YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2016

When using others (employees, contractors, third parties) to develop your technology, be sure that ownership of IP is assigned to the company. If questions arise as to the propriety of ownership of IP, your valuation could be negatively affected or the deal scuttled altogether.

Acquisition 100

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

On the other hand, if you arrive at a VC pitch without a comprehensive understanding of the industry you’re hoping to compete in, or without a clear path to profitability or a thoughtful product-development road map, you’ll likely leave empty-handed. Do you lack the skills needed to develop a viable product? Be ready when it counts.

Technical Review 140

Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Instead of looking at traditional metrics such as EBITA (earnings before interest taxes and amortization) and MRR (monthly recurring revenue), early investors are compelled by intangibles such as charismatic leadership, a loyal team, exciting IP, an important name on an executive board, news coverage, etc. Fundraising debt.

Cofounder 127

Cofounder Burn Rate Technical Cofounder Seed Capital 127

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2019

Intellectual property (IP) is a primary business component for many entrepreneurs. Develop An IP Strategy. In order to protect intellectual property properly, you need to develop an IP strategy. Develop an IP strategy so you have a set plan to follow throughout your startup.

Intellectual Property 127

Intellectual Property IP Management Startup 127

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

Next thing they know it’s too late: They have joined the 80+ percent of startups that find themselves auctioning off their IP for pennies at best, boarding up their doors and joining the ranks of Munchery, Path, Apprenda, Klout and many, many others. As you develop your product, you must concurrently invest in market-engineering tasks.

Cleveland 150

Cleveland Framework Marketing Early Stage 150

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2019

If people knew that there was a huge chance that their idea would be taken by a major company as soon as they publicized it, there would be very little incentive to ever disclose new developments. You Can Use Your IP Rights For Leverage. In addition, you can sell your IP along with your company (or separate from the company).

Intellectual Property 178

Intellectual Property Tampa IP United States 178

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 13, 2017

Wireless IP cameras can simply be mounted on various portions of your home and are connected to your home’s WiFi, allowing you to view live feeds on your mobile phone wherever you are. Better user experiences are also bound to be developed to minimize factors like human fallibility. Surveillance systems are also sold as DIY kits.

Security 113

Security Technical Review IP Mobile 113

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Many individuals encounter problems later in the development phases that make going forward in a partnership much more difficult. Your patents will have more support when your IP is seen online often. Open-Source IP. A great way to give your IP and ideas a competitive advantage is to open-source them.

Intellectual Property 124

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

And unlike counterparts in the West, Asian startups tend to prefer develop their technology in-house (about three-quarters of those surveyed), rather than tapping on external sources of R&D.

Singapore 198

Singapore Technical Review Technology Incubator 198

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2017

You can block users from logging in by certain usernames and also IP addresses. Sucuri lets you set alerts every time someone tries to login to your website and successfully logs in to your website or fails to login.

Caching 100

Caching SEO Open Source IP 100

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2014

The festival will feature pre-conference workshops, conducted by local and international thought leaders in the areas of mentoring, marketing of technologies, IP valuation, leveraging upon IP to boost productivity and medical device development.

Singapore 165

Singapore IP Valuation Technology 165

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2016

Patent applications represent the hope for defensible protection, as the most a company can truthfully tell investors is that the company owns its IP. What should my IP strategy be? Develop a patent strategy early on to evaluate whether the costs for protecting an innovation makes sense.

Intellectual Property 100

Intellectual Property NDA IP Early Stage 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Finally, as part of growth of any business is the ability to successfully execute on business development – this can include increased sales, successful fundraising and team member acquisition. At the end of this exercise, you will have a list of all the areas for growth and development of you, your team and the organization.

Intellectual Property 180

Intellectual Property IP Social Media Acquisition 180

YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2013

million) worth of hardware and software technology tools that’s developed as an incubation center for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) working on high-value design and engineering services. Hopefully, this would also lead to greater economic and technological development in Malaysia as a whole.”

Malaysia 205

Malaysia Technology Intellectual Property IP 205

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2018

However, if a company develops something valuable, perhaps via physical prototyping, design software, or 3D printing, and does not protect its intellectual property before bringing it to market, the company may find that it is unable to profit from its own invention. Register Intellectual Property. Monitor Physical Assets.

