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

Berkonomics

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. They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. I have the weeks to follow to make mine.

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

Berkonomics

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. They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. I have the weeks to follow to make mine.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

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You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. Like anything in life, if you want a fair deal on the deferred fee and warrant percentage you need to talk to a few lawyers to make it competitive.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. When you account for competition for talent, the difficulty of retention, the cost of living and the difficulty of rising above the noise – there are many advantages of staying put.