The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets acquirers seek in startups. Is it cheaper for them to design and experiment with their own technology from scratch, or to acquire something existing and proven? Smaller companies with hotter brands can make for great acquisitions. IP & Technology. Your Brand.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

So far it sounded like a fair deal, considering we didn’t yet have a product developed – only a pitch deck, a business plan, a fleshed-out idea, and some user interface (UI) designs of what we thought our online product would look like. Do they (or does their firm) have experience with intellectual property and patents?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Scale your funding requests to the value of your startup today, consisting of assets, contracts, and intellectual property you currently own. The options here include going public (IPO), merger/acquisition, liquidate, or no exit, just paying off investors. Marty Zwilling First published on Predictable Designs on 06/10/2020.

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

Kevin Barhydt, Head of Acquisitions, RPX. Joe Chernesky, Vice President and General Manager of Global Licensing Sales, Intellectual Ventures. Kevin Barhydt, Head of Acquisitions, RPX. We will discuss the advantages and risks of some of the most popular intangible asset classes. Panelists: Jeff Kupietzky MBA 98, CEO, Oversee.net.

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Gust

DECEMBER 23, 2011

But this just illustrates the point that all sorts of businesses built on personal expertise – design skills, niche knowledge, industry relationships, etc. Similarly, start calling VCs if your customer acquisition costs can only be recaptured over a substantial period of time. — can indeed thrive without VCs ruining the party.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

In a major break from the past, where the military designed all its own weapons, 10,000 scientists and engineers from academia worked in civilian-run weapons labs (most headquartered in universities) in an organization called the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD). could design and produce. In World War II the U.S.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2023

They both run on open AI's GPT model, and both are designed to help you get more done and to grow your business faster. And through that they're going to spin off other companies through the intellectual property they create. Look, AI is literally eating the web ChatGPT is more search than I don't know, Taylor Swift.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2010

Regulation and Intellectual Property. By design we didn’t give them too much Customer Development theory. Did they describe demand creation and assign acquisition costs? What is a business model? Distribution, Demand Creation and Partnerships. Customer Discovery. Building Startup Teams. Liquidity – the End Game.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 2, 2013

She explains that the user interface and user experience can be copied easily if design is your product hook. In China, respecting copyright and intellectual property is still something that locals do not really practice. They don’t have a good IP (intellectual property) to defend their technology.

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Transformify

AUGUST 5, 2021

Inevitably, new HR software solutions are needed to streamline and automate payroll, invoicing, talent acquisition and payments to international contractors and employees. Needless to say, any shift towards new ways of working requires proper process design and automation. The next HR software cloud revolution is here.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Subscription boxes are nice because they’re designed to retain customers. Consider landing page design , easy email sign up, and potential deals for pre-subscribers during the pre-launch promotion as well. Will you have a custom box designed, or will you keep it super simple at first? CAC (customer acquisition cost).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

SendWithUs also handles drip marketing but focuses on sending messages directly from your app or website using email designs created by you. Three sections in Google Analytics generally have the most appeal for marketers: Acquisition, Audience, and Behavior. If you’re confident with graphic design, Snappa may be the choice for you.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

SendWithUs also handles drip marketing but focuses on sending messages directly from your app or website using email designs created by you. Three sections in Google Analytics generally have the most appeal for marketers: Acquisition, Audience, and Behavior. If you’re confident with graphic design, Snappa may be the choice for you.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. For our content creation, we use tools such as Canva (graphic design) and GoToStage (webinars platform) to create and share content for prospects to find.”. It sounds simple; however, very few asset managers actually do it.” 3) Raise capital.

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www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

This is usually done when the company is acquired — if the acquisition price per share of Series A is greater than $0.50, the VC will receive the spread between $0.50 and the acquisition price. Intellectual Property (5). Developers, designers, support engineers & more! July 2010 (2). June 2010 (1).

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Acquisition. Dylan’s Desk: New security threats target intellectual property, infrastructure. Additionally, he’s looking for companies that have a long-term potential to be Microsoft partners or acquisitions. Web Design Software. From $1.5B Editor’s picks. Featured stories. Cloud services.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

He chose to build an engine with the entire eight cylinders cast in one block, and instructed his engineers to produce a design for the engine. The design was put on paper, but the engineers agreed, every one of them, that it was simply impossible to cast an eight-cylinder gas engine block in one piece. Ford said, “Produce it anyway.”

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Pricing : Design your pricing so that will cover your costs and match the market rate. Intellectual property : List any patents you have or have pending, and mention any core technology you are licensing from another company. Unlike [key competition], it [most distinguishing feature].”. Also, consider startup costs.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Some believe only businesspeople can do this-- that hackers can implement software, but not design it. Oneof the worst things that can happen to a startup is to run into intellectual property problems. So the acquisition came toa screeching halt while we tried to sort this out. Thats nonsense.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Its thesame with acquisitions. 7 ] They also spend a little money on a freelance graphic designer. Terrible things happen tostartups when they run out of money, because theyre designed forgrowth, not adversity. No one wants to buy you till someone elsewants to buy you, and then everyone wants to buy you.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

So when I launched Bidsketch — a SaaS based proposal application for designers — offering a free plan was a no-brainer in my book. About the Author Ruben Gamez is the founder of Bidsketch , web based proposal software for designers. Since it is Excel based, we’re not giving up any intellectual property.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 20, 2011

accounting, law, design) where the mechanisms for revenue and profit are well-known. That’s where acquisition comes in — if you can’t make it, buy it! The take-away point is that buyers have lots of reasons for acquisition, and few of them relate to basic company financials or your existing customer base.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. LiveRoad : A Great IDE for design is very helpful. Color Scheme Designer. great web customer acquisition tutorials. online/offline, extensible wireframing tool w/design library. Customer service. Get Satisfaction.

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