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7 Lessons They Don’t Teach You In Crowdfunding School

Startup Professionals Musings

Crowdfunding interest, by definition, is primarily from non-professional investors who are more focused on features and value, rather than the financials of your business. Project your costs as diligently as your revenues. Don’t forget to account for the time and cost of crowdfunding campaigns.

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14 Points To Consider When Structuring A Deal

YoungUpstarts

Obviously you need to clearly understand your situation and your cost benefit analysis so that you can go into the deal with a solid understanding of what is a huge success for yourself. What would be a above and beyond success for that party and what would be below their expectations? Understand your deal limitations.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

A contract is a binding legal agreement that is enforceable in a court of law. a Non Disclosure Agreement gives you certain rights to protection of your confidential information.) Each patent filing will cost your company $10-30k and take 1-4 years. There’s no official registration process.

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6 Ways To Fund Your Invention

YoungUpstarts

While covering these costs can seem daunting, there are a number of funding opportunities available. Self-funding your invention in the early stages can allow you to retain complete control of your intellectual property, decision-making, and any initial revenue. Using personal resources. Private investment and private loans.

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

Determining which of these methods of staffing software development projects is right for your company can be a challenging endeavor, and three opposing characteristics of business need to be considered: cost, risk and convenience. Below is an overview of what you need to consider and the pros and cons of each option for IT staffing.

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How to Start Your Own Business While You’re Still Employed

Up and Running

What are your major costs ? What are your sources of revenue ? Make sure you are in compliance with your non-disclosure agreement and any other employment agreements that you have signed. Note that not all businesses need a tax ID (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Do you have a product?

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Do It Right The First Time, Part II: Visit the Doctor or House Call?

Gust

For those of us who do it every day or every week, there is also a “ well-worn path ” involving reams of very familiar-looking documents that will take relatively little time (and therefore cost relatively little in legal fees) to prepare for a new startup. Small-dollar-amount, routine commercial agreements.