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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. In exchange for attending an accelerator, startups give up 5% to 10% of their company’s equity. Instead, they search and pivot until product-market fit is found. How Venture Studios Work.

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How to Scale a Venture Capital (or Private Equity) Fund

David Teten

Among the sites we have found most helpful with practical guides for founders: Biztree , First Search , Foundersuite , Goodwin Founders Workbench , Guides.co , Inc.com , and StartupRocket. . Sophisticated VC and private equity funds have a wide array of options for leveraging outside operating executives.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

Defensible IP When I’m asked by newer, younger VC partners for advice on our sector, one of the things I always emphasize is looking for companies who have built defensible intellectual property (IP). Users type a search query into their search bar and Google knows the “purchase intent” of the customer. Over the past 2.5

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What Can a Startup Lawyer Help With?

The Startup Magazine

Some of these potential issues can include: profit sharing, equity splits, decision-making, and division of responsibilities. Startup lawyers specializing in intellectual property (IP) can help you file relevant patent applications. to resolve future conflicts. amongst others. Protecting Your Ideas.

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Five signs it’s time to get your business organized

www.greenhornconnect.com

1) You and your partners have developed IP critical to your business. Intellectual property is the most valuable asset most startups possess, so it is crucial that the startup, not the founders, own IP developed for the business. Resource Search. 2) You’re hiring employees. are not met. Fall 2011 Cardboard Jam.

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Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School

This is going to be BIG.

It certainly worked out pretty well when Stanford licensed the search technology that Larry and Sergei had been working on back to them at Google. You just don't wind up with $25 million to name a dorm unless you've gotten equity upside in something. University research is a big business for many schools.

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‘Dear Abby’ Style Advice to Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

It has been hard in my years of searching for funds. You will find that investors don’t often invest in a services business, since there are no assets for equity, and banks don’t lend money to someone with no credit and a mortgage problem. If you have some insights, don’t hesitate to let me know.