Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) can ensure your know-how is not misused. The post What intellectual property (IP) steps should a startup take? It is important not to bite off more than can be chewed. Some forms of IP protection are not expensive. IT system firewalls help protect your trade secrets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of discussion about bringing the work back home, since costs have gone up in less-developed countries, there are issues with intellectual property, and time zone and language differences make management difficult. Keep intellectual property keys in-house.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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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. 100% of businesses have Intellectual Property (IP). Patents are the only intellectual property.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Intellectual property content. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Don’t rely on an NDA to protect the truly “secret” stuff. Some resources on this: Intellectual Property is More Than Patents Does My Startup Have Intellectual Property? False Confidence.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Don’t rely on an NDA to protect the truly “secret” stuff. Some resources on this: Intellectual Property is More Than Patents Does My Startup Have Intellectual Property? False Confidence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Make sure you don’t violate even the spirit of local laws or customs, and make sure your intellectual property is protected with proper two-way non-disclosure agreements before you start. Deals that are not win-win won’t work, and may indeed jeopardize your whole future.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

All businesses have intellectual property. Yes, your business has intellectual property (IP). Intellectual property is divided into four major categories: Copyrights: software, literature works, and TV broadcasts. Are you outsourcing projects without a “work-for-hire” agreement? Copyrights.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

Be extra careful with your intellectual property. Crowdfunding platforms don’t have the facilities to handle non-disclosure agreements that you might expect from every professional investor. On the other hand, if your solution is aimed at boomers or requires in-depth technical knowledge, crowdfunding may be futile.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In order to get your invention and business off the ground, you will need to invest time and money on protecting your intellectual property , development, production and marketing. You should ensure that your intellectual property is protected and ownership is clarified before entering into an agreement with corporate investors.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Whether a business is contemplating entering into a partnership, hiring a service provider or in the process of selling itself, a non-disclosure agreement should be utilized when information is shared with third parties. An employment offer letter or employment agreement should be utilized when hiring employees.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2019

Start-ups are particularly vulnerable when it comes to legal matters that relate to a wide range of different aspects, including getting the right terms and conditions, protecting their intellectual property, and ensuring that all employment contracts are legally compliant. Not Protecting Their Intellectual Property.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

No matter what you do, you want to make sure that in the process that you protect your intellectual property, have non-disclosure agreements in place, if possible non-circumvents. What is a huge success for me in the terms? Lock down rights and security.

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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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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

One of the most effective ways to protect your intellectual property is to patent it. Contact an experienced legal representative to advise you about how to proceed and keep your intellectual property secure. If possible, consider using a non-disclosure agreement. Get a provisional patent.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a standard document that you can use to commit prospective investors to secrecy over the ideas you reveal in your pitch, whether or not they actually choose to put money in after the event. Use an NDA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Intellectual property is jeopardized. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. They may not understand that nine out of ten startup investments provide minimal to no return, and the risk of securities law violations is very high.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 8, 2019

It’s important to know how to keep your intellectual property safe. On top of that, having staff at a high level sign non-disclosure agreements, no matter how much you trust them, can allow you to sue them for financial liability should they leak their sources.

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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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2014

Make sure you don’t violate even the spirit of local laws or customs, and make sure your intellectual property is protected with proper two-way non-disclosure agreements before you start. Deals that are not win-win won’t work, and may indeed jeopardize your whole future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Competitors can agree on common interfaces without exposing or jeopardizing their intellectual property or customer relationships. It leads to referral agreements and affiliate marketing. These are simple cooperation agreements, but many entrepreneurs are too proud or busy to consider them as a growth opportunity.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 5, 2022

As a business, you want to ensure that your intellectual property and trade secrets don’t end up in the wrong hands. Firms must have confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements in place for new hires.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). ——— While how you iterate and execute your idea is more important than the idea itself, there are parts of your intellectual property a startup does need to protect. (Welcome to the Internet bubble.)

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Intellectual property is jeopardized. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. Crowd-funding investors are not constrained to be accredited professional investors.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 5, 2022

With a criminal attorney, your business gets the benefit of white-collar defense, including corruption, embezzlement, corporate espionage, intellectual property theft, trade secret thievery, whistleblower lawsuits, and more.

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Up and Running

JULY 25, 2016

What we at Traklight often take note of is the many different intellectual property issues that the show touches on. Considering how important a partnership agreement is to the foundation of any business, it’s advisable to speak with an attorney if you have any questions or doubts about which course you should take.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

Intellectual property is jeopardized. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. Crowd-funding investors are not constrained to be accredited professional investors.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 11, 2017

Non-Disclosure Agreements – A non-disclosure agreement helps to protect your idea by committing all the parties you are working with to confidentiality. Non-compete agreement – If you’re pitching an idea to a potential client or investor, have them sign a non-compete agreement.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Intellectual property is jeopardized. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. They may not understand that nine out of ten startup investments provide minimal to no return, and the risk of securities law violations is very high.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 29, 2014

This blog post was written by Mary Juetten, founder of Traklight.com, a site that provides inventors, creators, and small businesses with integrated software tools to identify and protect intellectual property. And to be technical, ideas themselves are not intellectual property. What is a NDA? Know your audience.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is a great resource to help you learn more about intellectual property. If you want to explain your idea to someone in-depth and are worried potential theft, you can get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)—a legal document that states both parties intent to keep information confidential.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2012

Stupid mistake #2: Not protecting your intellectual property. It’s essential to protect your intellectual property, or you’ll run the risk that someone could steal or copy your idea, brand or product after you’ve put money and effort into it. And that could be the end of your startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2017

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

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