Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2023

Your idea is not intellectual property yet, so it has no inherent value. Level of responsibility and time allocated. Cofounders only able to work part-time, with responsibility and major income sources elsewhere, don’t carry the same risk as others with more operational responsibility.

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Technical Cofounder Equity Distribution Cofounder 247

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2012

Building a product doesn’t get it distributed and sold. Pre-existing intellectual property. Ideas are not intellectual property, until they have been converted into patents, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrights. Sacrifice and time commitment. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO?

Intellectual Property 252

Intellectual Property Equity Cofounder CTO Hire 252

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better.

Intellectual Property 281

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Sweat Equity CTO Hire 281

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

If they decide to buy, large companies can: license/acquire intellectual property. In response, venture capital firms like Sequoia and Andreessen/Horowitz are hiring new partners just to work with their portfolio companies and match them to corporations. Five Types of Innovation to Buy.

Acquisition 332

Acquisition Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better.

Intellectual Property 260

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 260

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Building a product doesn’t get it distributed and sold. Pre-existing intellectual property. Ideas are not intellectual property, until they have been converted into patents, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrights. Sacrifice and time commitment. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO?

Equity 228

Equity Intellectual Property Cofounder CTO Hire 228

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

A CEO who has “been there and done that” is traction, especially if teamed with a financial lead (CFO) and a product lead (CTO). It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property. Of course, a real contract or purchase order from a big customer is even better.

Intellectual Property 253

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 253