Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

The full financial details and metrics were in the deck. So my time was freed up to call board members in advance and walk them through our metrics and understand any concerns. Who is leading your patent filing program? Establishing Metrics & Monitoring Success (or Failures). HR & Legal. Shame on you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2014

In addition, we all know that patent disclosure rules often facilitate legal reverse engineering, and innovation at this point is now much cheaper. The auto industry and others have used this model for generations, so business processes and metrics for innovation are well documented.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2014

It’s easy for part-timers to make excuses that other priorities caused you to miss milestones, but predictable results and metrics in this mode are even more critical than for full-time members. On the other hand, if you have a new technology, with patent applied for, maybe you more time to get it right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. In this case, the primary cash outflow would be for product development and operating expenses, with potentially enough runway to build the initial product, get a patent, attract some early adopters, and build the initial revenue stream.

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