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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. Instead, they search and pivot until product-market fit is found. Corporate studios , such as Applied Materials , source ideas and intellectual property inside their own company.

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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? Everything from completing a comprehensive trademark search to selecting the correct international classes and responding to Office Actions. Hiring an attorney.

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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

If they decide to buy, large companies can: license/acquire intellectual property. In response, venture capital firms like Sequoia and Andreessen/Horowitz are hiring new partners just to work with their portfolio companies and match them to corporations. Is the Potential Acquisition Searching or Executing?

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12 Tips for Avoiding Litigation As a Startup

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Legally Secure Your Intellectual Property Position. It is highly imperative that you conduct intellectual property clearance searches. You have to be able to confirm that you are not going to infringe somebody else’s intellectual property rights when you run your business. Hire a Lawyer.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice.

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Law Basics: When Do You Need The Help Of A Trademark Attorney?

YoungUpstarts

While it’s not a requirement for US citizens to hire a lawyer when registering a trademark, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) highly recommends hiring a trademark lawyer to prepare and file your trademark application because, in the process, legal decisions need to be made. Meeting USPTO Requirements.

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How to Write a Business Plan for a Cannabis Company

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It’s also a nice touch to customize the site with search boxes for recreational products and medical products, respectively, as well as for indicas, sativas, and hybrids. Hiring plans. Outline what positions you might need to hire to fill skills gaps in your management team and how much you plan to pay them. Company overview.