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7 Reasons That Investors Won’t Fund Inventions Alone

Startup Professionals Musings

People like to complain about global warming and the plastics pollution problem, but they may not be ready to buy alternative energy at twice the price, or change bad habits for global gain. A long-term advantage usually also requires intellectual property, such as a patent, trade secret, or trademark.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

We need a global solution. I’m a big supporter of building and protecting a portfolio of real intellectual property, and maximizing your startup’s valuation, but it shouldn’t be just a legal game. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. So what’s the answer?

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How Much Should You Get For Your Invention Idea?

Startup Professionals Musings

People like to complain about global warming and the plastics pollution problem, but they may not be ready to buy alternative energy at twice the price, or change bad habits for global gain. A long-term advantage usually also requires intellectual property, such as a patent, trade secret or trademark.

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6 Reasons IT Outsourcing Software Development To Eastern Europe is on the Rise in the US: Key Benefits and Trends

The Startup Magazine

In global competitions like Hackerrank, countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria often rank high, reflecting their strong emphasis on STEM education. positions them competitively in the global IT outsourcing market. These regulations ensure that data security and intellectual property rights are maintained at high levels.

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The 47th (-46) International Business Model Competition

Steve Blank

From the seed of this initial idea last summer Professor Nathan Furr , and his team at BYU created a global business model competition, receiving over 60 submissions from across the world. for startups created from university intellectual property to number one. The 47th (-46) Annual Business Model Competition.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice. Eventually, China’s innovation-driven economy needs intellectual property rights and anti-trust laws that are enforced. business models.

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5 Ways to Make Your Startup a Choice Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Within the venture community, the first rule to remember is that opportunities abound these days, due to the increasing pace of technology evolution, and the scope and creativity of the global community. But patents and other intellectual property only go so far. Defensibility.