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Getting A Software Patent Is Valuable But Frustrating

Startup Professionals Musings

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Every business is global, but patent rules differ around the world.

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How To Pick Your Focus For Your Next Business Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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4 Key Questions To Size The Potential Of Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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10 Key Business Founder Checks Needed Before The Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Assess your own resources as well as funding sources. In business, there will always be someone out there with more money, a better location, or more resources, ready to take your idea and squeeze you out. You need intellectual property , such as a patent, trade secret, or process expertise that will be a barrier that you can defend.

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Maine’s Largest Hospital Launches Internal Health Tech Accelerator

Tech.Co

Unfortunately, health systems—and the education of people who work within health systems—are not designed to capitalize on the insights of their employees, she said. To get the program off the ground, Monti applied for and received a $20,000 grant from Maine Medical Center’s Division of Education.

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Are you wasting money filing patents?

Berkonomics

But only recently did I read a clear document on the risks and rewards of patent strategy. Thanks to Russ Krajec, a patent attorney, for the quick improvement in my education, here are some important points to consider when thinking of your patent strategy. What is the true cost of patenting an idea? And private.

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Every New Business Needs A Unique Selling Proposition

Startup Professionals Musings

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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