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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

This week we contacted royalty licensing expert, the well-respected Arthur Lipper, asking the magic question. Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below. Since I am a proponent of using equity as a tool and he is so much opposed, this week it is his turn to make the case.

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How To Add Forex To Your Investments

The Startup Magazine

Foreign exchange, or forex, is a great investment instrument to consider today. The forex market is more volatile than the stock market, and the fact that you can bank profits on both long and short trades makes it appealing to many. Source: Pexels. Before you can start trading foreign currency pairs , however, the most important first step to take is choosing the right broker.

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Via Codigo lays down it’s growth plan: Key Alliance with Transformify to Empower the Social and Labour Reintegration of Vulnerable Youth

Transformify

Via Codigo , a nonprofit organisation teaching high skilled web development and soft skills program at juvenile detention centers is pleased to announce it’s goals for 2019. Thanks to key alliances with the Forge Foundation and the global recruitment platform Transformify , teenagers that go through their program, will broaden their job opportunities at an international level by applying to remote jobs.

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How do you apply Lean to Digital Health and Life Sciences?

Steve Blank

Five years ago we brought evidence-based entrepreneurship to Life Sciences – teaching the first Lean Lean Launchpad class at UCSF, then the NIH and Imperial College. But it’s been awhile since I was in a room made up entirely of Life Science entrepreneurs. So I was excited to visit IndieBio, a life science accelerator in San Francisco. Think of IndieBio as “Y-Combinator for Life Sciences with a wet lab ” and you get what they are trying to do.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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The Right People Are Key To Your Journey

YoungUpstarts

by Stephanie Moore , author of “ The Gifted Journey: Five Transformative Steps to Uncovering Your Unique Path “ My first job out of college was working for a phone company selling residential phones. My first week on the job was spent in sales training. I’ll never forget the instructor. She walked into the room wearing a bright red suit, and not only did she make a statement with her clothing, she also had the teaching style to match.

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5 Tech Tools That Will Help You Grow Your Business

The Startup Magazine

The business world is ever changing; with the invention of the internet, businesses have taken on an entirely new dynamic, and now with emerging technology such as artificial intelligence and virtual & augmented reality, the business world is sure to undergo more changes in the near future. Does your business have the tools needed to grow in the ever changing world?

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4 Reasons Penny Stocks Are Good for Beginners

The Startup Magazine

It’s important to do research if you’re thinking about entering into the stock trading industry as a trader. As soon as you start doing your research, you’re probably going to notice that the number one suggestion is to begin with penny stock trading. Penny stocks give you the chance to make a minimal investment , which minimizes your loss when compared to higher-priced stocks.

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Same Rules Apply: Lessons From The Oil Rig To The C-Suite

YoungUpstarts

by Tom Murry, retired CEO of Calvin Klein. Long before I became the CEO of Calvin Klein, I was a difficult teenager and my stepfather thought I would benefit from working on an oil rig. He thought it would help me straighten out (at the very least) and help me gain lifelong lessons that he believed were essential in the workplace — namely, following directions, listening to others, and, most importantly, being a contributing member of a team.

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Founder Interview: Todd Warren with Family Law Insights

The Startup Magazine

Many lawyers are entrepreneurs. They work in single or small group firms and face the same challenges of other business or personal services small businesses. The Startup Magazine reached out to a family law firm to attain some insights into how lawyers view the “ business ” of their businesses. Here is the commentary from Todd Warren, President of the family law firm, Katz, Goldstein & Warren.

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How To Find A Trustworthy Litigation Attorney

YoungUpstarts

When someone has to deal with legal litigation and disputes, a person becomes stressful, and it is a difficult time in his/her life. But if that person gets the right lawyer, the whole process becomes as easy as possible and simple. Also, the right attorney will try their best for you to get a favorable outcome. In this article, let us discuss how to get that right attorney for a legal litigation case.

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Technology Is Still Essential To Non-Tech Startups

The Startup Magazine

Competition is high in a technology-based society today. We hear about the many startups that are technology-based, but what about the startups that are not tech-based? Startups, like a campsite business that provides lodging in remote areas, or boat rentals in pristine marinas across the country, are the types of non-tech-based businesses. Can businesses like these survive without today’s tech?

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Advice To Entrepreneurs Looking To Take The First Steps In Business

YoungUpstarts

by Simon Dolan , founder of Dolan Accountancy. On leaving school with virtually no qualifications, some people may well have written me off as someone with little prospects. Despite this, I have gone on to establish and grow a number of successful businesses across diverse industries including including accountancy, PR and even aviation. It’s safe to say that I have had to overcome some barriers in my time, leading to considerable success – I sold my original accountancy firm for close

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3 LinkedIn Profiles Entrepreneurs Can Learn From

The Startup Magazine

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or an active entrepreneur, chances are that you already know that social media is important. However, when we think of social media, we often think of Facebook and Twitter, forgetting about what might just be the most important network for entrepreneurs from a professional perspective. Source: Pixabay. That network is LinkedIn, and if used properly, the connections made through LinkedIn can propel your level of success to the top.

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Basic Needs Lead To Positive Marketing

YoungUpstarts

Like it or not the perfect classification of marketing is indeed simply people-pleasing. While this may seem to be an obvious statement to some, it ushers in deeper ramifications. Pretty packaging and dazzling advertisements may catch the eye of prospective buyers and be pleasing to their senses, but the basics are what seal the deal. All of the sleight-of-hand branding techniques to lure people to try a product can’t compete with the factors that are at the heart of each purchase.

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The Workforce of the Future Is Millennial – Is Your Business Ready?

YFS Magazine

The Brookings Institute reports that in the US, Millenials are projected to make up as much as 75% of the workforce by 2025.

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Simple Tips For Startups Picking Small Business Health Insurance Plans

YoungUpstarts

One of the most daunting aspects of running a startup is picking an affordable small business health insurance plan. These tips can make the process easier. You care about the well-being of your employees and want to ensure they have what they need to continue to do excellent work for your company. After all, you’ve worked hard to attract the top talent – and you want to keep it!

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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

This week we contacted royalty licensing expert, the well-respected Arthur Lipper, asking the magic question. Why are you so strongly sold on royalty licensing as the most effective way to finance a tech-based early stage company? I asked him five important questions, which he answered, and I’ve summarized below. Since I am a proponent of using equity as a tool and he is so much opposed, this week it is his turn to make the case.

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A Complete Guide On How To Choose An Ergonomic Office Chair

YoungUpstarts

An average worker spends approximately 1700 hours per year behind the desk. What does this tell you? If you are not keen while choosing an office chair, you will end up having long-term health issues, and your posture has a high chance of being damaged. Choosing an office chair may appear to be a simple task as there are so many manufacturers in the market producing a wide array of ergonomic chairs.

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The last 10 steps

Start Up Blog

In the week before Christmas, houses around the world are inundated with ‘Sorry we missed you’ delivery notes from couriers. So if you’re wondering why on-line retail still only represents 10% of sales in the USA and around 6.9% in Australia , it’s because the real problem isn’t the last mile, it’s the last 10 steps.

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Employee Onboarding 101: Why It’s Important And How Can You Create Your Own

YoungUpstarts

Employee onboarding is an essential part of the new recruitment process. It is where you get to know your new employees when they report for the first day of work. On the reverse, it also is the act of them getting to know you more, your company, the workplace, and the tasks they have to accomplish based on their job description. Essentially, it covers more than just the usual training of tasks that they must accomplish while on the job.

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