Berkonomics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

University professors, industry gurus, lawyers familiar with patent law and former executives of competitor companies are typical recruits you might consider. Email readers, continue here…]. Are there any special documents needed for advisors? How many advisors should you seek for a board?

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Knowledge Base Guide Patents Email 243

Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2020

All corporate governance documents, from incorporation articles to minutes of all meetings of the board are maintained in the deal room. Up-to-date insurance policies, leases, financial documents and schedules such as fixed assets are copied here. Who will use it and when? When to start a data room? The payoff.

Software Review 156

Software Review Startup Patents Email 156

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Certainly, the buyer’s asset purchase documents included a non-compete clause, usually valid for two years from the date of the closing. As long as you did not use patented processes or trade secret material from your previous company, you should be protected, but you might be prepared for a fight.

Patents 156

Patents Sales Product Email 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2012

Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning. Early partners or co-founders often drop out of the picture early due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal or email promises you made. If a lawsuit is inevitable, better sooner than later.

Startup 99

Startup Patents Legalzoom Invest 99

Berkonomics

JANUARY 31, 2019

Certainly, the buyer’s asset purchase documents included a non-compete clause, usually valid for two years from the date of the closing. As long as you did not use patented processes or trade secret material from your previous company, you should be protected, but you might be prepared for a fight. After the non-compete expires.

Patents 120

Patents Sales Product Email 120

Berkonomics

JANUARY 31, 2019

Certainly, the buyer’s asset purchase documents included a non-compete clause, usually valid for two years from the date of the closing. As long as you did not use patented processes or trade secret material from your previous company, you should be protected, but you might be prepared for a fight. After the non-compete expires.

Patents 120

Patents Sales Product Email 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2013

Here are five of the most common examples: Failure to document a Founder agreement at the beginning. Early partners or co-founders often drop out of the picture early due to disagreements, and you forget about them, but they don’t forget about the verbal or email promises you made. If a lawsuit is inevitable, better sooner than later.

Startup 94

Startup Patents Legalzoom Invest 94

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

We've also had great advances in engaging the trust of the commercial community, with patented advances like automatic scoring of our algorithms, which predicts the quality of translations based on a one-through-five scale. The problem them was, we've got ten documents, how do we get through those.

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USC Software Review Content Tech Coast Angels 145

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We''re rolling it out to finance and Wall Street, monitoring thousands of sources of continuously changing information, such as news, social media, internal email systems, and analyzing specific, material conditions that our customers are looking for. All of our documents were done for raising money, and it was a very simple transaction.

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Examples – The book is filled with text excerpted from actual funding documents, rather than the generic templates usually found in academic textbooks. Don’t Email Carpet Bomb VCs. Don’t Overemphasize Patents. No Often Means No. Don’t Ask For A Referral If You Get A No. Don’t Be A Solo Founder.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Writing Guide 205

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Stick with people you meet through warm introductions, or count on the integrity of professionals who have a visible reputation and references, instead of a legal document. Get an NDA before detailed patent disclosures. Some entrepreneurs avoid the patent process, since patent details become public once a patent is issued.

Technical Review 61

Technical Review Patents Ideas Social Media 61

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

But they can otherwise save you much time and effort, and are also safer and more productive than the old-fashioned approach of broadcast emailing or cold-calling every investor you can find in online directories, or responding to the risky spam offers you get for funding on social media.

Platform 94

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2016

I’m not suggesting that formal legal documents are always required, but agreements without some paper or email trail are easily forgotten or misconstrued. Filing a provisional patent costs very little if you do it yourself, and it holds your place in line for a year. Reveal “secret sauce” before filing intellectual property.

Startup 62

Startup Patents Entrepreneur Writing 62

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Pick an internal email system ( Gmail , Outlook ). Choose an email system to connect with customers ( Constant Contact , MailChimp , Sendgrid ). Leverage current customers with email marketing. Recommended.

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Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40