Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 28, 2021
This is called the “portfolio approach,” which counts on hitting only a couple of big winners, while the others return very little. Most startup investors today will tell you to put the same amount of money consistently in at least 20 to 25 companies, if you hope to approach a target 20 to 25 percent overall return.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Until mid-2013, the USPTO still operated on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. I’m a big supporter of building and protecting a portfolio of real intellectual property, and maximizing your startup’s valuation, but it shouldn’t be just a legal game. Valid patents have been overturned by unpatented prior art.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 16, 2017
This is called the “portfolio approach,” which counts on hitting only a couple of big winners, while the others return very little. Most startup investors today will tell you to put the same amount of money consistently in at least 20 to 25 companies, if you hope to approach a target 20 to 25 percent overall return.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 9, 2014
This is called the “portfolio approach,” which counts on hitting only a couple of big winners, while the others return very little. Most startup investors today will tell you to put the same amount of money consistently in at least 20 to 25 companies, if you hope to approach a target 20 to 25 percent overall return.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. Startups that operate in stealth mode until their solution is perfect usually acquire customers and investors very slowly. Register some intellectual property to provide a barrier to entry.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 5, 2015
This is called the “portfolio approach,” which counts on hitting only a couple of big winners, while the others return very little. Most startup investors today will tell you to put the same amount of money consistently in at least 20 to 25 companies, if you hope to approach a target 20 to 25 percent overall return.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 4, 2020
Elon Musk , for example, admits to reading up to two books per day in various disciplines, including physics, engineering, product design, business, technology, and energy, to give him insights on new solutions and new opportunities, despite his large portfolio already. Build a prototype and experiment with real customers.
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