Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement. With this agreement in place, there are a host of ways that both sides can win: Share common technology. Expand the market for both.

Partner 244

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 244

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement. With this agreement in place, there are a host of ways that both sides can win: Share common technology. Expand the market for both.

Partner 120

Partner Non-Compete Intellectual Property Merger 120

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2017

To enliven Puerto Rico´s market, Neil Billock has recently moved his direct marketing business and entrepreneurship to the country. Local businesses, in particular, will be able to take advantage of digital marketing as it increases their visibility and takes them to the forefront of the market.

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Puerto Rico Marketing Vertical America 113

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products.

Hockey Stick 278

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 278

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2010

For “coopetition” (also called a strategic alliance) to work, companies need to very clearly define where they are working together, and where they are competing. Here is the right place to start with a good joint non-disclosure and non-compete agreement. Best of both creates a new market. Cross endorsement.

Partner 120

Partner Non-Compete Exit Strategy Affiliate 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Direct marketing is generally not scalable, especially on low-cost high-volume products.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Serifs are used to guide the horizontal “flow” of the eyes; The lack of serifs is said to contribute to a vertical stress in sans serifs, which is supposed to compete with the horizontal flow of reading ( De Lange et al., Programmed Learning and Educational Technology 18(2), 57-61. Arguments in favour of serif typefaces.

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Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85