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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

The name and the type have to fit, or expensive rework will be required later. Register some intellectual property to provide a barrier to entry. A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio.

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Consistent Revenue Growth At Core Of Google’s Mobile Advertising Strategy: TBR

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While TBR expects margin growth to be uneven through 2015, revenue and gross profit will continue to increase, due to the ability of its advertising business to monetize the proliferation of mobile devices and maintain its dominance in desktop search.

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7 Keys To A Compelling Investor Executive Summary

Startup Professionals Musings

Patents or other intellectual property are a real competitive advantage for a startup, but first to market and working harder are not sustainable. Make sure you name your key players and advisors, and include any prior startup experience and prior experience in the relevant business domain.

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Entrepreneurs Should Rollout Local, But Plan Global

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But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Selectively protect your intellectual property worldwide.

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Prepare Your Startup Now for International Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Selectively protect your intellectual property worldwide.

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8 Initiatives That Can Supercharge Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Register intellectual property early. Any intellectual property will help, including trademarks, copyrights and domain names. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/06/2015. Actively listen to mentor and customer feedback. No proprietary content is death.

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Entrepreneurs Need to Think Global From Day One

Startup Professionals Musings

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Selectively protect your intellectual property worldwide.

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