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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

However, what many first-time entrepreneurs fail to realize is that there are limits placed on personal asset protection, and there are circumstances where the court can find that you are personally liable for the debt of your business. Be able to prove due diligence whenever you can. Protect your intellectual property.

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Top 5 Esports Trends Entrepreneurs Should Keep An Eye On In 2020

YoungUpstarts

For entrepreneurs, esports is an endless ocean of possibilities. Do your due diligence on market research. For entrepreneurs, that means plenty of profits exist on the edges of esports arenas. Esports investments cannot depend on IP. Esports needs entrepreneurs, and now is the perfect time to get started.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs.

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What intellectual property (IP) steps should a startup take?

NZ Entrepreneur

IP steps for startups should be the same as for large multinationals, but within their budget. Make IP decisions and do so early. One of the main (and early) steps is to make a considered decision about what IP means to your business and what IP tools will be used to support your business model. Types of IP protection.

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Virtual Data Room Cybersecurity is the Latest Business Opportunity

The Startup Magazine

With the explosion of online cybercrimes, cybercrime security is undoubtedly the next lucrative venture any entrepreneur should think about. Currently, there’s the universal dependence on specialized software and computers to keep companies operating, and more offices are transiting into paperless working spaces. Fundraising.

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Opinion: It’s a startup world

NZ Entrepreneur

Agenda items will focus on key metrics illustrating value creation, particularly in software as a service companies. In deep tech companies value creation milestones are more likely to be tagged to validating the technology and IP creation. Take part in startup investment due diligence. This is a good place to start.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

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. Instagram is a textbook example.)