Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Intellectual Property Social Media Business Model Employee 436

Steve Blank

JANUARY 30, 2013

2) We should have had buy-in about the value of disruptive new business models, design and open innovation thinking. We were prematurely pushing some of the teams in the business units. It gets really tough when these projects are launched and have to fight for survival against current corporate business models.

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Programming Technical Review Incubator Intellectual Property 265

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Designing Your Business Model Crafting a business model is like building a blueprint for your venture. Revenue streams are another critical component of your business model. Will you opt for direct sales, subscriptions, or a freemium model? However, do so with caution and strategic planning.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 131

Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Lawsuits filed against you and your company, for something you are not mindful of, can take your hands off your business’s vital areas. You have to be careful when it comes to your startup’s legality in all aspects, from design to service system. Legally Secure Your Intellectual Property Position.

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Intellectual Property Startup Government Technical Review 59

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2023

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Use a minimum viable product (MVP) to validate the model. It’s a strategic decision.

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Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 339

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

A business model that works. Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for.

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Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 400

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

Steve Blank

JUNE 19, 2014

you make substantive changes to one or more parts of your initial business model, and this new data affects your biological and clinical hypotheses. assess intellectual property and regulatory risk before they design and build. The reality is that as you validate the commercial hypotheses (i.e.

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Lean SBIR Intellectual Property Customer Development 269

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

business models. websites that are sparse and slick, Chinese users currently expect complicated, crowded and busy web pages. However, there’s a growing belief that the “design preferences” of Chinese consumers are just bad design. business models. Unlike U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Use a minimum viable product (MVP) to validate the model. It’s a strategic decision.

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Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 386

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

The Sandbox is designed to accelerate the process of business creation through a 12-week experiential-based program, producing either investment-ready firms or ready-to-go, revenue-generating entities. This tech business incubator hits early, even before participants are in college.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Write your business plan and develop your business model with this in mind so you can avoid these issues. . You can choose from a few different types of business plans depending on your needs. If you’re seeking investment, you need a traditional business plan. Target market: Who is your ideal buyer? Be specific.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

The first will be commodity businesses that are valued for their ability to execute their current business model. The second class will be firms with a demonstrated ability to continually innovate and reinvent their business models. These innovations do not require change in a company’s existing business model.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

business models. websites that are sparse and slick, Chinese users currently expect complicated, crowded and busy web pages. However, there’s a growing belief that the “design preferences” of Chinese consumers are just bad design. business models. Unlike U.S.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

File a provisional patent or other intellectual property. Having a defensible barrier to entry is a clear advantage to attracting investors, and another element that cannot be added after your design is made public. Pick a platform that fits your business model or industry.

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Equity Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Social Media 236

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Intellectual Property Social Media Business Model Employee 181

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Intellectual Property Social Media Business Model Employee 263

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2014

As in the first part of this series, I’m in good company – I’m joined in Founders School by Noam Wasserman of Harvard teaching Founder’s Dilemmas , Craig Wortmann University of Chicago covering Entrepreneurial Selling , Peter McDermott helping understand Intellectual Property , and Nathan Gold offering how to give Powerful Presentations.

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Intellectual Property Lean Customer Development Acquisition 328

Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2014

In addition, he said “The engagements … allowed us to pivot, [and] we spun off a new company, Philadelphia-based Arcweb Technologies,” a product design and development company. Chris Cera, the founder of Vuzit, said that these new customers enabled his company to repay the majority of its investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. You have no shelf life, so you can’t make money while you sleep. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Intellectual Property Startup Social Media Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 254

Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Don’t forget to choose a sound business model. Whether it is advertisement model, B2C (Business to Consumer) ecommerce, affiliate or subscription, picking the right choice could determine the rise or fall of your business. Avoid using potentially offensive words or phrases in your business name and slogan.

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Software Review Hosting Intellectual Property Naming 45

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most Angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Use a minimum viable product (MVP) to validate the model. It’s a strategic decision.

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Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 278

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 266

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. How much time do they have for you?

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Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

A business model that works. Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for.

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Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 251

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Intellectual Property Aggregator Startup IP 175

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2019

If you can prove a business model, traction, and potential for a tremendous scale with the right backing, you could be a ripe target to be acquired. . Intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets acquirers seek in startups. You’ve excelled in product design, product/market fit, sales, and operations.

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Intellectual Property IP Acquisition Startup 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

A business model that works. Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for.

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Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral 256

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

. ———– The National Institutes of Health recognizes that Life Science/Health Care commercialization has two components: the science/technology, and the business model. The Lean Launchpad® for Life Sciences (the I-Corps @ NIH ) uses the Lean Startup Model to discover and validate the business model.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Financial summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. First, your business plan laid out the opportunity at hand. Now is the time to lay out what you’ll do to attract patients and set up a viable business model with healthy financials. Be specific.

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Business Plan Technical Review Exit Strategy Oregon 72

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

But from my perspective representing investors, this approach falls short on several counts: Focus is on the product, not the business model. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Startup Social Media 230

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most Angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Use a minimum viable product (MVP) to validate the model. It’s a strategic decision.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 160