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6 Ways To Win By Creative Partnering With Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. Affiliate marketing and link exchange agreements. 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.

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6 Ways To Fund Your Invention

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While covering these costs can seem daunting, there are a number of funding opportunities available. Therefore, it is useful to file a patent application before speaking with potential inventors or to ask potential investors to sign a non-disclosure agreement before disclosing details of your invention to them.

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Startups Must Embrace Coopetition For Rapid Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Capitalize on shared costs and common distribution. Affiliate marketing and link exchange agreements. 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.

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7 Reasons Smart Startups Establish 'Coopetition'

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are the other reasons to use this strategy: It reduces common costs and customer learning curves. Similar startups, with competing products, almost always have overlapping areas, which cost money to develop and annoy customers with a new learning curve. It leads to referral agreements and affiliate marketing.