Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost. Don’t get caught in the myth that you shouldn’t worry about monetization until after you have a large customer base. Assume passion level defines business opportunity.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

If they decide to buy, large companies can: license/acquire intellectual property. These include the product itself, the customer, the distribution channel, revenue model, how to get, keep and grow customers, resources and activities needed to build the business and costs.). Five Types of Innovation to Buy.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. It’s often possible to “ design around ” a patent to operate a business that achieves similar results in different ways.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost. Don’t get caught in the myth that you shouldn’t worry about monetization until after you have a large customer base. Assume passion level defines business opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of discussion about bringing the work back home, since costs have gone up in less-developed countries, there are issues with intellectual property, and time zone and language differences make management difficult. Keep intellectual property keys in-house.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Even a non-profit needs income to operate. Unfortunately, I see good startups fail simply because they don’t have the resources or intellectual property to stay ahead of copycats or big players who see the potential as soon as you step into the marketplace. Build a credible business implementation plan to quantify costs.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2017

If you stop working for the company, how will that impact your voting and distribution rights? What type of behavior do you want to incentivize or discourage in your contract drafting process (for shareholder or operating agreement, employment agreement, employee manual and vendor and service agreements)? Ask tough questions.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. For example, Coke added snack foods, which could be distributed through its existing distribution channels. Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Apple owned 0%.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Angels typically invest in companies operating in industry sectors with which they are familiar. million, indicating a somewhat normal distribution. Good product and intellectual property are important, but the quality of the team is key. Strength of the Product and Intellectual Property.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

As the cloud becomes increasingly common and the data deluge shows no signs of slowing down, the good old firewall is simply no longer sufficient for protecting the highly distributed assets of the enterprise. Breaches involving health information, trade secrets, and intellectual property can be devastating for the affected brand.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 23, 2011

Under the 1976 Copyright Act (United States), the copyright owner has the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, publicly perform and publicly display the work. may be the only country in the western world not to recognize intellectual property rights in typeface design. For example, the U.S. Doesn’t the U.S.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Overcome intellectual property concerns. Overcome intellectual property concerns. Under the 1976 Copyright Act (United States), the copyright owner has the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, publicly perform and publicly display the work. Master work overflow. We just emailed the tips to you.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Intellectual Property : Again, this mostly applies to technology and scientific ventures. But, if you have intellectual property that is proprietary to your business and helps your business defend itself against competitors, you should detail that information here. Distribution. Retail Distribution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2016

Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost. Don’t get caught in the myth that you shouldn’t worry about monetization until after you have a large customer base. Assume passion level defines business opportunity.

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Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor Viral 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2015

Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost. Don’t get caught in the myth that you shouldn’t worry about monetization until after you have a large customer base. Assume passion level defines business opportunity.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Viral Distribution 120

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

While Dan heads up operations, his brother Stephen is head brewer, and their team also includes directors of finance and brand, respectively. These products will be distributed to remote yet extremely viable areas, where the market is appreciative of readily-available, good-quality brew. Watch your finances.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Managing a Business Operations Strategy' Coley Brown, of VisionMine, said that open innovation helps some smaller companies get acquired, while others have their technology licensed by the larger firms they work with. 7 Quotes About the Value and Risk of Innovation.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

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. Your operations plan. Operations. Extraction operations? Distribution. As mentioned, the industry is exploding right now.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

Every business, including non-profits, need a viable source of revenue to cover the costs of operation and sustainability. Investors know that operational and employee expenses are always higher than anticipated, not to mention customer acquisition costs, capital expenses, and ongoing competitive initiatives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

Every entrepreneur needs to know and communicate the total costs associated with their solution or product, including cost of goods sold, customer acquisition costs, capital costs, operational expenses, and partner costs. These normally include people, tangible property, intellectual property, and cash flow requirements.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2015

For me, each new business venture should have between 2 (two) and a maximum of 4 (four) founders for optimal operation. An un-proportionate distribution does not lead to a happy ending. Participation. I will be very direct for this point. When I see that this does not happen, it is a big red flag.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Operations. Now, you’ll describe your marketing strategies, sales plans, operations information, milestones, your team and company basics, and your financial plan. These, among other ideas, can help your store reach new target markets, expand business operations, and improve profit margins. Operations. Company overview.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2015

For your joint venture to operate, you will need to employ workers. The intellectual property ownership. If your joint venture revolves around the tech or medical industry, then intellectual property is of great value to your business. The distribution of profits, losses, and liabilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

That’s because a company’s value is a composite of all of the quantitative and qualitative factors that comprise a company: revenues, expenses, risks, growth prospects, quality of the management team, competitive advantages, strength of the intellectual property, and so forth. Detail isn’t important; tracking your progress is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. The selection of an inappropriate pricing, marketing, or distribution strategy is a large potential risk. Operational risk. Think seriously about the number and clout of your competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. The selection of an inappropriate pricing, marketing, or distribution strategy is a large potential risk. Operational risk. Think seriously about the number and clout of your competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

Every entrepreneur needs to know and communicate the total costs associated with their solution or product, including cost of goods sold, customer acquisition costs, capital costs, operational expenses, and partner costs. These normally include people, tangible property, intellectual property, and cash flow requirements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Even in an open space, you need intellectual property, like patents, to keep potential competitors from overrunning you. The selection of an inappropriate pricing, marketing, or distribution strategy is a large potential risk. Operational risk. Think seriously about the number and clout of your competitors.

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Intellectual Property Mexico Startup China 223

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

For Dan Hughes, Director of Operations at startup brewery ColdFire Brewing, he and his brother have been hard at work on business development and recipe formulation, navigating bureaucracy, and enduring the inevitable delays that come with brewery construction, equipment delivery, and regulatory approval. But they all take so much time.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

While individual VC’s inside venture firms specialized in particular domains (PC’s, peripherals, semiconductors, test equipment, operating systems, applications, etc.,) But these VC’s aren’t Lean because they fund startups with web-based distribution models. Lessons Learned.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This automation ultimately creates a marketing machine based on a fair amount of intellectual property (i.e., The result of this query was this histogram: This chart displays the distribution of whale second-purchase latencies. learnings about your own customers). Or raising money. Or selling your business.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Additionally, it will be important to consider whether you plan on attracting investment capital through the distribution of stock, because only certain types of businesses can issue shares of ownership. The major downside of the LLC is that distribution of stock is not permitted, although interests can be assigned (this can get complicated).

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Turkish Airlines is operating an efficient connection to China through Istanbul. Protecting your intellectual property is extremely important, no doubt, but if protecting your intellectual property becomes your business, perhaps China is not yet the right place for you. Prepare for China’s IP laws.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The eight is a pixel tree, picked a month ago here on the crowdSPRING by THE SUSTAINABILITY OPERATIONS SUMMIT, after being offered to dozen other green initiatives before, that at one point I started doubting the originality of it… but I was proven wrong. I like to be proven wrong in such instances.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Intellectual Property. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. Franchises. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Success Stories. Growth Strategies. Legal Issues. Industries. Basic Accounting.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2023

Estate planning is often associated with allocating how your assets and resources will be distributed upon your death in a way that complies with your wishes, avoids burdensome taxation, and allows your beneficiaries to avoid the lengthy and complicated probate process. Estate planning can be exactly that.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence. To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . 11) Exit .

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