Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) At one of my entrepreneurship classes at Stanford, Dan Dorosin , of Fenwick & West LLP guest lectures about startups and Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property.

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Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 213

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

Secure your intellectual property. Intellectual property (IP) is anything created by the human intellect that’s protected by the law from unauthorized use by other people. When starting a business, consider if your product/service has a unique invention that needs to be protected from being copied by others.

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Small Business Intellectual Property Cofounder Software Review 167

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

“Traction is the new IP ” sums up perfectly how the technology space has evolved over the past decade due to the nature of the web. However, now individual employees get the ball rolling by using a product. It’s also important to realize how little value investors therefore put on IP when investing in a company.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Value Propositions and Customer Segments are covered in weeks 1 and 2, emphasizing the search for problem/solution and then product/market fit. Hypotheses about Intellectual Property, Reimbursement, Regulation and Clinical Trials found on the left side of canvas are as, or more important than those on the right side of the canvas.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2014

Most large companies manage three types of innovation: process innovation (making existing products incrementally better), continuous innovation (building on the strength of the company’s current business model but creating new elements) and disruptive innovation (creating products or services that did not exist before.).

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Acquisition Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup 332

BeyondVC

MAY 16, 2012

Lately questions about Intellectual Property or IP have been cropping up left and right. Eliot Durbin (my partner at BOLDstart Ventures) and I had a long discussion this morning in preparation for his panel today about IP and patents. Yes, having core tech or IP matters but patents are a different question altogether.

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Intellectual Property IP Balance Sheet Startup 119

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. You’ll gauge people’s excitement level for the product and for various features. Some resources on this: Intellectual Property is More Than Patents Does My Startup Have Intellectual Property? You’ll refine your sales and investor pitch.

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NDA Stealth Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement 211

BeyondVC

MAY 16, 2012

Lately questions about Intellectual Property or IP have been cropping up left and right. Eliot Durbin (my partner at BOLDstart Ventures) and I had a long discussion this morning in preparation for his panel today about IP and patents. Yes, having core tech or IP matters but patents are a different question altogether.

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Intellectual Property IP Balance Sheet Startup 119

NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article is the third of a three-part series by Baldwins Intellectual Property that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. What is intellectual property? Intellectual property is about creations of the mind.

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Intellectual Property New Zealand Startup Early Stage 91

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. You’ll gauge people’s excitement level for the product and for various features. Some resources on this: Intellectual Property is More Than Patents Does My Startup Have Intellectual Property? You’ll refine your sales and investor pitch.

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NDA Stealth Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement 198

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2022

by Alejandro Cremades, author of “The Art of Startup Fundraising“ Entrepreneurs with an interesting business concept or Intellectual Property (IP) don’t always have the skills and relevant know-how to transform industry-disruptive ideas into commercially viable products.

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Incubator Intellectual Property IP Startup 264

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Please consult with an attorney before making any intellectual property or other legal decisions. Read on to see five common mistakes regarding intellectual property, so you can avoid the pitfalls. My business doesn’t have IP. 100% of businesses have Intellectual Property (IP). Do you own it?

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement IP NDA 123

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Digging through your IP closet for gold…. 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?) Intellectual property is the principal asset of must every technology company.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

All businesses have intellectual property. In order to protect your business’s IP, learn the four different categories. Yes, your business has intellectual property (IP). In fact, 100 percent of businesses have IP. Let’s take a deeper look into the four pillars of intellectual property.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2015

I’ve attended many IP seminars and conferences conducted specifically for businesses and they are generally always about Patents. Intellectual Property, simply put, is a creation of the mind that’s unique. The aesthetic appearance of a given product can be registered as a design if it is new and unique. Trademarks.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 18, 2020

This article is the second of a three-part series by Dr Sudhanshu Ayyagari that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. Intellectual property rights are an indispensable consideration in ensuring your startup has the best possibility to succeed in the future. i) Disclosing your idea.

