Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

The canvas is a visual chart with elements describing your value proposition, structure, finances, and customers, to help companies identify and align business activities. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors.

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Business Model Intellectual Property Angel Investor Channel 334

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

I think it’s important for enterprise startups to layer in professional services into your revenue stream. deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. Protect Your Intellectual Property. rollout support. configuration.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Revenue streams are another critical component of your business model. Understand your costs, both fixed and variable, and plan your finances accordingly to sustain operations and fuel growth. It’s crucial to protect your intellectual property as well, including trademarks, patents, and copyrights.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 131

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2016

by Gadiel Morantes , chief revenue officer at Early Growth Financial Services. Speaking intelligently about your company’s current (and future) performance means regular check-ins with your finances. Intellectual property matters are just one way these problems can materialize. A Jenga tower is a precariously built one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

They need to believe your valuation, based on current revenue and intellectual property, and feel the equity offered gives them a real return for the risk. You need to show that you have a powerful team, and can attract and lead people with strong skills complimentary to yours for marketing, finance, sales, and operations.

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Intellectual Property Equity Bootstrapping Valuation 352

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2015

That’s why I recommend that they find a co-founder who loves business challenges, including marketing and finance. Thus it’s a waste of time for most entrepreneurs to be looking for investors until they have a product and some customer revenue. Intellectual property is a business issue, not a technical issue.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Cofounder Bootstrapping 120

YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

Think of financing an acquisition as an exercise with two parts that work in concert: 1) structuring a desired deal with a suitable target and 2) obtaining the funding. You might consider intellectual property and real estate, too, especially where their true value isn’t represented on the balance sheet. Obtaining the Funding.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Alternatively, you can search AmericanBar.org to locate pro bono intellectual property attorneys in your area to see if there may be a pro bono patent attorney who is able to conduct research on your behalf and assist you in filing your patent. A patent provides a means to protect your intellectual property.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2014

According to Shahram Shirkhani , international finance and law expert, it’s important to have an understanding of the practice of law in the global business community with a focus on economics. International business law focuses on the law as it relates to finance and international transactions. Property Rights.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

The canvas is a visual chart with elements describing your value proposition, structure, finances, and customers, to help companies identify and align business activities. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors.

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Intellectual Property Business Model Angel Investor Channel 250

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In order to get your invention and business off the ground, you will need to invest time and money on protecting your intellectual property , development, production and marketing. Business financing. Moving from idea to marketable product can be challenging. Using personal resources. Government funding.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Participants in the incubation program learn valuable lessons in entrepreneurial management, finding financing from incubator companies, modern office space, and fully permitted labs with a wide range of technical equipment and engineering resources.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Over the past six months, my firm has been engaged by a number of startups with significant intellectual property (“IP”) problems. The nightmare scenario for founders is that they are heads-down and working on their startup for a number of years and finally get some headlines on a successful financing or exit. Introduction.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Financial Summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Intellectual property : List any patents you have or have pending, and mention any core technology you are licensing from another company. Target market: Who is your ideal buyer? Be specific. Mention your funding needs.

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Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Exit Strategy 154

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use. To buy innovation companies can buy intellectual property, acquire great teams, buy-out another company’s product line or even buy entire companies.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

a language corporate innovation groups can use to communicate to business units and finance. These included; identification of a compelling clinical need, large enough market, intellectual property, regulatory issues, and reimbursement, and whether there was a plausible exit. You can see the entire presentation here.

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Incubator Intellectual Property Startup Lean 310

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

The canvas is a visual chart with elements describing your value proposition, structure, finances, and customers, to help companies identify and align business activities. Every business needs revenue to provide investor returns and offset costs. Free” is not an attractive revenue model to investors.

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Business Model Intellectual Property Startup Angel Investor 143

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? How do I appraise my intellectual property to estimate royalty rates?

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IP Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Product 54

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Two essential lists: Startup costs normally include startup expenses and startup assets: Startup expenses: These are expenses that happen before you launch and start bringing in any revenue. If your cash balance drops below zero then you need to increase your financing or reduce expenses. I have an example in the illustration below.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Summit CPA is now a company with over $5M in annual revenue and our team is fully distributed throughout the United States. That is what we’re all about at KISSPatent, making intellectual property seamless and effortless for our clients to obtain. He helps people who have made a complete mess of their finances.

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Naming CPA Entrepreneur Software Review 146

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? How do I appraise my intellectual property to estimate royalty rates?

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IP Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Product 48

Scott Edward Walker

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

For many startups, intellectual property (IP) is their most valuable asset. Indeed, the IP is usually contributed or assigned by founders as full or partial consideration for the shares of common stock issued to them in a tax-free transaction under Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqL3Xm5iUCY

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IP Software Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property 40

Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, development timeline and technology needs. If not, the business idea is not feasible. Often this is not true.

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Small Business CPA Government North America 87

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Assign real value to intellectual property. Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period. In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money. This one doesn’t help NewCo just yet.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 270

K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

In August/September 2009, the founders and I agreed to work together to raise a round of financing for the company. We pulled together about $600K of commitments and interest, for a $500K-target financing round. The lawsuit completely killed the financing prospects for Ugmode. At this stage, the team had had no prior financing.

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Software Review Technical Review IP Finance 134

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Finance | Tuesdays. Financing a Small Business. Financing A Small Business. Personal Finance. Intellectual Property. Because many of these businesses dont yet have revenue, valuation discussions arent very scientific, and the process requires some haggling. Start-up | Mondays. Technology | Thursdays.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2018

Financial summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Intellectual property : List any patents you have or have pending, and mention any core technology you are licensing from another company. Do they self-pay or use insurance? Be specific. Team: Who is on your management team?

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Business Plan Technical Review Exit Strategy Oregon 72

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Assign real value to intellectual property. Particularly valuable are recurring revenues, like subscription amounts, that don’t have to be resold every period. In finance, the income approach describes a method of valuing a company using the concepts of the time value of money. This one doesn’t help NewCo just yet.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation NPV Intellectual Property 246

Early Growth Financial Services

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Mistake #2: Not separating your business and personal finances. From an accounting perspective, this is a major no-no for managing business finances (how will you know how much profit you’re generating if you’re mixing and mingling your personal funds with your business funds?). Mistake #3: Not maintaining annual corporate records.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Naming Finance 78

Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 4, 2009

If a founder’s company raises more than $50,000 in debt or equity financing, excluding funds from the founder, within 18 months of formation, then the founder must pay a tuition fee of $4,500, which is used to cover the Institute’s expenses in providing the program. Intellectual Property. Description: How to get it.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Everyone wanted to work in finance. Access to University’s Intellectual Property : Office of Cooperative Research. “CEO is the new Analyst.”. My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Everyone wants to work in tech startups.

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