Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2012

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. People forget your early mistakes if they haven’t bought your product yet. Perhaps your product or idea addresses a social issue or event. Be unabashedly aggressive. Give it to them.

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Elevator Pitch Public Relations Startup IP 240

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2011

New product development process. Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Make sure all team members have some connection with the product – has either used it, or sold it, or assembled it. Fear of failure can kill innovation.

Intellectual Property 234

Intellectual Property IP Valuation .Net 234

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2011

Don’t count on your IP to save you. The easiest way to reduce chaos is to buffer all your activities (slow down), define safer generic processes, which spiral down productivity. Your products quickly become outdated. With decreased employee productivity and outdated technology, your costs go up, and income drops.

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Entrepreneur IP Employee Cost 239

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2011

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. People forget your early mistakes if they haven’t bought your product yet. Perhaps your product or idea addresses a social issue or event. Be unabashedly aggressive. Give it to them.

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PR Elevator Pitch Public Relations Startup 231

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2010

I hear lots of excuses from startup founders, like “I’m too busy,” concern over IP security, can’t afford an agency, and it’s too early. People forget your early mistakes if they haven’t bought your product yet. Perhaps your product or idea addresses a social issue or event. Be unabashedly aggressive. Give it to them.

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Public Relations Elevator Pitch Startup IP 226

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2010

Don’t count on your IP to save you. The easiest way to reduce chaos is to buffer all your activities (slow down), define safer generic processes, which spiral down productivity. Your products quickly become outdated. With decreased employee productivity and outdated technology, your costs go up, and income drops.

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Startup IP Employee Cost 144

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2010

New product development process. Longer-term, enhanced product value begets superior company valuation through your organization’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Make sure all team members have some connection with the product – has either used it, or sold it, or assembled it. Fear of failure can kill innovation.

Intellectual Property 122

Intellectual Property IP Valuation .Net 122

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products.

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Intellectual Property Portfolio Valuation Non-disclosure Agreement 363

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2017

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement IP United States 174

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement IP Startup 259

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2011

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Non-disclosure Agreement Media 237

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2010

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most people think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least seven items that should be in your IP portfolio. Select it well – marketers will tell you that you will be selling your name, more than your products. Here are some specifics: Company name.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement IP United States 125