Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 27, 2016
In addition to funding, the good news is that all of these provide aspiring entrepreneurs with an opportunity to perfect their marketing pitch, get some valuable target customer feedback and improve visibility to other funding sources. Keep all IP details close to the vest. Project your costs as diligently as your revenues.
NZ Entrepreneur
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
With the pandemic, climate crisis, global economic shifts and rapidly changing consumer markets, it is clear that many businesses of today will no longer be relevant tomorrow. Addressing real world problems, they thrive in uncertainty, generating new jobs and new revenue streams in new markets. This equity will vest over 2-3 years.
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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. Copyrights vest in literary, musical, dramatic and artistic work. Designs are protected, primarily because the look and shape of a product can greatly increase a product’s marketability. Copyrights.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 17, 2009
To the best of my knowledge US law allows you to work on your own resources and in your own hours and let you personally own your IP. In some countries outside the US (the UK for example) employers can specify in an employment contract that ANY IP you develop while you’re employed by that company is owned by them.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
It’s simply what a market is willing to pay based on a future belief that your company will grow and non-linear rates and be worth much more in the future. of the time I have no vested interest in having the debate. Cashflow projections? I’m not sure. These are all real conversations. I have them all the time. Employment.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
Are they consistent with your founding team, are they competitive in the market, and will they not create precedents that you’ll regret in the next round of hiring? Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Don’t be the plaid guy.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 14, 2015
New markets, unfamiliar cultures, administrative procedures, visas, sales, and potential language barriers are enough to deter any Magellan-esque ambition. See Also: How to Do Market Research. Market analysis and marketing plan. Recently, hair company Clairol promoted their “Mist Stick” to the German market.
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