Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” It’s what separates the true entrepreneurs from the wannabes.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Intellectual property is the most important asset of many start-ups. Here is a summary of the main forms of intellectual property protection in the UK. You apply for a patent to the UK Intellectual Property Office or the European Patents Office (which gives protection throughout the EU).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” It’s what separates the true entrepreneurs from the wannabes.

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Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) At one of my entrepreneurship classes at Stanford, Dan Dorosin , of Fenwick & West LLP guest lectures about startups and Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property.

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Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 213

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. They tell these entrepreneurs to sell themselves, execute well, and grow organically.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Business Model Design 278

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In that same post Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret where he argues to make things open, he defines only one group of people that you may want to avoid having a conversation with: The handful of people in the world who might copy your idea are entrepreneurs just starting up with a very similar idea.

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NDA Stealth Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement 211

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In that same post Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret where he argues to make things open, he defines only one group of people that you may want to avoid having a conversation with: The handful of people in the world who might copy your idea are entrepreneurs just starting up with a very similar idea.

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NDA Stealth Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement 198

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” It’s what separates the true entrepreneurs from the wannabes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. They tell these entrepreneurs to sell themselves, execute well, and grow organically.

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Start Up Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

I recently saw a job posted on a web developer recruiting website. It involved some people looking for coders to make a copy of my web business and livelihood www.rentoid.com. And populating your website to make it meaningful takes a lot of boot leather, which is something many web entrepreneurs are afraid of.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” It’s what separates the true entrepreneurs from the wannabes.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Define some intellectual property. Build a prototype product.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” It’s what separates the true entrepreneurs from the wannabes.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

Listening to first-time entrepreneurs talk about their competitive advantages is as predictably invalid as the local weatherman's 10-day forecast. Innovative design and intellectual property are no longer long-term competitive advantages. This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches.

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Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. While there are 564 million web users with 420 million having mobile web access, 74% of Chinese Internet users make less than $500/month and are students, blue-collar workers or jobless. Unlike U.S.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 323

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Define some intellectual property. Build a prototype product. Marty Zwilling.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

In the aftermath of the recent pandemic, which caused many businesses to close, a new raft of business workers and entrepreneurs are deciding to pursue their own dreams of being a new business owner, and controlling your own destiny. Pick a name, location, and marketing strategy early. Names and taglines are critical to success.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Angel Investor Metrics 245

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. While there are 564 million web users with 420 million having mobile web access, 74% of Chinese Internet users make less than $500/month and are students, blue-collar workers or jobless. Unlike U.S.

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China Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Non-Compete 215

Pascal's View

MARCH 24, 2010

patent system and broadly impact intellectual property rights in our country. We need balance in this process, as changes may have the unintended affect of hurting those that we need now more than ever – inventors, entrepreneurs and investors that will innovate and create jobs here in the U.S.” Share and Enjoy:

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Intellectual Property Global Technical Review San Francisco 52

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. In addition, I do a few consulting projects on the side, in the areas of product strategy, search engine optimization, and intellectual property. Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Email us or call +44 (0) 844 3579899 home about services blog labs Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate) « Upgraded your iPhone to OS 3 but files are missing? Where appropriate, patent or secure intellectual property by other means. Firstly, theres no one-size-fits-all description.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

As an aspiring entrepreneur, one of the most important things you need is a memorable “ elevator pitch ,” to communicate your startup value proposition and leave a great first impression on friends, investors, employees, and future customers. Too much technology and too many features can scare off both.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2017

As our digital agency focuses on search engine marketing the name fit perfectly in reference to the ‘web’, ‘spiders’ used to crawl web sites and the historic naming of an early search engine. Thanks to Mathew Porter, Kumo ! #2- 2- One Word. Photo Credit: Daisi Pollard Sepulveda. When I started Daisi Media Corp.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. They tell these entrepreneurs to sell themselves, execute well, and grow organically.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

For entrepreneurs looking to start a business or for established businesses looking to pivot their business model , you can use AI to build as-a-service operations. Whether that’s automatic financials , web KPIs, machinery diagnostics, sales platforms, or anything else that gives you greater insight into your business. 5G Network.

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Technical Review Analytics Forecast Artificial Inteligence 131

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Build a web presence. What are my expectations of being an entrepreneur? Consider branding yourself as an expert in real estate, personal injury, family law, intellectual property, or even admiralty law. Studies show that entrepreneurs who take the time to write a business plan are 2.5 Write a business plan.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 30, 2016

Female entrepreneurs and business owners are no longer taken with a grain of salt. Female entrepreneurs continue to make strides in business despite the pay gap, discrimination, and gender politics which play out on both large and small stages. In 2015, businesses owned by women brought in more than $1.5 trillion in sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. They tell these entrepreneurs to sell themselves, execute well, and grow organically.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Business Model Employee 263

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Entrepreneurs Are Living The Dream, But Are They Happy? Stats on rural entrepreneurs – [link]. Inspirational Web Design Within the Music Industry – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I like the guy because he’s credited with coining the word entrepreneur. Ask Sony about Samsung, ask any retailer about Amazon, any car company about Tesla, and any newspaper company about the web. I’m sure many of you have heard his name. Schumpter was an economist who taught at Harvard in the 1930’s and 40’s.

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Private Equity Metrics China Business Model 325

Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

However, thanks to economy of scale, prices for online venture necessities like web hosting and Internet data have dwindled significantly. Entrepreneurs who compete effectively usually know the major weaknesses of other competitors in their niche. Step 5: Get your web hosting server. Patent and Trademark Office).

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 9, 2011

If you weren’t invited to the event, there is a web site called Reducing Barriers to Innovation that you can participate in. Immigration Policy : Make it easy for foreigner entrepreneurs to come to the US, or for foreign students to stay in the US, and start companies.

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Government Technical Review Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 143

ReadWriteStart

JULY 9, 2023

Legal Nuances Entrepreneurs, especially newbies, tend to get taken away by their idea for a startup. They impact fundraising, hiring, intellectual property rights and patents, and many more things around starting and running a business. So, here are a few recommendations on what you should learn prior to launching a startup.

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Intellectual Property Startup Burn Rate Metrics 122

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Introduction This post was originally part of the “ Ask the Attorney ” series I am writing for VentureBeat (one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs). I’ve been reading a lot on the web about incorporation and other legal stuff. Below is a longer, more comprehensive version. IP Ownership.

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Vesting Software Review IP Intellectual Property 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. They tell these entrepreneurs to sell themselves, execute well, and grow organically.

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Intellectual Property Startup Social Media Business Model 120

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs “why they started their businesses.”

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