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Don’t let your crowdfunding campaign spoil your IP position

NZ Entrepreneur

Protecting the potential value of an innovation with the right forms of intellectual property (IP) can be mission critical. An entrepreneur looking to crowdfund a new initiative must consider and secure their IP position prior to launching the funding campaign. I think I might have some IP, what do I do next? Trademarks.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

Internet scale. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. The first company represents a normal software company that sells its products directly (either via sales staff or directly off of the internet). The example chart is not actually atypical.

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Why Freelancers And SMEs Should Consider A VPN

YoungUpstarts

As a freelancer you need your laptop or phone connected to the world as a part of the gig economy However, as soon as your mobile phone and your PC is connected to the internet, you are open to a wealth of malicious programs, hackers, viruses and a number of unknown threats that pop up each day. Restricted Resource Access. Other Benefits.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

That requires deep value creation that is difficult to do when everyone is using the same tools, even in different ways -- value requires differentiality which requires protection as soon as someone spots the value creation, for it will be copied soon thereafter. Otherwise it's a great idea. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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A Look At The Benefits Of Using A VPN

The Startup Magazine

The moment your mobile or PC connects to the internet the battle is on from hackers, viruses, malicious programs, as well as numerous new threats that are constantly making their presence known. The moment you connect online from your mobile or PC you are leaving footprints of your internet service provider as well as your IP address.

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The idea is only half the battle: Stop complaining about copycats

The Next Web

However, companies can protect themselves by building into their offerings a USP that not only differentiates it from potential copycats, but is also defendable in court as IP that a company can claim to have the rights to. If possible, look into developing a USP that differentiates you and makes your brand more desirable to consumers.

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

Increasingly it became difficult to tell any system integration company apart and there was a whole new breed of competitors in the market helping companies build Internet businesses. Andersen had lost its long-time CEO, George Shaheen, was hemorrhaging staff and wasn’t exactly known as being an Internet pioneer.

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