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How To Find the Right Co-Founders?

Steve Blank

For medical devices it might be mechanical engineering, clinical trials, regulatory approval, freedom to operate (intellectual property) and figuring out a reimbursement strategy. Therefore the ideal medical device team might be a physician; engineer; operator; business development/financial analyst.

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Common Intellectual Property mistakes made by startups

NZ Entrepreneur

This article is the third of a three-part series by Baldwins Intellectual Property that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. What is intellectual property? Intellectual property is about creations of the mind.

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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

Agile Engineering” to have teams prototype, test, and iterate their idea while discovering if they have a profitable business model. Hypotheses about Intellectual Property, Reimbursement, Regulation and Clinical Trials found on the left side of canvas are as, or more important than those on the right side of the canvas.

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Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition

Steve Blank

Our economic and foreign policy officials didn’t notice the four-alarm fire as we first gutted our manufacturing infrastructure and sent it to China (profits are better when you outsource); then passively stood by as our intellectual property was being siphoned off; and had no answer to China’s web of trade deals (China’s Belt and Road).

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What Are The Risks When Aggressively Scaling Your Business

The Startup Magazine

After all, your team is the engine of your business machine. Failure to do so can lead to operational inefficiencies, like a dam struggling to hold back a flood of issues. This could range from intellectual property concerns to international trade laws. Legal Challenges Here’s where things can get really tricky.

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

Steve Blank

Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice. Eventually, China’s innovation-driven economy needs intellectual property rights and anti-trust laws that are enforced. Their leadership has shown incredible foresight in engineering an amazing economic engine and formidable military.

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7 Ways Due Diligence Helps Before Final Commitment

Startup Professionals Musings

This element is usually called technical due diligence and typically consists of a day with your engineering and marketing team led by internal team leaders. Related discussions include intellectual property status and plans. This is really an assessment of the team and internal processes as well as the product.