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IP Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Open Source 105

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

help you integrate your product with other systems making it harder for your product to be replaced by competitors. Only Work on Projects That Support Your Core Product Effort. In the Ad Tech world PS revenue often means providing “media services” as a value-add to using your product.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 13, 2020

This article is the first of a three-part series by Dr Sudhanshu Ayyagari that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. Here we examine the different types of intellectual property rights and their importance for a business. Why is intellectual property important? Protection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2012

Business strategy allows you to change customer perceptions and responses to your product or service offerings. You must take advantage of those special team talents and product capabilities that make your startup superior to your competition, and do things that your competition cannot duplicate in the short term. Scalability.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2018

You need lawyers to help you with incorporation and IP creation. Startups especially require experienced legal attention because they often disrupt established industries and combat small businesses with their products and services. Intellectual property creation. Regulation.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Knowbella Tech is an open science collaboration company that uses blockchain to deliver free tools, services, grants, and intellectual properties (IP) to researchers, particularly the underserved in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We already have the scientific collaboration Knowbella Platform at Minimal Viable Product (MVP).

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Malta Startup 48

NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2020

Protecting the potential value of an innovation with the right forms of intellectual property (IP) can be mission critical. An entrepreneur looking to crowdfund a new initiative must consider and secure their IP position prior to launching the funding campaign. Intellectual property and the world of crowdfunding.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

If you are a entrepreneur in Colorado who is working on something related to the Internet, please consider signing the following letter to Senator Udall and Senator Bennet opposing the Protect IP (PIPA) Act. The letter follows: To: Senator Udall, Senator Bennet.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. ” Intellectual Property.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 25, 2020

Product collaborations involve a range of intellectual property (IP) and other commercial issues. Where the collaboration involves one party producing a product that incorporates elements from the other party, the agreement is, at its heart, a licence agreement. What is the product?

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. Would I hire a broker? Do it myself?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Business strategy allows you to change customer perceptions and responses to your product or service offerings. You must take advantage of those special team talents and product capabilities that make your startup superior to your competition, and do things that your competition cannot duplicate in the short term. Scalability.

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Intellectual Property Startup IP Finance 231

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

So here goes: How would I find companies willing to license my intellectual property or to invest in a royalty stream from licenses? They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. Would I hire a broker? Do it myself?

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IP Intellectual Property Product Investment Bankers 48

Pascal's View

MARCH 24, 2010

This morning I gave the keynote speech at the ICAP Ocean Tomo IP auction in San Francisco. patent system and broadly impact intellectual property rights in our country. patent system and broadly impact intellectual property rights in our country. legislation that will transform the U.S.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" Formerly, he was Managing Director of both Product Management and of Business Development at Los Angeles Times Interactive.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The reality faced by entrepreneurs is that legal services can be expensive and IP protection may not be an initial priority. But having an IP strategy can help you get the most from your IP and help minimize common pitfalls and legal expenses. Trade marks. It’s best to select a mark and use it consistently.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 29, 2016

These businesses are full of new ideas for services, new products – and improvements to existing ones. Ironically, though, many early stage cyber security companies initially target their offerings to the Fortune 500 and look to move down market to SMBs much later in their product life-cycle – and, sometimes not at all.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 30, 2013

Entrenched Innovation Model Issues : Qualcomm’s existing innovation model – wireless products were created in the R&D lab and then handed over to existing business units for commercialization – was wildly successful in the existing wireless and mobile space. Part 1 outlining the program is here. Read it first.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 10, 2012

If some other company steals your intellectual property, your dreams can give way to lights out, a phone call to the lawyer, and "Who wants some vodka in their Red Bull?". IP theft and other data breaches at startups are definitely trending up.". Worse, Porter warns, breaches of intellectual property are hard to detect.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2018

As you are forming your new business, creating new products and hiring new employees as your company grows developing new materials, you will encounter scenarios where you need to create, review, and sign contracts. Intellectual Property Lawyer. Contract Lawyer. Employment Lawyer.

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Intellectual Property Idaho Entrepreneur IP 100

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

In most cases, the answers are (1) an outstanding product or technology; (2) a successful growth business built around that product; and (3) a top-notch team to build and execute the business. What: The foundational corporate formation, governance, equity issuance and intellectual property assignment documents.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Not only do enterprise-level businesses need to protect their intellectual property, but they must also protect physical assets. Register Intellectual Property. For example, suppose that a corporation designed a widget and outsourced manufacturing of the product to a plant in China. Monitor Physical Assets.

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