Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Protect your intellectual property. If the software is ancillary to your mission, proceed through the rest of these considerations. Technology level.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2016

Ideally, tech startup founders stay on till the very end. Without a contingency plan, companies that unexpectedly lose a co-founder find themselves in muddy water. Intellectual property matters are just one way these problems can materialize. Get it all in writing.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2016

by Andrew Ostashen, co-founder of Vulsec. Hire qualified internal resources or outsource as needed for the required IT positions. Create your organization with cyber security at the forefront of your development and creative thinking strategies, and keep your data, intellectual property, and brand safe from hackers.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2019

Many start-up founders often overlook the need for legal security within their company. We’ve put together a summary of the most common legal mistakes made in start-ups to give you an idea of the legal challenges you are likely to face as a founder. #1. Not Protecting Their Intellectual Property. Neglecting the Basics.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 5, 2023

These can include physical assets, resources, intellectual property, and various investments. More specifically, estate planning guarantees proper protection and distribution of these assets in case of unforeseen events, such as the founder’s death or incapacitation. Here are a few of the reasons why.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Companies also use social networking sites in the hiring process, and increasingly, to do innovative advertising (such as the recent Jack in the Box campaign). and before that, Co-founder and Senior Vice-President at Clearview Networks, Inc. He has written several books on intellectual property law.

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Question My co-founders and I are working on a cool new site, and we’ll be ready to launch in a few weeks. We have no money – so we’re going to do the legal ourselves. (And please don’t tell us to hire a lawyer.) Otherwise, if one of the founders quits after a few months, he would take all of his shares with him.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

by Tej Prakash, co-founder of ShouldiSign.com. Whether a business is contemplating entering into a partnership, hiring a service provider or in the process of selling itself, a non-disclosure agreement should be utilized when information is shared with third parties. Intellectual Property.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

And to keep executing large organizations hire employees with a range of skills and competencies. If they don’t, then the management team has simply become caretakers of the founders’ legacy. And secondly, their sole purpose is to focus resources on the executionof their business model. This never ends well.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 27, 2023

He is the founder of Nudge, an analytics company, that was a commercialized product from his agency. Nudge helps you measure the performance of your digital properties through the lens of what people are paying attention to. Prior to Nudge, he co-founded an agency in New Zealand that was the 8th fastest-growing business at the time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Founders generally need more focus on the market sizing, volume projections, cost details and margin expectations to balance the optimism of their passion for the idea. Define a business entity early to manage taxes and intellectual property. New intellectual property should always be assigned to a business.

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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. Are you hiring an employee? And to be technical, ideas themselves are not intellectual property.

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www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

” Transitioning from partners in an informal collaboration to co-owners of an actual business may seem like a big step, but it is a necessary one that every successful startup eventually must take. As soon as valuable IP is developed, founders should assign their rights in the IP to a company in exchange for an ownership stake.

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

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. People would only get paid if the candidates got hired.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2014

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Early co-founders often drop out of the picture due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal promises you made. Be quick to hire and slow to fire.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 23, 2015

When you’re hiring people for your business, make sure that both you and your prospective hires understand their role at the company, and that you stick to those definitions. If you’re looking for more detail on the differences in corporation types, this blog from Valcu founder Mark Oblad is a good primer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Early co-founders often drop out of the picture due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal promises you made. Quick to hire and slow to fire.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2016

As a female entrepreneur and cofounder of a business, I would like to see more investment into technology companies that support women, as most women make 80% of buying decisions. I would also like to see our creative intellectual property better protected. Thanks to Larissa Pickens, Float.Design. #7

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Access to University’s Intellectual Property : Office of Cooperative Research. The video game and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality industry actively hire for people with design, screenwriting, and other visual arts skills. Some AI companies hire people with comedy-writing and script writing experience. Founder community.

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Gust

DECEMBER 29, 2013

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Early co-founders often drop out of the picture due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal promises you made. Be quick to hire and slow to fire.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

Adeo Ressi , the founding member of TheFunded , recently announced the establishment of TheFunded Founder Institute. The Founder Institute helps founders launch innovative companies by providing training, services, and company-building assignments, such as incorporating the business, filing provision patents, and setting up books and records.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Intellectual Property. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Chip Morse , cofounder and partner with Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton P.C., Internet and Online Business. Technology.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 12, 2019

For the majority of new business owners, there are no Government funds that will give you the founder, cash to start your new business. The New Zealand Government wishes to stimulate the creation of more high growth businesses and build on our intellectual property (“IP”) in science and technology related businesses.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

When raising pre-seed capital from friends, family, and founders (FFF) you’ll want to consider the milestones that Angel investors care about and be sure to raise enough capital to reach those milestones. Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. Intellectual Property.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The use of your initial friends, family, and founders (FFF) capital should be directed towards achieving the milestones that will attract seed or angel investors (likewise, the use of your seed funding should be directed towards achieving the milestones that will attract Series A investors). Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 27, 2015

We charge a flat fee of $2,000, plus filing fees, for up to three co-founders and it includes unlimited phone calls and emails. Thus, founders never have to worry about picking-up the phone and asking their lawyers questions. Indeed, we have done more than 300 Startup Packages and the appeal is obvious: no billable hours.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks. John is currently a partner at Rincon Venture Partners , a venture capital firm investing in early stage web-based businesses, and is a Co-Founder of RevUpNet , a performance-based online marketing agency.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

He has served as advisor to and member of numerous financial exchanges, and was the founder and CEO of Arthur Lipper Corporation and co-founder and Chairman of New York & Foreign Securities Corporation. They are also very competitive, and highly value the intellectual property of the Flipper.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 9, 2013

Local Support: Ideally, you will be able to hire – or contract – at least one representative in every country or region where you conduct significant business. Maria Springer, co-founder of LivelyHoods notes that, “trust is key in markets swimming with empty promises and ‘cheap’ products.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Prior to crowdSPRING, I was producer and production manager in the film and television industry and Ross was an attorney in private practice specializing in intellectual property. In January of 1999, I co-founded a marketing agency with a former boss. Thanks to Mike Samson, crowdSPRING. #3 3 – I was Fired Twice.

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chrissundberg.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The Myth: You need an NDA to protect your intellectual property. The Myth: You need an NDA to protect your intellectual property. They should not be used with investors, co-founders, advisors, etc. The best post I’ve seen on this is from Paul Graham , founder of YCombinator. You Need an NDA.

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blog.simeonov.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Simeon, can you tell us how you structure ownership and control so you can fire your co-founders if necessary? The first part will dispel some myths, address the lifecycle of founder agreements and the key compensation and control parameters in them. Let’s start by dispelling some myths: There is a standard founder agreement.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. The 11 Steps of Investing in Private Companies.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Word of mouth is no substitute for market research, says Ben Price, co-founder of Hard Knocks Brewing, a small brewpub in its second year of operation. Co-founders Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge leased their startup system from a family running a German restaurant out of a former brewpub. Click To Tweet. “No

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And since a startup thatsucceeds ordinarily makes its founders rich, that implies gettingrich is doable too. A lot ofwould-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is theinitial idea, and from that point all you have to do is execute.Venture capitalists know better. Ideally you want between two and four founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

I often speak about co-founder fighting and how this ends in lawsuits but this has become much more prevalent. I’d encourage you to watch this quick 3-minute video with some views on what I call “ The Co-Founder Mythology ” that is perpetuated in Silicon Valley. Lawsuits are on the rise.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

They founded Onward, a platform that matches displaced workers--usually, hourly workers--to industries that are hiring rapidly right now. Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin are the founders of a company called Bitwise. Here's my conversation with the founders of Bitwise. I am the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries.

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