Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

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.

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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

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The Internet was young back when the patent was first filed by the Company, and their patented product allowed a visitor to dial into a computer (does anyone remember dial-up electronic bulletin boards?) Lots of work and millions of revenue in return. Intellectual property is the principal asset of must every technology company.

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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.

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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. Even good social causes need to bring in revenue to continue their worthy efforts. Ask domain experts to quantify value for you.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 208

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.”

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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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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. Favor profitability over revenue and user growth.

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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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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. Even good social causes need to bring in revenue to continue their worthy efforts. Ask domain experts to quantify value for you.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Entrepreneur Intellectual Property 267

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2022

This means building a revenue stream, and tuning your business model to produce margins in the 50 percent range or above. In the jungle, it might be the strongest jaws, but in startups it’s more likely the strongest intellectual property. I don’t believe in greed, but we all need to make enough money to eat.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

They come at the early stage while a startup has no revenue or valuation, so professional investors are hard to find. New products emerge, as diverse as networked-art installations, Internet-of-Things innovations, and many other hybrid software-hardware solutions. Facilitates building skills and familiarity with new tools.

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Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Wiki Cofounder 153

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. Favor profitability over revenue and user growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2023

Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive. Perhaps the most famous bubble for startups was the dot.com craze that crashed 20 years ago, where the highest valuations were given to companies with massive user growth, but minimal revenue or profit. Falling victim to a magical mania or bubble.

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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.”

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Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

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. In most cases, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is adequate, with projection formulas for revenue, costs, and cash flow over the next five years.

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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. Even good social causes need to bring in revenue to continue their worthy efforts. Ask domain experts to quantify value for you.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

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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. In most cases, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is adequate, with projection formulas for revenue, costs, and cash flow over the next five years.

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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

Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Internet of Things. While AI helps businesses make sense of their data, the Internet of Things (IoT) helps capture and deliver data from a plethora of interconnected devices. By offering targeted services to these workers, the taxi company managed to minimize revenue losses and stay in business. 5G Network.

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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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Intellectual Property Forecast LLC Acquisition 157

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2020

Or ask PlanetRx, an online service for prescriptions, before the Internet was pervasive. Perhaps the most famous bubble for startups was the dot.com craze that crashed 15 years ago, where the highest valuations were given to companies with massive user growth, but minimal revenue or profit. Falling victim to a magical mania or bubble.

Intellectual Property 310

Intellectual Property Startup Bankruptcy Viral 310

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2019

This means building a revenue stream, and tuning your business model to produce margins in the 50 percent range or above. In the jungle, it might be the strongest jaws, but in startups it’s more likely the strongest intellectual property. I don’t believe in greed, but we all need to make enough money to eat.

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Intellectual Property Early Stage Venture Capital Framework 236

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Sam Cimino, Sales Manager SW of YouTube/Google As YouTube’s Southwest Regional Manager, Sam is responsible for generating revenue across YouTube and the Google Content Network which comprises a media network that reaches nearly 80% of all internet users worldwide. He has written several books on intellectual property law.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Fortunately, the internet makes it easier than ever to connect and partner with subject-matter experts who will show you exactly how to outsource as an entrepreneur. Ultimately, you want to protect your business entity, intellectual property, and yourself. As a wise man states, better to be safe than sorry.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2014

International business has long been the sphere of large corporations, but, today, with Internet access, even small businesses can sell products and services worldwide. Property Rights. The intellectual property of one company may be licensed to another company in different countries.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. Companies horde cash and squeeze the most revenue and margin from the money they use.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 5, 2010

Consumer Internet investing seems to have split off from traditional Venture Capital, and is creating a new category of VC’s: Lean VC’s. The Rise of the “Lean VC’s” – Consumer Internet Gets Funded. First, my students are confused about who to talk to and how to think about funding their consumer internet startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

This means building a revenue stream, and tuning your business model to produce margins in the 50% range or above. In the jungle, it might be the strongest jaws, but in startups it’s more likely the strongest intellectual property. I don’t believe in greed, but we all need to make enough money to eat. If you want to be feared.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Framework Business Model 262

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 24, 2011

Of course this is Survivor Bias at it’s finest; these examples don’t prove this is a great strategy , they just illustrate that it can work: Zappos decided to sell shoes over the Internet, even though it meant eating shipping costs as customers tried shoe after shoe, constantly returning merchandise on the basis of fit or look.

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Intellectual Property Open Source Bandwidth IP 242

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue).

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2017

This means building a revenue stream, and tuning your business model to produce margins in the 50 percent range or above. In the jungle, it might be the strongest jaws, but in startups it’s more likely the strongest intellectual property. I don’t believe in greed, but we all need to make enough money to eat.

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Intellectual Property Startup Framework Business Model 143

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2013

This means building a revenue stream, and tuning your business model to produce margins in the 50% range or above. In the jungle, it might be the strongest jaws, but in startups it’s more likely the strongest intellectual property. I don’t believe in greed, but we all need to make enough money to eat. If you want to be feared.

Intellectual Property 249

Intellectual Property Startup United States Framework 249

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Get your Internet domain name and website. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. In most cases, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet is adequate, with projection formulas for revenue, costs, and cash flow over the next five years.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260