Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants. Commit to a major customer.

Intellectual Property 261

Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator Bootstrapping 261

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Registered patents and other intellectual property. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. They seek to establish win-win relationships with all partners, including investors, and treat them all as trusted advisors, rather than win-loss opportunities.

Intellectual Property 316

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Early Stage Venture Capital 316

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants. Commit to a major customer.

Finance 320

Finance Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 320

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants. Commit to a major customer.

Intellectual Property 219

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Even if the idea sounds unique to you, it’s worth your time to do a few Internet searches using relevant keywords. Check for intellectual property barriers in your way. Despite what you hear from some Internet spammers, there are no slam-dunk entrepreneur ideas that can make you rich with no risk and minimal effort.

Technical Review 208

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 208

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. Unfortunately, I see good startups fail simply because they don’t have the resources or intellectual property to stay ahead of copycats or big players who see the potential as soon as you step into the marketplace.

Intellectual Property 235

Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Harvest Technical Review 235

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

In the early Internet days, it would cost a million dollars to get this far. Even the homework is easier, with free and mobile access through the Internet to more business assistance sources, opportunity data, investors, and competitor details around the world. Prepare a pitch deck to document and share your plan.

Technical Cofounder 184

Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Silicon Valley LLC 184

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Create and highlight your intellectual property portfolio. Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media. In today’s world, if your startup is not visible on the Internet, you haven’t started yet. In addition, your company and social media names are key intellectual property.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Groups 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Even if the idea sounds unique to you, it’s worth your time to do a few Internet searches using relevant keywords. Check for intellectual property barriers in your way. Despite what you hear from some Internet spammers, there are no slam-dunk entrepreneur ideas that can make you rich with no risk and minimal effort.

Technical Review 267

Technical Review Due Diligence Entrepreneur Intellectual Property 267

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. With the advent of the Internet, the size and address of your office is irrelevant. Learn to be a generalist rather than a specialist.

Equity 349

Equity Hockey Stick Bootstrapping Sweat Equity 349

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

This is basically the Open Source concept, where sites like IdeaScale facilitate the outsourcing of application development to the Internet community in the form of an open call. Sometimes contributors may get compensated later, but usually the rewards are just kudos and intellectual satisfaction. Software crowd sourcing.

Intellectual Property 247

Intellectual Property SEC Venture Capital Equity 247

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2022

In the jungle, it might be the strongest jaws, but in startups it’s more likely the strongest intellectual property. In the beginning, the entrepreneur has to cover all talents, which is made more possible these days by the wealth of information available on the Internet, as well as books and online courses.

Intellectual Property 281

Intellectual Property Startup Early Stage Venture Capital 281

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Registered patents and other intellectual property. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. They seek to establish win-win relationships with all partners, including investors, and treat them all as trusted advisors, rather than win-loss opportunities.

Angel Investor 268

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Early Stage 268

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants. Commit to a major customer.

Product Development 177

Product Development Cost Developer Product 177

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

New products emerge, as diverse as networked-art installations, Internet-of-Things innovations, and many other hybrid software-hardware solutions. Now is the time for all you hobbyists and inventors to take the next step and turn your passion into a business.

Technical Cofounder 153

Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Wiki Cofounder 153

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants. Commit to a major customer.

Intellectual Property 309

Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

This is basically the Open Source concept, where sites like IdeaScale facilitate the outsourcing of application development to the Internet community in the form of an open call. Sometimes contributors may get compensated later, but usually the rewards are just kudos and intellectual satisfaction. Software crowd sourcing.

Intellectual Property 242

Intellectual Property Venture Capital Angel Investor Equity 242

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Get your Internet domain name and website. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening.

Intellectual Property 249

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants. Commit to a major customer.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Bootstrapping 134

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2023

Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive. Of course, there are many other common reasons for startup failure, including inexperienced teams, inadequate marketing, no intellectual property, business model doesn’t work, or just giving up too early.

Intellectual Property 314

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Viral 314

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Some say the Internet is a metaphor for our brains. Maybe it’s that first customer testimonial, or that first congratulations from someone you respect, or seeing your story in the newspaper. Both are networks.

Sweat Equity 400

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 400

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2023

Emphasize intellectual property and dynamic product line. Do your research thoroughly on the Internet, with industry experts, and advisors. For example, “While Product X has worked well in the server market, my product also provides Cloud support, to drastically reduce IT costs and maintenance.”

Intellectual Property 279

Intellectual Property Cloud Leadership Global 279

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Even if the idea sounds unique to you, it’s worth your time to do a few Internet searches using relevant keywords. Check for intellectual property barriers in your way. Despite what you hear from some Internet spammers, there are no slam-dunk entrepreneur ideas that can make you rich with no risk and minimal effort.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. Future opportunity size doesn’t count in the early stages. Contrary to popular opinion, all investor money is not the same.

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. With the advent of the Internet, the size and address of your office is irrelevant. Learn to be a generalist rather than a specialist.

Hockey Stick 423

Hockey Stick Bootstrapping Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 423

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Get your Internet domain name and website. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening.

Angel Investor 224

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity. With the Internet and modern video communication tools, including Skype and Google Hangout, you can find the people you need, from anywhere in the world, and sign them up quickly.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.” Apply for contests and business grants. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2019

In the jungle, it might be the strongest jaws, but in startups it’s more likely the strongest intellectual property. In the beginning, the entrepreneur has to cover all talents, which is made more possible these days by the wealth of information available on the Internet, as well as books and online courses.

Intellectual Property 236

Intellectual Property Early Stage Venture Capital Framework 236

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2020

Emphasize intellectual property and dynamic product line. Do your research thoroughly on the Internet, with industry experts, and advisors. For example, “While Product X has worked well in the server market, my product also provides Cloud support, to drastically reduce IT costs and maintenance.”

Intellectual Property 313

Intellectual Property Cloud Leadership Global 313

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2020

Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive. Of course, there are many other common reasons for startup failure, including inexperienced teams, inadequate marketing, no intellectual property, business model doesn’t work, or just giving up too early.

Intellectual Property 310

Intellectual Property Startup Bankruptcy Viral 310

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. Future opportunity size doesn’t count in the early stages. Contrary to popular opinion, all investor money is not the same.

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Register Internet and social media startup names. File a provisional patent or other intellectual property. Intellectual property is also a clear differentiator from your competitors, and indicates a serious commitment rather than testing the water.

Equity 236

Equity Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Social Media 236

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Of course, you can’t monitor the entire Internet yourself, but fortunately there are many tools and platforms out there to do it for you, such as Google Alerts and Hootsuite Insights. On the Internet, you can find good examples of how to handle bad customer reviews, and examples of ones handled poorly.

Reputation 216

Reputation Management Intellectual Property Internet 216

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

In the jungle, it might be the strongest jaws, but in startups it’s more likely the strongest intellectual property. In the beginning, the entrepreneur has to cover all talents, which is made more possible these days by the wealth of information available on the Internet, as well as books and online courses.

Intellectual Property 262

Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Framework Business Model 262

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

For example, every business needs a company name and logo, incorporation, an Internet domain name and website, social media accounts, prototypes, intellectual property, and key executive positions filled. Your goal should be smaller chunks and more milestones, allowing regular celebration of progress.

Intellectual Property 248

Intellectual Property Dilution Cofounder Social Media 248