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Financing with grants, not equity or debt

Berkonomics

The company was funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all. And we should not forget that non-profits of all types depend upon grants for a significant amount of their funding, often employing professional grant writers on staff or as consultants.

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5 New Venture Mistakes That Can Cost You The Business

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Disclosing inventions before the patent application is filed. Entrepreneurs often put off the hassle and the cost of filing a patent until first funding.

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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

Time and fixed overhead: [Email readers, continue here…] That relationship between fixed overhead and production time is as critical as any other factor in the success of a young company. So, the CEO comes back “to the well”, asking for more money from the investors to complete the project.

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Contur Sorts Your Email From Clutter To Save You Hours | Interview With The Founders

Tech Zulu Event

According to the founders, Contur is a virtual assistant that sorts and organizes your emails automatically. The founders add that Contur takes all of your emails, groups the related ones together so that you can see your emails in context. You may get emails related to our apartments at random intervals in your inbox.

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Can you finance your company with grants?

Berkonomics

The company has been funded entirely by grants from the National Institute of Health, amounting to millions of non-dilutive dollars in all. email readers, continue here.] In general, grants are made to individuals, companies, businesses, organizations or institutions that are working toward serving the greater good or a greater cause.

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7 Indications Of Your Ability To Get Business Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. Registered patents and other intellectual property. Contrary to popular belief, most investors are not looking for entrepreneurs who are desperate for funding. Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down.

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

Berkonomics

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. Email readers, continue here…] Arthur: This is a matter between the owner of your IP (you) and the would-be user of your IP. So, there you have it.

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