YoungUpstarts

What the final product looks like (e.g. Stipulate who owns the finished work product. Settling on this at the beginning of the project can make for a more productive relationship. For example: A non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Be sure to include things like: Primary responsibilities (e.g.

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The Top 5 Intellectual Property Mistakes

Up and Running

Your name or product name, branding, and customer lists are all valuable IP assets and need protection. And, if you are working with anyone on your business or idea, having work-for-hire and employment agreements will ensure the work done for the company is owned by the company. My business doesn’t have IP.

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Are You Really Safeguarding Your Startup?

YoungUpstarts

While you can get non disclosure agreements printed out, having people sign these before you meet with them can be difficult. Trademark Your Name. A company’s name is usually associated with the idea, so by trademarking your name , you could be adding a little extra layer of protection to your business model and plan.