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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The challenge is to recognize and recruit that ideal partner match early with minimal cost and risk. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

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Can You Replace Lawyers With Software?

The Startup Magazine

A business runs on diligence, passion, and creativity — but it also needs a whole lot of legal help. However, what you don’t need is lawyers’ prohibitive fees, which can cost your startup hundreds of thousands of dollars — even millions — in just the first few years. But the startup is working diligently to build AI solutions.

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10 Ways Your Startup Co-Founder Is Like A Good Spouse

Startup Professionals Musings

The challenge is to recognize and recruit that ideal partner match early with minimal cost and risk. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.

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5 Effective Ways To Protect Your Tech Startup From Hackers In 2021

The Startup Magazine

As of 2019, the average cost of a data breach was over $3.9 For startups, this is a significant cost. Store Your Source Code. First, the most fundamental cybersecurity measure you can take is to store your source code properly. As a tech company, your application code is one of your business’s most critical assets.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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The Best Software to Grow and Support Your Vacation Rental Business

Up and Running

The more software you can introduce to streamline processes and cut back on people costs, the better. Let’s check out the software! Lodgify is one of the few pieces of software that’s built specifically for vacation rental managers like you. Admittedly, this one’s not necessarily a piece of software.

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30 Entrepreneurs Say What Changes They Expect in Their Business Due to Technology

Hearpreneur

We asked our entrepreneurs what changes do they expect due to technology shortly, and this is what they have to say. #1- One notable change on the horizon for my business is the use of LED walls in exhibits, which is growing more prevalent as the technology has become more reliable and the cost has decreased. 1- LED walls in exhibits.