Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

This is part of my series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. Entrepreneurs are inherently risk takers.

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Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2018

You need lawyers to help you with incorporation and IP creation. 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. If IP isn’t terribly important to your startup, you can seek alternative legal solutions.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

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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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. What kind of advantage will this create vs. our competitors ? How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ?

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Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The reality faced by entrepreneurs is that legal services can be expensive and IP protection may not be an initial priority. But having an IP strategy can help you get the most from your IP and help minimize common pitfalls and legal expenses. Trade marks.

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IP Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property New Zealand 62

VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

At Remagine Ventures we invested in Sneaky Panda , a mobile gaming studio founded by serial gaming entrepreneurs pioneering a new genre – Luck Puzzler. We are in the experimentation stage, where brands, IP, communities, are testing the waters for relevancy, connection with the younger fans, and new income potential.

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed last week ), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are relevant to most startups. Intellectual property.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Billions of dollars are being poured into companies that have yet to clear the value chasm, as entrepreneurs use early traction that isn’t necessarily financially-oriented, but shows a certain level of uptick or success, to raise capital and convince early stage investors that their horse is the one to bet on. Fundraising debt.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

In addition to funding, the good news is that all of these provide aspiring entrepreneurs with an opportunity to perfect their marketing pitch, get some valuable target customer feedback and improve visibility to other funding sources. While all this is definitely a boon to entrepreneurs, it does come with its own set of challenges.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. I know that people have an allergy to lawyers out of fear of being screwed.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

think about the entrepreneurs that started in the early days of the Internet, mobile, crypto, VR and yes… now Metaverse. Gradually, more professional gaming studios are choosing to develop on the platform, increasing the quality and the IP that enters the Metaverse. but still lost $2.8 billion during that same period.

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IP Cofounder Valuation Acquisition 206

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Knowbella Tech is an open science collaboration company that uses blockchain to deliver free tools, services, grants, and intellectual properties (IP) to researchers, particularly the underserved in Africa, Asia and Latin America. On the positive, the cost of living is amongst the lowest in the nation.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Malta Startup 48

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. ” If you’re not profitable you’re purely a cost center to them. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) =.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

I’ve been fortunate enough to be on both sides of the table, as an entrepreneur and a VC, and I’ve observed that most investors look for the same things I do when deciding whether to invest in a company. When I started my last company, we were focused on developing technology to lower the cost of detecting and diagnosing Type 2 diabetes.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Early Stage Differentiation 140

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The contract says you retain the IP and are allowed to sell a product like this to other companies. Often they’ll agree if it means a steep hourly discount or cheaper maintenance costs.) Sign up for AppSumo 's daily deals specifically for web geeks & entrepreneurs. Add your advice to the discussion section !

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Customer Software Review IP Technical Review 231

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

When meeting with early stage entrepreneurs for the first time, after reviewing a demo or hearing their pitch, I often ask them to articulate what they’re most focused on building. I don’t fault entrepreneurs for relegating startup legal work to the bottom of their daily triage list; founders are spread incredibly thin.

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IP Intellectual Property Equity Liquidity Event 114

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000. In a world where the economy only heads in one direction (read: 2009-2014) most investors & entrepreneurs forget to pay attention to gross burn. Startup Lessons'

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Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

See Why Are Revenue-Based Investors Investing in Women & Diverse Entrepreneurs? That said, nothing is cost-free. More complex cost of capital calculation. This causes the cost of capital for Flexible VC, often calculated through IRR (similar to an interest rate), can be higher than that of venture debt or traditional RBI.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2013

I “second the message” that chaos never subsides, from a couple of successful entrepreneurs, Clate Mask and Scott Martineau, in their book “ Conquer the Chaos.” Once they see you have developed credible traction, they can grab your space with less cost (meaning lower price) than you had to put into developing it. Your income drops.

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Entrepreneur IP Employee Cost 264

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2011

But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. The hope is to get even more experienced investors and entrepreneurs to invest in local startups and provide them with systematic management guidance and mentorship. Singapore Innovation.

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Agile VC

MARCH 13, 2012

CEO Scott Thompson alluded to their plan a couple weeks ago but the IP lawsuit itself was only official late afternoon yesterday (and now public). ’s claims of IP infringement or offer a litigator’s perspective of Yahoo! Thompson reportedly dealt with this IP lawsuit personally along with Yahoo!’s link] Harry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2011

I second the message that chaos never subsides, from a couple of successful entrepreneurs, Clate Mask and Scott Martineau, in their book “ Conquer the Chaos.” Once they see you have developed credible traction, they can grab your space with less cost (meaning lower price) than you had to put into developing it. Your income drops.

