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

Berkonomics

These are your candidates, because they are companies already absorbing much or all the marketing expense necessary to make sales of your invention. 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. So, there you have it.

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

Berkonomics

These are your candidates, because they are companies already absorbing much or all the marketing expense necessary to make sales of your invention. 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. So, there you have it.

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What Do Boards Actually Do?

Both Sides of the Table

Agreeing an annual budget Setting a 409a valuation used to price stock options Agreeing stock option allocations Reviewing financial performance Talking about the organizational structure and where we need to bolster things Discussing sales & marketing strategies, product launches, technical challenges Talking about law suits (patents, trademarks, (..)

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Interview with Krisztina Holly, Good Growth Capital

socalTECH

I believe the Alliance for SoCal Innovation ran some numbers, and we were tied in terms of university patents generated with Massachusetts, blowing out San Francisco and the Bay Area. Tickets are already on sale for that one, and we'll also be hosting some holiday parties. Thanks, and congrats on the new role! READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Eric Frankel, StarGreetz

socalTECH

We've been innovating over the last fifteen months, and have to patents pending on the technology right now. You've been in more traditional entertainment firms--as an executive in a big studio--why jump to a startup? Did those prior entertainment relationships help to get those celebrities to work with you?

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Five Startup Tips From The Beatles

InfoChachkie

Some of the examples are patently obvious (e.g., (i) It is seldom prudent to denude your value prop in the hopes of later generating incremental revenue through subsequent sales. My primary complaint with Come Together is the authors’ attempt to divine 100 meaningful business insights from the Beatles’ career. Innovator’s Solution.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire powers voice and text messaging applications that enable businesses, government agencies and grassroots organizations to instantly and affordably communicate with key audiences.