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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

Startup Professionals Musings

The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first. In a new startup, there is tremendous competitive value in registering intellectual property early, but you don’t need to contract these tasks to expensive experts any longer.

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10 Business Elements Required to Rise Above the Crowd

Startup Professionals Musings

Sustainable competitive advantage. Thus, it needs an advantage to rise above the crowd, such as a patent and trademarks, unique market positioning or support from industry partners. Pricing needs to be set before rollout, based on the value delivered and the competition; pricing also needs to be tested with real customers.

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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio. Entrepreneurs who have no patents, trade secrets or trademarks are usually deemed non-fundable and non-competitive. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/20/2015.