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8 Fundraising Deal Breakers Inexperienced Entrepreneurs Routinely Create

InfoChachkie

Because of the rapid pace with which Venture Capitalists review investment opportunities, they must employ pattern matching techniques which include identifying common fundraising deal breakers. As such, make it easy for investors to unequivocally evaluate the veracity of your venture's IP.

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ConTraps Part III – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

InfoChachkie

In some instances, it will be appropriate to grandfather ongoing payments due regional distributors for their past performance. Intellectual Property (IP) provisions should ensure that both parties maintain the IP rights that they respectively own at the outset of the relationship.

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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

InfoChachkie

Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. It requires you to expend your two most valuable resources, your time and your money. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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20 Best Free and Paid Tools for Startups in 2023

Tech.Co

Best Communication Tools for Startups Communication tools refer to any type of technology that helps businesses stay connected. If you manage remote or hybrid teams, RingCentral provides the best web conferencing software we've reviewed. Here are a couple of our favorites. From its 4.3-inch

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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

socalTECH

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company

Both Sides of the Table

In the Ad Tech world PS revenue often means providing “media services” as a value-add to using your product. Extending the feature set of the product would obviously be better if done by the customer but sometimes customers lack the resources to do customizations so simply telling them to get stuffed is not the answer.

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Blockchain Tomatoes & Edible Peels: Startups Innovate to Fight Spoilage

Xconomy

As much as 40 percent of food in this country is never eaten, yet 41 million people don’t have enough to eat, including 13 million children, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Tackling that issue has become important for retailers and other businesses that sell perishable goods.