Employee Entrepreneur Hiring Product Name 
Up and Running
JULY 5, 2021
Most small businesses, growing startups , and individual entrepreneurs do not have ready access to legal counsel. And hiring an intellectual property attorney may seem like a budget dealbreaker. Applying for a trademark — Do it yourself or hire an attorney? Entrepreneurs are often DIYers by nature. Hiring an attorney.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 17, 2013
Because of this, fellow entrepreneurs are always asking me the proverbial question that is woven into the media interview of every successful CEO, “So, what’s your secret?”. Can a competitor’s product name be easily substituted for my company’s brand? Don’t settle for the “good enough” employee. Sound harsh?
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Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Quick to hire and slow to fire. Only hire people who like you or think like you.
Gust
DECEMBER 22, 2011
Most traditional, bricks-and-mortar businesses have substantial, often enormous hard assets, such as raw materials and supplies, work-in-process, inventory, manufacturing equipment, real estate and more, as well as armies of employees. This is often referred to in the creative community as a “ work-for-hire agreement.”.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 7, 2014
Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Be quick to hire and slow to fire. Only hire people who like you or think like you.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2011
I counseled the department manager against hiring since she would be subject to personal challenges in selling to our partners in Latin countries. Thus, hiring decisions should be made carefully, after fully understanding local practices. Watch your product naming. Eventually I relented and she joined the group.
Steve Blank
APRIL 9, 2009
Department Mission Statements – What am I Supposed to Do Today It wasn’t that we somehow had inherited dumb employees. competitive analyses, channel and customer collateral (white papers, data sheets, product reviews), customer surveys, and market requirements documents. We hired union laborers to do that. This is a big idea.
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