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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Venture Studios are an “idea factory” with their own employees searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. The venture studio’s employees have already identified a product, market fit and early customers — meaning someone else has eliminated many of the early risks of a new venture.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed last week ), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are relevant to most startups. Intellectual property.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. Internet penetration in Beijing is greater than 70% while it’s less than 25% in Yunnan, Jiangxi, Guizhou and other provinces. Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. Internet penetration in Beijing is greater than 70% while it’s less than 25% in Yunnan, Jiangxi, Guizhou and other provinces. Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice. The Chinese government must be laughing hysterically over U.S.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Resources are what the team needs to hire or own inside their company — the team’s physical, financial, human and intellectual property. government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. Terrorists harnessing the internet to radicalize and recruit new members.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Resources are what the team needs to hire or own inside their company — the team’s physical, financial, human and intellectual property. government does have some unique convening power and the ability to tap external talent and resources. Terrorists harnessing the internet to radicalize and recruit new members.

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Do It Right The First Time: Avoiding “Janitorial” Legal Work

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Notice what is missing from this list of priorities: The company itself – that is, a business entity, most often a corporation , that will own the entire business (however defined), issue equity to founders, take investment capital , enter into contracts, make sales, pay employees and contractors, and so forth.

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