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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

There are four main types of venture studios: Tech transfer studios , such as America’s Frontier Fund , work with companies and/or government labs to source ideas and intellectual property. Corporate studios , such as Applied Materials , source ideas and intellectual property inside their own company.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed last week ), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are relevant to most startups. Intellectual property.

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Trademark Registration Process — Do it Yourself or Hire an Attorney?

Up and Running

And hiring an intellectual property attorney may seem like a budget dealbreaker. Applying for a trademark — Do it yourself or hire an attorney? Hiring an attorney. Why hiring an attorney for trademark registration is better for small businesses. Approaching the trademark registration process can be daunting.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

The size standards are different for each industry and are defined by the government body established to oversee such matters. You’ll need the EIN to pay taxes for your business, apply for licenses and permits, open a bank account, and hire and pay employees. Secure your intellectual property. According to the U.S.

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How to Protect IP When Outsourcing Software Development

Up and Running

In many areas, however, the high demand for tech talent appears to be larger than the supply of qualified tech and software developers for hire. The last thing you want is to have simply handed your idea and your intellectual property over to a potential competitor. It’s a valid concern. Start with a contract.

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How Federal Government Can Help Entrepreneurship

Feld Thoughts

Over the past few years, I’ve spent some time thinking about how the government can help entrepreneurship. It started with my role as the co-chairman of the Colorado Governors Innovation Council which was my first involvement in any formal way with any government initiative. Necessity will drive efficiency.

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Gig Economy 2019: Hire Top Freelancers

Transformify

Add to that the uncertainty surrounding BREXIT and the changed visa rules in the US that push the employers to hire remote workers. Hiring freelancers overseas as remote workers allows companies to tap into a global talent pool and have top talent without breaking the bank. are protesting demanding that Uber, Deliveroo, etc.

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