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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Creative or operational. Creative products, like chip design programs, architectural rendering, or consumer games are not easily outsourced. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Creative or operational. Creative products, like chip design programs, architectural rendering, or consumer games are not easily outsourced. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Software

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Creative or operational. Creative products, like chip design programs, architectural rendering, or consumer games are not easily outsourced. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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Tips For Hiring An Independent Contractor

YoungUpstarts

Independent contractors can change the way your business operates. Many professionals have stepped out of the workforce to facilitate e-learning or hybrid school schedules until schools resume normal operations. This is especially important for creative services such as artwork or design.). by Lesley Pyle, MSc.,

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

See Also: Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. If you want to explain your idea to someone in-depth and are worried potential theft, you can get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)—a legal document that states both parties intent to keep information confidential. Do market research to minimize risk.

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Startup IP tips before you launch

NZ Entrepreneur

Patents and designs – What should you consider? Public disclosure of an invention or use of an invention prior to properly setting up an intellectual property protection strategy can render any subsequent patent and design applications invalid. i) Disclosing your idea. ii) Using open source software.

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Create your IP strategy early to avoid common pitfalls

NZ Entrepreneur

The reality faced by entrepreneurs is that legal services can be expensive and IP protection may not be an initial priority. Otherwise, a company should never publicly disclose their invention to anyone without a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) until a decision is made to patent the technology and file an initial patent application.

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