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Entrepreneur Startup Share Depends on Contribution

Startup Professionals Musings

Ideas are not intellectual property, until they have been converted into patents, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrights. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO? The same variables apply, but here skills and experience are paramount. If you are an inventor and have the key patent in hand, that doesn’t mean you should be CEO.

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Splitting Startup Equity for Your Piece of the Pie

Startup Professionals Musings

Ideas are not intellectual property, until they have been converted into patents, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrights. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO? The same variables apply, but here skills and experience are paramount. If you are an inventor and have the key patent in hand, that doesn’t mean you should be CEO.

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