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When Microsoft Threatened to Sue Us Over the Letter ā€œEā€

Steve Blank

And with that same massive leap of creativity Microsoft decided that their logo would have their product name and the letter “E’ with a swoop over it. One of E.piphany’s product innovations was that we used this new fangled invention called the browser and we ran on both Netscape and Microsoft’s.

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Company and product naming may also seem simple, but should be a key early effort, because mistakes can be very costly. Rely on informal agreements with partners. The same principles apply to strategic partners.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Company and product naming may also seem simple, but should be a key early effort, because mistakes can be very costly. Rely on informal agreements with partners. The same principles apply to strategic partners.

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The Ultimate Inventorā€™s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

Please consult a patent attorney for more information about filing for a patent, and getting your idea to market. . But, when it comes to inventing things, the real trick is sticking the journey through or going from idea to invention to market. Step 3: Do basic market research (before investing money).

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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Gust

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Company and product naming may also seem simple, but should be a key early effort, because mistakes can be very costly. Rely on informal agreements with partners. The same principles apply to strategic partners.

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7 Strategies To Prepare For Global Market Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach, popularly known as ā€œ glocalization ,ā€ means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. What all this doesnā€™t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. with demands for new products and services.

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7 Reasons To Think Globally While Still New And Local

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach, popularly known as ā€œ glocalization ,ā€ means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. What all this doesnā€™t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. with demands for new products and services.

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