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Entrepreneur IP Employee Cost 239

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2017

Not every entrepreneur or business owner is comfortable negotiating. I’ve negotiated with thousands of people (for 13 years as an attorney and for the past 10 as an entrepreneur and business owner). I’ve negotiated with thousands of people (for 13 years as an attorney and for the past 10 as an entrepreneur and business owner).

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Partner Employee Non-Compete IP 171

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

. – Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. Typically these outside resources are paid only on a success basis, so the marginal cost is low. . All of the strategies above have very modest fixed cost. Previously posted on PEHub.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2019

IP & Technology. It’s important that you know the value of your IP and position yourself for a good startup exit. If you have real IP, patents, and trademarks, your startup is going to be worth a lot more. The fact that one young startup and entrepreneur could displace them and disrupt their years of dominance.

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Intellectual Property IP Acquisition Startup 132

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Not that they’re “such a bad idea&# but more that there are inherent problems for entrepreneurs in the process of raising angel money that need to be addressed. This leads to the problem of “herding cats&# for entrepreneurs raising angel money. Here’s where I feel common ground : 1. and not a min.

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Finance Term Sheet Technical Review Warrant 286

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Given these key advantages, I believe that Lightning (or something like it) will ultimately eat all of the USD payment networks and create the foundation for MoIP (Money over IP). . When they can invest the marginal engineering hour in listing a new token that drives revenue vs. saving some costs on settlement, it’s hard to justify.

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Networking Global OTC Security 168

ithacaVC

OCTOBER 30, 2014

There are actually four people named on the IP and it was a multi-disciplinary project…This was the first product to come out of our department.”. Steve Silbulkin, CEO Agronomic Technology Group ]: “An entrepreneur must understand if there is a market opportunity. That blend of the two is where the magic starts to happen.”.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review IP 65

View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2014

In addition to being a co-founder of NextView Ventures, Lee was an early member of PayPal and a founding team member at LinkedIn, so he speaks as both a former entrepreneur and a VC. This needn’t be some terribly complex formula that tries to do a cost accounting of everyone’s contribution to the decimal point. Ideation/IP.

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Equity Founder Sweat Equity Cofounder 315

K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

While Zappos was doing diligence on Modista, the issue was brought up that one of other companies in this space — Like.com , founded by Munjal Shah — had filed for some IP in this area. The estimate for resolving a patent infringement dispute was about $1M in legal costs and the process could potentially take at least 2 years.

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Software Review Technical Review IP Finance 134

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

It’s such a tricky balance between being cost-focused & scrappy versus being impractical with how you spend your time. It’s the nature of most entrepreneurs, honestly. Another thing entrepreneurs f**k up? What if you are measuring CAC wrongly and you’re really not acquiring customers cost effectively?

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Operations Metrics Early Stage Non-Compete 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

I “second the message” that chaos never subsides, from a couple of successful entrepreneurs, Clate Mask and Scott Martineau, in their book “ Conquer the Chaos.” Once they see you have developed credible traction, they can grab your space with less cost (meaning lower price) than you had to put into developing it. Your income drops.

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Startup IP Employee Cost 250

NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

All too often, we see news stories of high-profile trade secrets disputes involving high legal fees, damage to reputation and, most importantly, a loss of intellectual property (IP) and its related advantages for a business. Many business owners will not realise that the IP the company owns can be a significant value driver to the business.

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IP Intellectual Property Database Early Stage 60

www.greenhornconnect.com

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Share with 1 click: All entrepreneurs face the question: “when should I form a company?” 1) You and your partners have developed IP critical to your business. Intellectual property is the most valuable asset most startups possess, so it is crucial that the startup, not the founders, own IP developed for the business.

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IP Intellectual Property Limited Liability Company Boston 40

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It was my first time in the city and I must say that I was immediately taken by the energy of the city and of the entrepreneurs that I met at the conference. The second category is composed of companies that have developed a unique IP locally and marketed it worldwide - typically in the gaming, software, security or mobile sectors.

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Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Your domain name is different from its IP address. Most users find it easier to remember a site name instead of its IP address (a string of numbers, such as 109.87.6.543). Some web host companies offer to pay domain and registration costs for the customer. Registering your domain is a relatively small cost.

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Naming IP Hosting Reputation 113

Agile VC

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This needn’t be some terribly complex formula that tries to do a cost accounting of everyone’s contribution to the decimal point. 4) Ideation / IP – Sometimes a portion of founders’ equity splits are attributed to “who came up with the idea” or to actual IP that’s brought into the business at inception.

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Cofounder Equity Founder Sweat Equity 255