Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Software apps that once required a 10-person team can now be done with the Lean Development methodology by two people in a couple of months. Commit to a major customer. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Software apps that once required a 10-person team can now be done with the Lean Development methodology by two people in a couple of months. Commit to a major customer. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a current Angel investor, I can attest that any investments in startups are more risky than the commodity markets, and you shouldn’t expect to see any return for many years. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Software crowd sourcing. Good-cause crowd funding.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

They allow you to easily edit, share, and collaborate on documents without the need for multiple software solutions. Whether it’s through bootstrapping, seeking angel investors, or applying for grants, explore all options available to you. PDF to Word conversion tools can be a lifesaver for managing documents efficiently.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

As a current Angel investor, I can attest that any investments in startups are more risky than the commodity markets, and you shouldn’t expect to see any return for five years. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Software crowd sourcing. Proceed at your own peril.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Software apps that once required a 10-person team can now be done with the Lean Development methodology by two people in a couple of months. Commit to a major customer. The good news is that the cost for new startups is at an all-time low.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Dysonics secured $750,000 in funding from angel investors to develop products that will reproduce three-dimensional, immersive sound in headphones. Some of the i-lab’s long-term residents include mobile app ActivePepper, baby gear rental company Baby Buggle, and software developer Rover. Harvard Innovation Lab. Innovation Depot.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Consider branding yourself as an expert in real estate, personal injury, family law, intellectual property, or even admiralty law. Insurance can cover property damage, theft, intellectual property lawsuits, and other incidents. basic infrastructural costs like phone and internet service, invoicing software, etc….

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 29, 2014

This blog post was written by Mary Juetten, founder of Traklight.com, a site that provides inventors, creators, and small businesses with integrated software tools to identify and protect intellectual property. If I have a mutual NDA with Company A, I cannot go to software Company B and spill secrets learned from Company A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

As an angel investor, you can bet I wasn’t convinced he would ever start his next proposal. Most people don’t remember that Bill Gates first software venture, called Traf-O-Data , was a dismal failure. Plan to learn from what doesn’t work, but never give up.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 1, 2015

According to intellectual property attorney Kurt Anderson, shareholders generally have the right to access certain corporate records and financial information. Offer equity if you plan for your company to grow quickly, or if you’re seeking investment from VCs or angel investors. If you have grand plans for your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2015

As an angel investor, I hear many entrepreneurs making negative comments about competitors or asserting they don’t have any competitors. Here are my thoughts on the right steps to prepare for these discussions and how to capitalize on your strengths: Declare and file your innovations early as intellectual property.

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Recruiting and Hiring Employees > How to Attract Talent to Your Start-Up At a start-up, you need employees that are in it for the long haul and fit your unique culture.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

VC’s invested in things that ran on electrons: hardware, software and silicon. Bayh-Dole allowed for private ownership of government funded intellectual property developed in universities while the Orphan Drug Act created incentives for developing drugs for disorders afflicting fewer than 200,000 Americans. Lean Angels.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2023

So I think the first thing on how most deals are structured, so when you are a angel investor and you're investing a small amount of money, and typically you'll invest through a platform like AngelList or a local Angel Association mm-hmm. , Ben Young (07:50): Yeah, good question.

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Transformify

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University in New York City, concentrating on intellectual property law. Her main areas of practice are intellectual property, corporate law, and start-ups. Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify. She received her J.D. from Benjamin N. About Transformify.

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. Michael’s second problem comes from holding software engineers to an unprecedented standard of business savviness: Most software engineers aren’t business people.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

Aptly to the point, Basil is the author of a great book – “ Early Exits: Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors.” Small Deals Rock: You don’t need a lot of money anymore to build a technology startup – not with outsourcing, viral marketing, and the Software as a Service (SaaS) revolution.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

The University of Texas System is the third most innovative university in the world , behind only the University of California system and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in intellectual property patents. San Antonio also boasts a strong constellation of primary and secondary innovation and research institutions such as the S.W.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 10, 2011

Marc and I were known as angel investors, so investing $50M of our new $300M fund in one deal surprised people. Ebay might not have owned Skype’s underlying intellectual property. Many speculated that the founders would use their claim to shut down Skype and leave investors with nothing.

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Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2019

If you’re interested in starting a software as a service (SaaS) business, you’ll want to start with the basics. SaaS (software as a service) means that users access software through their internet browser or a web-based app. You can think of it as a software license. But investors are in it to win in the long term.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Investors are also mining for leads such sources as: – product crowdfunding sites ( Indiegogo *); – tech communities ( Producthunt ); – angel group platforms ( Gust ); – expert networks (e.g., – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

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www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc. 500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Job Descriptions > How to Hire a CTO When its time to add a technologist to your slate of executives, what are the best practices to follow?

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Dylan’s Desk: New security threats target intellectual property, infrastructure. Backup Software. Blog Software. CRM Software. Help Desk Software. Monitoring Software. Project Management Software. More Software. Remote Desktop Software. Scheduling Software.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I wanted to work in the pure, intellectual world of software, not deal with customers mundane problems. Some believe only businesspeople can do this-- that hackers can implement software, but not design it. But it turned outthey didnt like us, because our software was easy to use and we hostedthe site. Thats nonsense.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

First Things First: Your Requirements You seem to feel that your project isn’t ready to move forward without a software developer (a “programmer&# , as you say). Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply What’s Here Advice for teams starting web companies from a software developer, entrepreneur, and CTO.

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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. Lighthouse – Issue Tracking Tool.

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MARCH 11, 2013

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