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Six Tips to Make Sure You Aren’t Poaching Intellectual Property Along with Employees

YoungUpstarts

Consider software engineers, for example. Go carefully through the various forms and contracts that have to be signed, and make sure that the new hire knows where to get answers or address any concerns about information security. Train current employees to recognize off-limits information.

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Cyber Security At The Start

YoungUpstarts

Typically, the idea of cyber security comes later down the road after a company compromise or when the organization is filing for compliance & regulations. Yet cyber security should be a crucial consideration for entrepreneurs during the initial steps of creating their vision. Bring on a security-conscious CTO at the beginning.

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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. This could range from intellectual property concerns to international trade laws. Sometimes, bringing in experts, like a security clearance attorney , can help navigate the legal issues around government bid responses. Navigating this maze can be daunting.

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Guns and Cyber Security

Steve Blank

It’s time to teach Cyber Security as integral part of the high school and college curriculum and to all corporate employees. Hacking and Cyber Security. Intellectual property stolen, customer data hacked, funds illegally transferred, goods stolen, can damage a company and put them out of business. Lessons Learned.

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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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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

YoungUpstarts

Boasting resources for life sciences, bio-tech, medical devices, photonics, clean energy, and engineering, BU can help to incubate businesses in just about any physical technology. Engineering Translational Technology Center. At Boston University, there’s an incredible array on business incubation opportunities. Harvard Innovation Lab.

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