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6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

Startup Professionals Musings

Intellectual property is required for a competitive edge. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/15/2020. Unless you have a proven track record from a prior career, or experience leading teams in some other context, you can expect stumbles and a long learning curve to lead a team.

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Post-Crisis Digital Trends That Will Reshape Your Business in 2020

Up and Running

Tech Trends For Businesses in 2020-2021. But here are a few others to be aware of going into the end of 2020. In 2020, data breaches are among the greatest cybersecurity concerns, with health records, corporate intellectual property, smart cars, and connected devices being the most vulnerable targets. 5G Network.

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5 Keys to Moving From Entrepreneur Thinking To Action

Startup Professionals Musings

Elon Musk, while clearly in the lead with electric autos, recently announced that he is freely offering his battery intellectual property to partners and competitors, in order to expedite the development of the charging support network needed to expand the market. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/27/2020.

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10 Key Business Plan Elements Not In A Product Spec

Startup Professionals Musings

Scale your funding requests to the value of your startup today, consisting of assets, contracts, and intellectual property you currently own. Marty Zwilling First published on Predictable Designs on 06/10/2020. Here I recommend a 5-year projection of revenues, expenses, and funding requirements.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 8 – Cyber

Steve Blank

Update to the IP Commission Report: The Theft of American Intellectual Property: Reassessments of the Challenge and United States Policy ” The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property , 2017. Michael Warner, “ US Cyber Command’s First Decade” Hoover. Political Interference. Reading Assignment Questions.

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7 Keys To Transforming Your Invention Into A Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Formalize your intellectual property position. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/12/2020. You may have a technology solution to eliminate world hunger, but hungry people rarely have money to pay for the need, and governments don’t make good customers. Only then will the fruits of your labor come drifting in.

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9 Principles Especially Critical For A Micro-Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Define your “ secret sauce ” or intellectual property, and advertise it as well as protect it. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/02/2020. The quickest way to fail is to be just “one more” consultant or assistant. Every business solution has competitors and alternatives.