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8 Portfolio Assets Are Key To Your Startup Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. Many companies like Sears, Coca-Cola, and Twitter have already been hurt by people using company names they don’t own on social sites. Business Plan.

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7 Lessons They Don’t Teach You In Crowdfunding School

Startup Professionals Musings

Resist the temptation to skip the business plan. Many new entrepreneurs believe the myth that a business plan is only required to satisfy professional investors and can be skipped with crowdfunding. In reality, the value to you of a detailed plan is even greater when you won’t have investors challenging it.

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Social Media Accounts are Intellectual Property

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. Many companies like Sears, Coca-Cola, and Twitter have already been hurt by people using company names they don’t own on social sites. Business Plan.

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Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. Many companies like Sears, Coca-Cola, and Twitter have already been hurt by people using company names they don’t own on social sites. Business Plan.

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Every Startup Needs Intellectual Property To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. Many companies like Sears, Coca-Cola, and Twitter have already been hurt by people using company names they don’t own on social sites. Business Plan.

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8 Intellectual Property Items Every Startup Needs

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. Many companies like Sears, Coca-Cola, and Twitter have already been hurt by people using company names they don’t own on social sites. Business Plan.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments.