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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

Since I am a proponent of using equity as a tool and he is so much opposed, this week it is his turn to make the case. They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. I have the weeks to follow to make mine.

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Should I license my IP, sell a royalty stream, or just produce products?

Berkonomics

Since I am a proponent of using equity as a tool and he is so much opposed, this week it is his turn to make the case. They will be more willing to pay a royalty fee if your product gets them to market earlier or is protected by patent to create a barrier to their competition. I have the weeks to follow to make mine.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. Email updates frequently. And as Rob points out – if you email members with short updates more frequently they are more up to speed when you do need them to weigh in. Make your emails actionable.

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7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice)

InfoChachkie

In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Evaluate their sincerity by asking them to accept equity in exchange for all or a portion of their overall compensation. Thus, you have negotiating leverage as long as a legitimate, competitive threat exists. Grant Exclusivity. Share and Enjoy.

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How I Promise You One of the Most Meaningful Days of Your Life

Both Sides of the Table

Defy Ventures is a program that aims to educate people in prison to become better humans upon graduation. Defy teaches them personal finance like how to keep a checking account, the difference between debt and equity, what cashflow is and so forth. She was smart (she started her career in private equity!) They wanted to learn.

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Pipeline Fellowship | Raising Women to Become Investors

Tech Zulu Event

Natalia Oberti Noguera: Pipeline Fellowship is a program to educate and bring more women into the investment side of business. We get a lot more emails from women entrepreneurs who say they are a high net worth in their community and we should come and help boost the number of angel investors in their companies. They don’t reply?

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Accelerators: a recent and positive trend

Berkonomics

Although that is still a good idea in many cases, there is a recent alternative available to some entrepreneurs on a competitive basis that seems most attractive and positive. Email readers, continue here.] Accelerators are popping up in college towns, urban cities and near existing technology hubs.

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