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Maintain Your Startup Motivation While Working Harder

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. Keeping expenses down must always be top priority.

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Balance Your Focus Between Passion And Perspiration

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. Keeping expenses down must always be top priority.

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7 Goodwill Factors Will Raise Your Business Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

The same goes for business deals that fail during acquisitions or when it is time for you to retire. With today’s worldwide Internet and social media, your brand impact is not set by what you say, but by numbers of followers, influencers, and satisfied customers. In my view, that was their key to the early goodwill they needed.

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Startup Business Model Considerations

SoCal CTO

Team – higher requirements for caliber of team members Product – focus on truly differentiated and not me-too Market – is it really big enough to provide investor returns** Traction – need more users, partners, patents, etc Timing – are you building for yesterday or 2 yrs from now? Business - how are you actually going to make money?

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8 Myths Technologists Believe That Sink Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s world of information overload, everyone relies on marketing and social media to find solutions to match their needs. Patents are not worth the effort, since big companies will win. Patents can raise startup valuation by investors by as much as a million dollars, and will attract acquisitions rather than copycats.

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How To Enjoy Your Business Dream As Well As The Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. Keeping expenses down must always be top priority.

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5 Elements Of Success Every Startup Should Celebrate

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing. Keeping expenses down must always be top priority.