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10 Tips On Due Diligence On Any Startup Funding Offer

Startup Professionals Musings

They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone. Pump and dump stock schemes. Cash transfer assistance funding.

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10 Scams To Avoid While Seeking New Venture Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone. Pump and dump stock schemes. Cash transfer assistance funding.

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10 Ways Aspiring Entrepreneurs Are Often Victimized

Startup Professionals Musings

They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone. Pump and dump stock schemes. Cash transfer assistance funding.

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Shortcuts To Entrepreneur Funding Are Usually Scams

Startup Professionals Musings

They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone. Pump and dump stock schemes. Ignore these. Delete the message.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Trademarks , which we touched on last week, are brand and product names, graphic logos, slogans, taglines, and other indicators of origin of the goods or services in question. Hence this “Cliff’s Notes” refresher, to be followed by a discussion of why it matters.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

Or it can be your brand , logo or domain name. a Non Disclosure Agreement gives you certain rights to protection of your confidential information.) The assets you can protect may include your “core technology&# like source code, hardware designs, architectures, processes, formulas.

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Do It Right The First Time, Part II: Visit the Doctor or House Call?

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Likewise, founders can benefit from understanding basic characteristics of the overall legal structure, formation and governance documents, rights and responsibilities of team members, etc. Stepping off the soapbox, let’s examine the highest level “To Do” list for a new startup: Formation, Governance and Equity. Newco, Inc.”)