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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ? Barriers to entry ?

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

In all these cases, capital is provided to fuel forecasted growth without creating a commitment to a particular vision for future funding rounds, exit goals, and associated blitzscaling. Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets. Typical business model.

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How To Survive And Profit From Radical Change

Duct Tape Marketing

More About Jonathan Brill: His book – Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change. More About The Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Check it out here. Well, Uber has actually made new things possible in cities, new business models possible, uh, new businesses possible.

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Startup Benchmarks

VC Cafe

Forecasting is sometimes done by dragging the mouse based on many assumptions, because it’s hard to predict the future. While there isn’t a single magic number or set formula, understanding industry benchmarks can be really helpful to keep a finger on the pulse to measure the health of the company and make more informed forecasts.

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Going Global: 8 Things to Consider If You Want to Expand Your Business

Up and Running

While there are a number of posts that cover the topic of writing a business plan in detail, some of the areas to consider will be: Business background. Business model. Business analysis and financials. Financial analysis and forecasting. See Also: How to Find a Business Partner. Building connections.

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Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations - Startups.

Tim Keane

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model.   In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections.