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8 Errors To Avoid In Your First Minute With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

As an aspiring entrepreneur, one of the most important things you need is a memorable “ elevator pitch ,” to communicate your startup value proposition and leave a great first impression on friends, investors, employees, and future customers. It’s better to start with a hook than to assume that people will stay with you to hear it at the end.

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10 Criteria for a Memorable Name for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

First things first – your startup needs a name! Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. Forget made-up words and nonsense phrases. Patent Office for Trademarks.

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8 Portfolio Assets Are Key To Your Startup Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. In reality, patents are only one of at least eight items that should be in your IP portfolio. You need all these before you start looking for funding. Remember that ideas cannot be patented, only novel implementations. Copyrights.

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A Founder’s First Key Decision Is The Business Name

Startup Professionals Musings

First things first – your startup needs a name! Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. Forget made-up words and nonsense phrases. Patent Office for Trademarks.

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Interview with Kevin Kent, Inspired Instruments

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My partner and I, Cliff Elion, have a patent pending neck technology, which enables the guitar to be made at a very accessible price point, and also have probably more functionality and connectivity than any device in history. When we started discussing the idea behind the company, Guitar Hero and Rock Band were the talk of the town.

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10 Rules For Picking a Company Name That Sticks

Startup Professionals Musings

First things first – your startup needs a name! Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. Forget made-up words and nonsense phrases. Patent Office for Trademarks.

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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

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Give up Branding. Serve up World-wide Distribution. Do Not Give up Branding. This generally involves the BDC selling the startup’s technology under the BDC’s brand. As shown at left, Google’s initial go-to-market strategy included syndication of its search capabilities to third-party sites, including Yahoo and AOL.