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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.

IP 120
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Startups Need the ‘Why’ Before the ‘What’ to Build

Startup Professionals Musings

Although their book is written for businesses of all sizes, I believe the principles apply especially to startups as follows: Increase return on equity invested. All strategic and business thinking must lead to immediate action to increase sales and profitability potential, relative to your competition. Intellectual property (IP).

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Five Reasons for Setting Startup Strategy Early

Startup Professionals Musings

Although their book is written for businesses of all sizes, I believe the principles apply especially to startups as follows: To increase return on equity invested. All strategic and business thinking must lead to immediate action to increase sales and profitability potential, relative to your competition. Intellectual property (IP).

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Shame about not getting it in legal writing that you owned the original IP. Like anything in life, if you want a fair deal on the deferred fee and warrant percentage you need to talk to a few lawyers to make it competitive.

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What Are We Talking About When We Talk Valuation?

Tech Zulu Event

The industry’s competitive dynamics. Do you see the overlap with the factors that come into play for equity valuations? Recent equity sales i.e., comparables. The government’s goal was to ensure that federal income taxes are paid on stock issued as a part of deferred compensation plans. Strategic partnerships. Clear as mud, huh?

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This Week in VC: Michael Montgomery (President, Montgomery & Co.)

Both Sides of the Table

Michael is a very accomplished corporate executive in his own right having run Sega Gameworks and helped IPO EuroDisney as well as having been on the founding team of DreamWorks SKG (where he helped them raise their first $900 million in equity). Shame they didn’t like his suggested name for the company: DreamWorks SKG-MM.