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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

This past summer, the Lightspeed Summer Fellowships program invited selected guests to provide aspiring entrepreneurs a perspective into all aspects of starting a new company. The program provides entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills. ” The Cost of Financing.

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How To DIY Your Home Office Security With These Gadgets

YoungUpstarts

People are willing to pay for an added sense of security so there’s no shortage of companies and products that cater to this domestic concern. Some of these services can also run up to hundreds of dollars excluding the monthly monitoring fees and possible construction work on homes. Self-service and DIY security make things accessible.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

5000 companies, only 6.5% Where else can fast-growing companies get funding? A new category of VCs have emerged offering a hybrid between VC and RBI, which we call “Flexible VC”. . Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Of the Inc.

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Writing An Executive Summary

YoungUpstarts

Your Solution – Use this to highlight the product or service you are building and why it will address the void you see in the market. Be clear about how you foresee your product or service being uniquely valuable to future customers. The Strategy – With the right product or service, describe how you plan to penetrate the market.

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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

crowdSPRING Blog

“The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.” Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. ” ~ Samuel Gompers . Thanks, Diogenes!

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

Political science, government service, and law — Yale has the #1 rated law school in the US and a long history of alumni serving in government. These could be translated into research programs focused on topical regulatory issues related to emerging technologies. Companies in certain sectors (e.g.,

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Critical Patent Strategies Startups Can Use From Large Companies

Up and Running

But the value that a strong patent portfolio can give your company is unmatched. Patent strategies are a series of steps that a company takes in order to secure and position its inventions, innovations, and/or intellectual property. Yes, patents are expensive. What is a patent strategy? Monitor patenting activities of competitors.