Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 30, 2014
Was there consumer demand? I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. We hired IP specialists to review prior art. We grilled their IP attorneys. She connected me with Andreessen’s due diligence team who were surprisingly open with all the technical analysis they had done.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
VCs want to see that there’s a demand for your product and that you’re able to meet that demand. At the end of the pitch, ask them about their time frame for completing due diligence and their decision-making process. Prepare to prove your worth. and give them the opportunity to ask you some questions as well.
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David Teten
JANUARY 19, 2021
From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Santa Clara University shares their demand dividend structure. . Typically 1-3 months of due diligence. A new category of VCs have emerged offering a hybrid between VC and RBI, which we call “Flexible VC”. .
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Is there a development step that you must take to fulfill demand for a particular use case, and, if so, how does that cost get absorbed? If you’ve got patent or other IP needs, you may want to engage specialists in those areas.
Tim Keane
JANUARY 12, 2010
However, I assume that the proposed business solves a real problem that people are willing to pay for and that it may be lest costly, more efficient, and IP-protected. [5] The right of first refusal for all of a future financing is a very unfriendly provision to entrepreneurs that can make future financing all but impossible.
infochachkie.com
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Given all the demands on your time, the hours spent educating a consultant regarding your business are costly. IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. The lack of rules and structure causes many entrepreneurs to work incessantly. Someone’ never called and I fired the prestigious and inept firm shortly thereafter.
blog.expensify.com
APRIL 24, 2012
there are start ups who are legitimately using.net because they don’t need to look directly into the tcp/ip stack. Purchase IP from the vendors. It was just the command shell that demanded backward slashes. of course, you’re allowed to have your opinions. it’s easy to stand against something. What did we do?
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