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SXSW Startups: Knowbella

Austin Startup

A finalist in the Blockchain category , which will pitch on at 9:30 am Sunday, March 10, Knowbella has a mission to create a publicly available scientific ecosystem whereby all the research data and publication development are open and transparent. There are major universities that generate significantly talented potential employees.

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Want to Give Your Business a Quick and Easy Boost?

Growthink Blog

And putting out there the “story” behind the numbers - the talent, work ethic, and integrity of our people, the suredness of our IP, the thoughtfulness of our product development roadmap, the sustainable competitive advantage of our operational cost structure, and the like.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Many founders assume employees will just figure out how their jobs work and do what needs to be done next. Your Product Plan must fit into context of your overall business mission.

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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

Both Sides of the Table

Moving on … My second post was directed at employees. If you’ve done it for a long time then I usually advise hiring managers to hire you as contractors and not full-time employees. No employees wanted to join startups – they were all looking for stable jobs. It’s a subjective topic.

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Common Intellectual Property mistakes made by startups

NZ Entrepreneur

You also want to avoid rushing your product development and making mistakes for the sake of sorting out intellectual property matters. There is no need to rush the process of getting your intellectual property rights protected.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

Unlike employee training costs, which can typically be spread over years of service, the relative return from training a consultant is modest and pricey. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. IP) is an ugly thing at a startup.

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Remote Jobs: The Fair Pay Rate Dilemma

Transformify

Coronavirus pandemic had an unexpected side effect – organizations that were reluctant to adopt home office and remote work had no other choice than asking their employees to work from home. ‘’ No doubt, remote workers need to have equal rights as in-office employees. Classifying Remote Workers.