Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The value proposition is a short statement that clearly communicates the target customer, the customer’s problem and the pain that it causes, the unique solution that addresses this problem, and the net benefit of this solution (value derived versus relative cost) from the customer's perspective. Potential.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO. Unfortunately as we’ve learned from recent experience, using Return on Net Assets and IRR as proxies for efficiency and execution won’t save a company when their industry encounters creative disruption.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Ideally the solution embodies intellectual property that you own, giving you a sustainable competitive advantage. The net value of this solution from the customer’s perspective. Problem or need uniquely addressed by your solution. Great products solve painful real problems, and are not just “nice to have” or “easier to use.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Net result and reward. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Accountability.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Metrics .Net 160

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Intellectual property : List any patents you have or have pending, and mention any core technology you are licensing from another company. Mission statement: Your mission statement articulates your goals for what your company does for its customers, employees, and owners.

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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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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 25, 2020

Product collaborations involve a range of intellectual property (IP) and other commercial issues. Whether the recipe is novel, or is protected by any intellectual property rights. This usually includes a royalty based on the net sales amounts received by the manufacturing party. Is there any exclusivity?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Net result and reward. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Accountability.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Some potential buyers or strategic partners might want your intellectual property, or revenues, or profitability, geographic advantage, or sale force, or your employee base. The net result of this exercise. Column two is the golden ticket. What would the candidate want from your company in a transaction?” Think carefully.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, development timeline and technology needs. How can a business owner assess their company culture?

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 20, 2023

From safeguarding intellectual property, adhering to employment laws, managing contracts, to dealing with tax obligations, legal preparedness is the cornerstone of business stability. Remember, being legally prepared isn’t just a safety net; it’s a strategic move to protect and enhance your business’s future.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2017

They wanted to meet with us, and the agenda was open-ended around issues that startups and investors were interested in, especially ones we have been visibly talking about such as patents, immigration, and net neutrality.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The three-day conference will take place with the theme of ‘Asian. Renaissance.’, which celebrates the vibrant developments taking place in Asia that have helped Asian corporations take the lead and capitalize successfully in many areas of technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2012

Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Net result and reward. Successful innovation turns ideas into money, to enhance customer value, and thus shareholder value. Accountability. Reward your people.

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Steve Blank

MAY 13, 2013

Intellectual property stolen, customer data hacked, funds illegally transferred, goods stolen, can damage a company and put them out of business. The analogy of comparing the net with guns might seem stretched, but I think it’s an apt one. As well as a loss of privacy. But for businesses, the threats are even more real.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

Using the company’s receivables and inventories as collateral, such lenders often also ask for a uniform commercial code (UCC) filing, perfecting their first interest in all of the remaining assets of the company – including intellectual property, the latter often being by far the most valuable asset the company has to protect.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Where appropriate, patent or secure intellectual property by other means. Ensure uninterrupted delivery of IT services by defining and managing against external service level agreements with suppliers and internal agreements with end users. Ensure IT activity falls within applicable laws and regulations (DPA, PCI-DSS, SOX).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the key to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Net result and reward. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation. Innovative technologies have no value until they are turned into solutions to real customer problems. Accountability.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Metrics .Net 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2011

Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Net result and reward. Successful innovation turns ideas into money, to enhance customer value, and thus shareholder value. Accountability. Reward your people.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 7, 2011

In fact, research shows that 80% of pentamillionaires (those with a net worth of $5 million or more) are entrepreneurs who started and sold their companies. Well, it valued Tiny Prints' revenues, customer base, marketing skills, intellectual property and operational processes among other things. Maybe it's significant revenues.

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Steve Blank

MAY 13, 2013

Intellectual property stolen, customer data hacked, funds illegally transferred, goods stolen, can damage a company and put them out of business. The analogy of comparing the net with guns might seem stretched, but I think it’s an apt one. As well as a loss of privacy. But for businesses, the threats are even more real.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2013

That''s why 80%, a full 4 out of 5, of individuals with a net worth of $5 million or more (called "pentamillionaires") are entrepreneurs who started and sold their businesses. Some of it went to investors, employees, and others. But the entrepreneurs who founded them received by far the biggest chunk. Such as the following: 1.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A complementary nonprofit will increase the net value of your business and make it more attractive to values-driven consumers. Internal Revenue Service and Canada Revenue Agency both allow small business owners to write off or deduct the funds and intellectual property that they dedicate toward nonprofit causes and initiatives.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

Example #1: Your company is about to be sold and as the acquirer is doing due diligence it wants to make sure that there are no outstanding claims to the intellectual property of your company. Sure we have electronic copies of many of these items but real signatures are quite important. Well, this is easy to take care of, right?

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

Donald Trump’s wealth was called into question after he bragged about his $10 billion net worth. The House Ways and Means Committee is working on legislation to lower taxes on Intellectual Property. What’s in a name? Rising tides. Cherree Warrick offers advice on how to do it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Assign real value to intellectual property. The cost approach attempts to measure the net value of the business today by calculating how much it could cost for a new effort to replace key assets. New businesses normally have fewer assets, but it pays to look hard and count everything you have.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Intellectual property : List any patents you have or have pending, and mention any core technology you are licensing from another company. For instance, Ocean Lane Outpatient Care is dedicated to providing quality care for all the inhabitants of coastal Lane County by providing affordable and versatile services.”.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 6, 2014

I was going to write about how the FCC’s potential action on net neutrality could seriously jeopardize Internet innovation, but Fred Wilson beat me to it (he’s got an east coast time advantage over me) with a phenomenal post titled The Fast Lane, The Slow Lane, and The No Lane.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Assign real value to intellectual property. The cost approach attempts to measure the net value of the business today by calculating how much it could cost for a new effort to replace key assets. New businesses normally have fewer assets, but it pays to look hard and count everything you have.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Is their any patentable Intellectual Property? Photocatalyst made nanogrids that became miniaturized self-supported mats, similar to fishing nets, that float on water and rapidly decompose crude oil using sunlight. It looked like fun but is this a hobby or a scalable business? What was their Value Chain?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2010

Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Net result and reward. Successful innovation turns ideas into money, to enhance customer value, and thus shareholder value. Accountability. Reward your people.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Access to University’s Intellectual Property : Office of Cooperative Research. At Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of NY , we’ve seen enormous appetite for angel education among high net worths and family offices. Marketing of tech community : Yale Tech News , Yale Entrepreneurship Magazine.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Factors like intellectual property development speed, organizational design, and client satisfaction as measured by a companies’ net promoter score are proving to be just as important predictors of a business’ value creation as is its forecasted-to-plan accuracy.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Assign real value to intellectual property. The cost approach attempts to measure the net value of the business today by calculating how much it could cost for a new effort to replace key assets. New businesses normally have fewer assets, but it pays to look hard and count everything you have.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Assign real value to intellectual property. The cost approach attempts to measure the net value of the business today by calculating how much it could cost for a new effort to replace key assets. New businesses normally have fewer assets, but it pays to look hard and count everything you have.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Startup 234

Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Using the company’s receivables and inventories as collateral, such lenders often also ask for a uniform commercial code (UCC) filing, perfecting their first interest in all of the remaining assets of the company – including intellectual property, the latter often being by far the most valuable asset the company has to protect.

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Covenant Warrant Dilution Intellectual Property 61

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

In fact, 80% of pentamillionaires in the United States (those with a net worth of $5 million or more) are entrepreneurs who started and then sold their businesses. There are 20 core types of VAs that buyers want and will pay dearly for, such as: products, customers, intellectual property and quality employees.

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