Intellectual Property 113

Intellectual Property China Widget Security 113

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 12, 2018

by Tom McMakin, author of “ How Clients Buy: A Practical Guide to Business Development for Consulting and Professional Services “ The notion of trust in others is ancient. Tom McMakin is the author of “ How Clients Buy: A Practical Guide to Business Development for Consulting and Professional Services “.

Virginia 157

Virginia Dallas Merger DC 157

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Perhaps you know a Marketer, a Developer or Sales Manager that could fill a gap in one of the startups you back. A team of two or three who are juggling developing the software/solution, fundraising, marketing, etc may very easily overlook something to do with financial management or human resources. What could be improved?

Pre-Money Valuation 187

Pre-Money Valuation Seed Stage IP Deal Flow 187

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Additionally, it is important to understand the value based mindset as an entrepreneur – how do you develop value for the key stakeholders in an entrepreneurial endeavor? Michael Melfi is an IP attorney, entrepreneur coach, investor, media personality and four-time author. If so, what can you do to change them?

Intellectual Property 100

Intellectual Property IP Angel Investor Social Media 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 19, 2017

by Tom McMakin, author of “ How Clients Buy: A Practical Guide to Business Development for Consulting and Professional Services “ The notion of trust in others is ancient. Endorsing quotes from clients are particularly a powerful of communicating your effectiveness. Gupta & Jones never disappointed.

Virginia 113

Virginia Dallas Merger DC 113

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2017

The sum of referring IPs. He has been working in the field of marketing and communications for over seven years and developed rich knowledge and skills in Online Marketing and Public Relations, as well as writing journal articles and blogs. The main ranking factors that the study dealt with are: Locations that get a lot of reviews.

SEO 127

SEO Search IP Engineer 127

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

For instance, while VPNs might have great DNS/IP protection for web browsing and email, when it comes to torrent clients they start leaking information all over the place. And not all VPN developers are able to match them. Others are wary of legal challenges, particularly in places like Canada or the USA. And here’s the issue.

Canada 138

Canada IP Architecture Security 138

YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2016

Unless you have baked in the proper IP protection, it’s far too easy for a great idea to be replicated and for you to be out of the game before even getting started. An intellectual property lawyer can help you identify all your IP assets and develop a comprehensive legal framework with strategies to mitigate your risk and exposure.

IP 100

IP Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property United States 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Develop a priority list of the data to manage the most sensitive information. If all of the firm’s content and IP is instead kept in the cloud, the earthquake will disrupt business operations, but the team can get back on its feet quickly. Workers can function remotely and still pull the data they need to get things done.

Small Business 157

Small Business Florida Cloud Los Angeles 157

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

You also may be going from device to cloud or between two cloud instances when developing your Industrial IoT communications infrastructure. Protocols like XMPP and HTTP rely strictly on the underlying TCP/IP transport layer for messaging. What Are Your Data Exchange and Connectivity Requirements?

Semantic 100

Semantic Cloud Security IP 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Michael Melfi is an IP attorney, entrepreneur coach, investor, media personality and four-time author. Michael has a dynamic background that allows him to provide insightful legal services, while creating business development strategies for funding and growth.

Intellectual Property 100

Intellectual Property Social Media IP Media 100

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2015

When you’re starting out in business, one of the top priorities is usually to develop the organization’s name, logo, slogan or other identifying factors. Spend some time looking into existing trademarks yourself or, to be absolutely confident of your rights, hire a lawyer who specializes in IP law to help you get everything in order.

Intellectual Property 100

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur United States IP 100

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2019

The traditional internet is built on open-source protocols , such as TCP/IP, HTTP, or SMTP. Furthermore, instead of developers hosting code on a centralized server which interacts with the web, developers will now host their backend code on smart contracts, which interacts with the blockchains.

Internet 113

Internet Open Source IP Hosting 113

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 19, 2013

As businesses grow and begin to thrive, it’s important to develop a permanent staff. There’s a variety of SIP providers out there that have developed ways to combine the two needs into one marketable service. Hire Freelancers and Contract Employees.

Operations 191

Operations Cost Startup Florida 191

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2015

More and more, my obsession and appreciation for voice over IP (VoIP) and hosted PBX grew. At University, I had similar ventures and started a software company with a professor to teach stock traders virtually how to trade. Through this journey, I created a hosted PBX system to run our communications systems.

North America 100

North America Cofounder Canada Hosting 100