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8 Key Startup Drivers Bring Pleasure As Well As Sweat

Startup Professionals Musings

Working on that unique design, or completing the breakthrough for an innovative patent, are moments of inspiration that you will never forget, especially if they become your competitive edge. Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property.

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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

Dreaming of a company many times the size, he led the board to approve a complete reversal of course, even stating that the company should ignore the existing market niche completely and redesign the product for the broad Fortune 500 corporate market. Time slipped; fixed overhead continued.

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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

InfoChachkie

Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. The average time required to obtain a patent is 36-to-40 months, during which there is no guarantee your adVenture will ultimately receive patent protection. Even if you are granted a patent, the scope of your claims may be significantly denuded.

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How To Make The Most Of Your DNA As An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Picture the graphic designer, the IT expert, or the independent accountant or attorney. Too many Innovators are like Dean Kamen , still struggling with the Segway Human Transporter , while holding over 1000 other device patents. Of course, discovering your entrepreneur type is only the beginning. We all know many good ones here.

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5 Tips To Keep Your Startup Productive, Not Just Busy

Startup Professionals Musings

There are complex processes, like filing a patent, and financial tools that may be new to you, including Excel and Quickbooks. < These days, it’s easy to find comprehensive videos and online courses on the Internet to get you up to speed, but I find many entrepreneurs who are too independent and proud to look or ask for help.

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Wasted time is money lost.

Berkonomics

Dreaming of a company many times the size, he led the board to approve a complete reversal of course, even stating that the company should ignore the existing market niche completely and redesign the product for the broad Fortune 500 corporate market. Time slipped; fixed overhead continued.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Of course that’s not disputable. To some extent – of course they are. acquired Overture for $1.63 billion (Upfront Ventures was an early Overture backer). Yes, Google won. It is different. More substantive.