YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

It is important to take steps to protect your intellectual property. A simple way to protect your intellectual property is the hold off on filing a patent. Once a patent is filed, others can create similar products using workarounds without violating any intellectual property rights. Avoid Joint Ownership.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

It’s important to learn from your own mistakes, but it’s even smarter to learn from someone else’s mistakes, without paying their high price in time lost, cost, and pain. Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff. Join a startup incubator.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. I’m proud to contribute to the effort and always enjoy reading what the other authors have to say.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

But for founders who do their homework, the cost of entry is lower and the opportunity is higher than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. The cost of social media done well is low. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2023

Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. Investors may not be called cofounders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. Key to required patents or trade secrets. Level of responsibility and time allocated.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Violating intellectual property rights. But even if you are not working in a creative field, intellectual property rights are something that should concern you. Even if you are not found liable, a legal case can bear considerable costs, both in terms of time and money. How to minimise risk.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

And in certain situations, the low-cost approach makes perfect sense… A template NDA may fit the bill for early discussions with third parties, while a fairly generic employment contract may mean that enough is being done to ensure legal compliance. Failing to do so could mean that you can’t obtain a patent in the future.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Due Diligence Early Stage 109

NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

It is vital to know early on what IP protection a startup can have, what the benefits will be, and what the costs will be to secure such protection over time. However, the costs of keeping such secrets, or the cost of losing the secrets to your competitor, can also be high. Sometimes IP is the only asset a startup has.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

It’s important to learn from your own mistakes, but it’s even smarter to learn from someone else’s mistakes, without paying their high price in time lost, cost, and pain. Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more. Bypasses intellectual property as not worth the cost.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Viral Distribution 436

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2023

Check for intellectual property barriers in your way. New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. If you find more than a dozen solutions that loosely match your idea, it may be time to skip that one and try another. Choose projects with financial resources within your reach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Registered patents and other intellectual property. Being the first mover or lowest cost is not a good long-term strategy. They seek to establish win-win relationships with all partners, including investors, and treat them all as trusted advisors, rather than win-loss opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2020

Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. Key to required patents or trade secrets. Level of responsibility and time allocated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff. Commit to a major customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

This alternative has been around for several decades, with the generally accepted advantage of reducing costs. Saving cost wont help you if you cant make the daily innovations required to stay competitive. Keep intellectual property keys in-house. Factor in all the cost elements.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article is the third of a three-part series by Baldwins Intellectual Property that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. What is intellectual property? Intellectual property is about creations of the mind.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2020

Check for intellectual property barriers in your way. New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. If you find more than a dozen solutions that loosely match your idea, it may be time to skip that one and try another. Choose projects with financial resources within your reach.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 434

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

You need intellectual property , such as a patent, trade secret, or process expertise that will be a barrier that you can defend. Many of the business plans I see are built around a dream, with idealistic costs, margins, and customer demand. Calibrate your ability to rise above competitors and copycats.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Protect your intellectual property. On the other hand, if it is maintenance and testing on non-core software, use the lowest cost solution. Cost factors. Technology level.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 222

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This could involve leasing out unused space, selling off non-core assets, or finding innovative ways to monetize intellectual property or data. Simultaneously, we conducted a thorough operational review to identify inefficiencies and areas for cost reduction.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Bankruptcy Intellectual Property 132

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Registered patents and other intellectual property. Being the first mover or lowest cost is not a good long-term strategy. They seek to establish win-win relationships with all partners, including investors, and treat them all as trusted advisors, rather than win-loss opportunities.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 316

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It wasn’t about paying for service we now expect at no extra cost just about everywhere, it was about a patent that covered that expansive service. Intellectual property is the principal asset of must every technology company. The post Is there gold in your old intellectual property?

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Intellectual Property IP Internet Technology 62

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

This alternative has been around for several decades, with the generally accepted advantage of reducing costs. Saving cost won’t help you if you can’t make the daily innovations required to stay competitive. Keep intellectual property keys in-house. Factor in all the cost elements.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 120

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Finally we move to the left side of the canvas to teach the supporting elements of Resources, Partners, Activities and Costs. Hypotheses about Intellectual Property, Reimbursement, Regulation and Clinical Trials found on the left side of canvas are as, or more important than those on the right side of the canvas.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2016

Understanding the four main types of intellectual property is a preliminary step to intellectual property acumen as patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights each have their own legal protections. Does my company own its intellectual property? What should my IP strategy be?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Copyright intellectual property protection is already given automatically and immediately without the need to register the copyright with a government.

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Software Review Intellectual Property Software Technical Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff. Join a startup incubator.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Protect your intellectual property. On the other hand, if it is maintenance and testing on non-core software, use the lowest cost solution. Cost factors. Technology level.

Intellectual Property 225

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 225

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Or if you’re building consumer electronics the key activities might be: low cost hardware design, high volume manufacturing, user interface design, consumer branding and retail distribution. So What Does this Have to Do With A Founding Team?

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Secure your intellectual property. Intellectual property (IP) is anything created by the human intellect that’s protected by the law from unauthorized use by other people. It pays for medical care, funeral costs, death benefits, and income compensation during recovery.

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Small Business Intellectual Property Cofounder Software Review 167

Up and Running

JULY 5, 2021

And hiring an intellectual property attorney may seem like a budget dealbreaker. Working with an attorney is an added cost that many entrepreneurs are hesitant to spend, especially before their venture is turning a profit. Ultimately, the upfront cost of a trademark lawyer should be considered an investment into your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I love good causes and social entrepreneurs, but a recent pitch to me about eliminating world hunger with a new product (harvesting algae at low cost) seemed to forget that really hungry people don’t have any money. Build a credible business implementation plan to quantify costs. Even a non-profit needs income to operate.

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Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Harvest Technical Review 235

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Intellectual Property, the core of the business, is not protected. Your intellectual property is the backbone of your business. Therefore, protecting your intellectual property by filing trademark, copyright and patent applications is essential to ensure that you have legal recourse if infringement occurs.

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Intellectual Property Framework Technical Review Social Media 215

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

If they decide to buy, large companies can: license/acquire intellectual property. These include the product itself, the customer, the distribution channel, revenue model, how to get, keep and grow customers, resources and activities needed to build the business and costs.). Five Types of Innovation to Buy.

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Acquisition Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 332

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) At one of my entrepreneurship classes at Stanford, Dan Dorosin , of Fenwick & West LLP guest lectures about startups and Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property.

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Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 213

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. Investors may not be called co-founders, but they always get equity, commensurate with their share of the total costs anticipated, or share of the current valuation. Key to required patents or trade secrets. Level of responsibility and time allocated.

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Equity Cofounder Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property 238

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff. Join a startup incubator.

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