Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2021

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe their initial idea and inspiration requires the most important creative thinking. Experienced entrepreneurs will tell you that the initial idea is the easy part, and it’s the later implementation, and the competitive business marketing that are the real creative challenges. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2013

On the other hand, if you intend to patent an idea, you need a signed confidentiality agreement from everyone knowing details, or you will legally lose patent rights. Here are some rule-of-thumb considerations that should help you decide when an NDA is really required, or actually has negative value: Trusted professional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. In reality, I like most ideas, but I have to tell them that the real challenge is taking the inspiration from a dream to a business. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2013

A new, Los Angeles area startup launched this morning, hoping to use the power of the crowd to help take ideas to launch. The startup--headed by Dirk Ahlborn--has created a system which lets the crowd provide feedback, ideas, and even crowdfunding to take ideas and research to market. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe their initial idea and inspiration requires the most important creative thinking. Experienced entrepreneurs will tell you that the initial idea is the easy part, and it’s the later implementation, and the competitive business marketing that are the real creative challenges. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Many people believe that new ideas are the critical element of innovation, but in my experience as a mentor and investor, long-term business success is more about implementation than ideas. Everyone has ideas, but only a few can make them happen. We are looking for people who can lead a team and turn any idea into a business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. In reality, I like most ideas, but I have to tell them that the real challenge is taking the inspiration from a dream to a business. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2017

The office helps license technology and patents from the school to startups and other companies, as well as helps take ideas created by professors and researchers to market. Photo of Gilbert, with cap, via Caltech. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. Get competitors to surface early.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model. Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. The average time required to obtain a patent is 36-to-40 months, during which there is no guarantee your adVenture will ultimately receive patent protection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Most colleges have now added classes in entrepreneurship to include the necessary business focus to technical majors that usually drive innovative ideas. Every school recognizes the power of “hands-on” work to help you develop your own ideas into a business. Good business basics are not intuitive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As a new business advisor and occasional investor, I get approached regularly by people who have a dream or a new business idea, and are looking for support and money to make it a reality. The number is much higher for those who choose to go it alone, without help. Prepare your marketing story for customers and investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. Get competitors to surface early.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

Sarah Paiji had the idea to launch the eco-friendly refillable cleaning supply retailer Blueland after hearing about the abundance of microplastics in the water she was using to dilute her child’s baby formula. Blueland also wasn’t Paiji’s first choice for a new startup idea.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

And I’m sure they had no idea what they were fathering with that effort which eventually became ARPANET, and then of course, the Internet itself. We can’t help but be amazed by the rapid developments in artificial intelligence and artificial general intelligence (AGI). Commissioner of Patents in 1899. That was Charles H.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2021

When Bill Gates acted on his dream of putting a computer in every home and on every desk, he had no idea of the fortune it would bring to him, since he wanted only to make a difference. They have a thirst for knowledge that helps them in their business, as well in their own personal growth. Helping others achieve their goals.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Maine Medical Center, Maine’s largest hospital, is investing in their employees and giving them a chance to act on their innovative ideas that could transform healthcare. They also partner with business development experts to help participants transition from idea to intellectual property into partnerships and startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2013

You are an aspiring entrepreneur, eager to dump the corporate grind, and work to the beat of your own drummer, but you can’t come up with that killer idea to save the world. Of course, you get the challenge of filing patents, developing a product, and defining the revenue model. You really just want to be the boss.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

Helping solicit new business ideas and patents from individuals, federal research labs, universities and other R&D organizations countrywide. It gives members access to the disruptive power of the crowd to vote, comment and refine, and impact ideas in development to help build viable companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

On the other end of the spectrum are ideas that truly represent a disruptive technology , or could lead to real social or environmental change. Examples I have seen include atomic battery technology, or how marine algae could help feed the world. What will you do if you get no traction on this idea?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2021

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. Too many people still believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and people will throw money at you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The patent process is far from perfect, but it’s a huge step ahead of no proprietary content. The Page serves as a space where small business owners can access educational resources, read success stories from other business owners, engage with peers, and find tips to help businesses run more efficiently. Create intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

In my experience, consummate entrepreneurs tend come up with more startup ideas than they can ever implement, and some of the ideas may not even make business sense. But how does any entrepreneur know which ideas to implement, and which ones are best left behind? Separate nice-to-have ideas from ones solving painful problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

After many years of working with angel investors seriously trying to find new ventures worthy of their hard-earned money, I find their frustration often exceeds that of entrepreneurs sincerely looking for financial help. They are not interested in research and development, or funding at the idea stage. Lack of intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Especially if the idea could be whipped-up by a few 24-year olds in a few weeks? Lots of thoughts here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Yet I recommend to every entrepreneur that there are still situations where an NDA (sometimes called Confidential Disclosure Agreement) makes sense compared to normal situations, where your risk of losing an investor or advisor is greater than the risk of your idea being compromised. Get an NDA before detailed patent disclosures.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Its job is to help train medical professionals to diagnose and respond to critical respiratory situations, according to Patrick Breeding, a bioengineering major at UMaine and CEO of the company. Breeding and his cofounders will receive a $5,000 grant from VentureWell to help build the company.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Especially if the idea could be whipped-up by a few 24-year olds in a few weeks? Lots of thoughts here.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. Meredith Perry came up with the idea for uBeam while still in college at University of Pennsylvania and like many great inventors won her school’s business plan competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2022

These help to increase the intrinsic level of understanding, stimulate creativity, and develop ideas. It might be a patented technology, but it could also be the creativity of employees or logistic competencies of the company. Who are involved at what time, what are the roles, how is participation organized?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2021

They search for impending changes across multiple environments, and reflect on these to spark new ideas for growth. Evaluate who might use an invention, patent, or new law to create a bend in the road. Even if you can’t see around the corners, it helps to have the perceptual acuity to see bends in the road before others.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2012

Where did the idea come from? I had just heard about Kickstarter, and I thought that would be a brilliant place to launch the idea. I had probably spent eight months perfecting the product, and getting the design where it needed to be, and all patents filed. Unscrew that, and you get a macro lens. It's incredible to see.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The same is true for filing patents, registering trademarks, and filing copyrights. With a little help from a friend, you can handle expenses, revenue, and payroll, with QuickBooks or a similar package. Required legal fees now average $5K or less, compared with $20K or more as a minimum. Work out of your home, and keep your own books.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

We connect YOU (the passionate enthusiast) with expert video and our active community to help you embrace and practice your wellness passions. The idea for Grokker came to me while on a multi-year sabbatical, traveling the world with my family. The post Grokker Wants to Help You Cook, Keep Fit and Meditate appeared first on TechZulu.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

A friend recently asked me to give his startup-minded daughter some advice to help her vet undergraduate entrepreneurial programs. Graduate Programs – the school should be affiliated with strong, technical graduate schools because astounding business ideas generally originate from engineers, scientists and life sciences students.

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