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8 Portfolio Assets Are Key To Your Startup Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are the key elements: Company name. The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Sole proprietorships need to trademark the name to protect it. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products.

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Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are the key elements: Company name. The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Sole proprietorships need to trademark the name to protect it. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products.

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5 Things You Should Never Say When Fundraising

Up and Running

Almost any attorney can break through a non disclosure agreement, so it doesn’t protect your ideas at the end of the day anyway. Any one of those ideas or business plans can easily cross competitor boundaries. Hi, my name is. Here is my 50 page business plan and PowerPoint”.

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8 Intellectual Property Items Every Startup Needs

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are the key elements: Company name. The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Sole proprietorships need to trademark the name to protect it. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products.

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Every Startup Needs Intellectual Property To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are the key elements: Company name. The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Sole proprietorships need to trademark the name to protect it. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

Our business model changed as we realized that to become a large company, we needed to automate more than just a few marketers. As we were out looking for our Series B round, our company had gotten the attention of “name of big VC firm here” who wanted a play in enterprise software. Are These Your Slides?

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Tips For Hiring An Independent Contractor

YoungUpstarts

According to The Balance Small Business , your business may dictate the need for additional forms in addition to the items outlined above. For example: A non-disclosure agreement (NDA). A non-compete agreement puts restrictions on the contractor’s ability to take your customers or clients to a competitor.

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