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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

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It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. Customer financing often comes in the form of your company agreeing to build a product with a “sponsor&# customer or two and helping them with the rollout / implementation. You own the IP you create.

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Roping in the Legal Eagles

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The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. Most corporate attorneys can give you general guidance with respect to securing your Intellectual Property (IP) rights, especially with respect to trademarks, copyrights and other non-patent-related items.

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Why Lawsuits Are On the Rise at Startups and What To Do About It

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They were then sued for trademark infringement by a foreign company who had no product, no customers and no employees in the US. This also happens out of “startup weekends” where it’s unclear who contributed to the IP and where many people don’t continue with the idea beyond the first 30 days.

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The Long-Term Value of Loyalty

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I didn’t mean to be so insulting and I didn’t mean for the net to be cast so wide that many people wondered whether I was talking about them when I was speaking of “job hoppers.&# I learned a lot from reading the comments. They come in the form of personal references. We fought for every customer together.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

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some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. The best proof of a soft circle is whether an angel will email someone else (refer another investor) and start off that email with “I’m investing in…”. Patience is also important for market and customers. Topics of the day.

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