Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2021

In the classic book, “ The Attacker’s Advantage ,” by world-renowned business advisor Ram Charan, I found some real guidance on what skills are required, what to look for, and how to react in time. Evaluate who might use an invention, patent, or new law to create a bend in the road.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Here are some of the key ones: Patent protection in place as a barrier to entry. Investors understand that patents can be broken by unscrupulous competitors, but they prove your conviction that you have created something innovative, and are willing to do the work to defend it. Clear product differentiation and a singular focus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

With the appearance of do-it-yourself services on the Internet, entrepreneur curriculums at every university, and a wealth of new books on the subject, the need for expensive consultants and business advisors has also been mitigated. The same is true for filing patents, registering trademarks, and filing copyrights.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2021

I’ve had the pleasure of working with a couple of the best-known entrepreneurs of our time, and read about many more in the classic book, “ Discover Your True North ,” by Harvard leadership expert and best-selling author Bill George. Find personal meaning from building a business. If you want to achieve your goals, help others achieve theirs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2021

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. The resources are out there to help you, like the book mentioned, this blog, and many more. Use them and win.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

Tim Burners-Lee wanted to use it to create a friendlier “web” of pages, sharing data like the pages of a massive library of books extending throughout the world. Commissioner of Patents in 1899. How many entrepreneurs used that new Internet infrastructure to create an expansive vision of what could be? That was Charles H. Duell, U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2021

A few years ago, I first saw an interesting step in that direction via the classic book “ Entrepreneurial DNA ,” by Joe Abraham , with his assessment web site. Too many Innovators are like Dean Kamen , still struggling with the Segway Human Transporter , while holding over 1000 other device patents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2023

Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. Investors don’t need to know the implementation details of your patent or customer support plan. The average length of a funding pitch to angel investors is ten minutes. Don’t forget to ask for the order.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. This facilitates technology growth and innovation for startups in Silicon Alley, as well as positioning IBM for future growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Registered patents and other intellectual property. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. They seek to establish win-win relationships with all partners, including investors, and treat them all as trusted advisors, rather than win-loss opportunities. Expert in your chosen domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2022

It might be a patented technology, but it could also be the creativity of employees or logistic competencies of the company. Strategy used to come from the inside looking out, but now it must come from a dialogue and engagement with constituents. What can you be the best in the world at? What drives the economic engine?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Investors look for a sustainable competitive advantage, like a patent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Business risks are not just development risks. Value creation.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

As the school year kicks off for college students, one of the big tasks of the year is buying books for their courses. One startup, SwoopThat (www.swoopthat.com)--started by a recent college grad Jonathan Simkin --has made it much easier to buy books for student, by pulling up books based on a student's schedule.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Patents and trademarks are very valuable in attracting investors for scaling, as well as future premium buyouts. The real secrets of any business domain are not intuitively obvious, nor available in books. Thinks boundless energy is equal to experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

I also found a wealth of books are available to address the basic facts of business life, like the classic by Bill McBean, aptly named “ The Facts of Business Life ,” based on his forty years running large and small businesses. Assets include the obvious equipment, accounts receivable, and cash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2023

List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. There are many good books and Internet articles describing each of these sections, so I won’t cover the details here. Provide details on the business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2021

You have done everything to register your brand legally , including domains, copyrights, patents, and trademarks. The specifics of these shortcomings are hard to nail down, but I was impressed with the good summary provided in a new book, “ Make It, Don’t Fake It ,” by Sabrina Horn.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Maybe you have not heard the term, “deal book.” Copies of intellectual property filings such as patents, copyrights and trademarks, all owned URL addresses, and even copies of source code, may be resident in the deal room, dependent upon the type of buyer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

Then, he'll need to patent it and create a plan to show opportunity, competition, and financial projections. I find the best business plans are not books, but may actually should start as a one-page “elevator pitch” that succinctly encompasses your business goals, problems and solution, opportunity, competition, and business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2023

This point was illustrated well in the classic book, “ The Power of Positive Destruction: How to Turn a Business Idea Into a Revolution ,” by Seth Merrin. Don’t try to explain your technical implementation, your patent algorithm, or your unfair competitive advantage here. Do include some quantification.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2021

It can come from experience, or from training in a prior company, and it can even be self-taught from the Internet by smart entrepreneurs, just like they learned the skill of establishing a company, negotiating a contract, or filing a patent. Inspire, Motivate, and Bring Out the Best in Your People.”

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Startup Organization Training Entrepreneur 171

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

Patents and trademarks are very valuable in attracting investors for scaling, as well as future premium buyouts. The real secrets of any business domain are not intuitively obvious, nor available in books. Thinks boundless energy is equal to experience.

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Startup Writing Entrepreneur Ideas 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

I like the summary of the competitive reality in a new book, “ Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age ,” by Ram Charan, who relates a wealth of current experience from global clients: Customers expect a personalized experience. Find funders who seek long-term returns. Money-making is different in the digital age.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

They only want a quick overview of the product, not detailed features and patent secrets. Business plans the size of a small book are a big turnoff to investors, and will only serve to make your business seem more complex and more risky. “I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.”

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Technical Review Startup Statistics Social Media 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

As an example of a good resource, I enjoyed the classic book, “ Idea To Invention ,” by Patricia Nolan-Brown, that does a great job on the key steps. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk. Keep thieves away (protect it).

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Their primary intended reader is a “first-time entrepreneur”, but clearly other stakeholders within the startup universe can also benefit from the book’s hands-on advice. Examples – The book is filled with text excerpted from actual funding documents, rather than the generic templates usually found in academic textbooks.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Writing Guide 205

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Registered patents and other intellectual property. Many key insights to success in any business can’t be learned from books or the Internet. They seek to establish win-win relationships with all partners, including investors, and treat them all as trusted advisors, rather than win-loss opportunities. Expert in your chosen domain.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Social Media Patents Mentor 126

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements.

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Guide Startup Ideas Entrepreneur 95

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

This point was illustrated well in the classic book, “ The Power of Positive Destruction: How to Turn a Business Idea Into a Revolution ,” by Seth Merrin. Don’t try to explain your technical implementation, your patent algorithm, or your unfair competitive advantage here. Do include some quantification.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Ask: How many patents were filed by students and faculty during each of the past five years? How active (and helpful) is the technology transfer office, as measured by the number of patents licensed by alumni and students annually. Note: no bonus points should be given for an MBA program, as MBA’s seldom generate great business ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive car providers, without transactional agreements. This facilitates technology growth and innovation for startups in Silicon Alley, as well as positioning IBM for growth down the road.

Startup 124

Startup IBM IBM Examples 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2020

List key competitors and alternatives, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantages, such as patents and trademarks. There are many good books and Internet articles describing each of these sections, so I won’t cover the details here. Provide details on the business model.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Startup Summary Product 124

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements.

Startup 103

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Competition 103

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2018

I’ve had the pleasure of working with a couple of the best-known entrepreneurs of our time, and read about many more in the updated version of the classic book, “ Discover Your True North ,” by Harvard leadership expert and best-selling author Bill George. Find personal meaning from building a business.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Satisfaction Ideas Patents 98

Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Not long after, the company was sold in a “fire sale” amounting to slightly less than the debt on the books. Yes, there were other issues such as a protracted patent rights fight that drained cash, but the largest problem, inefficient use of R&D time burning fixed overhead, led to the demise of the company.

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