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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Their financial models are based on membership fees that grant access to a shared coworking space, resources, and access to other founders and operational expertise. That’s because unlike accelerators, which operate on a six- to 12-week cadence, studios don’t have a set timeframe. Carlos stirred his coffee.

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6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

Startup Professionals Musings

Actually, building and nurturing the right team is the hard part, requiring communication, hiring, and leadership. Intellectual property is required for a competitive edge. It starts with documenting and communicating a real purpose and mission in terms everyone can get excited about.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

Not only do these requirements ensure that businesses operate within the law but it also protects small business owners and their consumers. . A small business is an independently owned and operated entity that engages in commercial activity and fulfills the set industry-specific size standards. What legally defines a small business?

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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Protect your intellectual property. Creative or operational. Operational products, like process automation or reservation systems, may be large but mundane, and more easily outsourced.

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How To Find the Right Co-Founders?

Steve Blank

Who can I hire later? For medical devices it might be mechanical engineering, clinical trials, regulatory approval, freedom to operate (intellectual property) and figuring out a reimbursement strategy. Therefore the ideal medical device team might be a physician; engineer; operator; business development/financial analyst.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Protect your intellectual property. Creative or operational. Operational products, like process automation or reservation systems, may be large but mundane, and more easily outsourced.

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How To Sell Your Business For Maximum Profit And Why It’s Best To Sell When Business Is Thriving

YoungUpstarts

They want to see that a business is operating on all six cylinders. Does it have a niche or intellectual property? Processes refers to operating procedures and employee handbooks. Keep in mind, profits are never the problem, they are always a symptom of not operating on all six cylinders.