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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

Dont count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. Startups are often distributed entities, so adding and managing freelancers, contractors, and outsourcing firms is not a big step.

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

Steve Blank

It may seem full of legal definitions and terms but my two takeaways are: 1) Entrepreneurs need to know about these legal options, 2) Consulting an intellectual property attorney is a good move even before you get funded. Copyright gives you the right to prevent others from copying, distributing or making derivatives of your work.

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5 Things You Should Never Say When Fundraising

Up and Running

There are thousands, if not millions, of entrepreneurs that haven’t the slightest clue how to approach a deal. Here are some common mistakes I see entrepreneurs make when they’re talking to investors. This one is pitched by entrepreneurs over and over again. Acknowledge it. You will receive 40% ROI”.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

What do you suppose the market value would be of the trademark “Facebook,” its lowercase “f” symbol, or the Facebook.com domain?). Copyright is the right to control reproduction and distribution of original works of authorship fixed in tangible forms of expression.

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Startups Must Embrace Coopetition For Rapid Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

As a result, we shared in capturing a new high-end market, without major new marketing or development. Here is a summary of each: Complementary strengths allows extended market penetration. It’s very unusual for two competitors to have exactly the same strengths – in development, marketing, distribution, or customer support.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. Marty Zwilling.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

Please consult a patent attorney for more information about filing for a patent, and getting your idea to market. . But, when it comes to inventing things, the real trick is sticking the journey through or going from idea to invention to market. Step 3: Do basic market research (before investing money). Resources for inventors.