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6 Guidelines For How And When To Use Non-Disclosures

Startup Professionals Musings

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. Disclosures relative to patents. Product details in the public domain can never be patented. Sharing trade secrets.

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6 Tips For When And How To Disclose Your Startup Idea

Startup Professionals Musings

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. Disclosures relative to patents. Product details in the public domain can never be patented. Sharing trade secrets.

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8 Errors To Avoid In Your First Minute With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

In that critical first minute, no one needs to hear that you have a passionate dream of changing the world, introducing new disruptive technology, or a product with more features than competitors. Lead with your best marketing pitch and conviction. Describe technology and features, not competitiveness.

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Non-Disclosures Can Protect Your Idea, Or Destroy It

Startup Professionals Musings

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. Disclosures relative to patents. Product details in the public domain can never be patented. Sharing trade secrets.

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Interview with Mike Neshat, RFaxis

socalTECH

Semiconductor startups seem to be quite rare in today's environment, with few companies being funded or launched, due both to the difficulty of bringing products to market, lack of investment capital, as well as lots of established, large companies in the industry. For starters, let's talk about your technology. Ghz wireless market.

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Adding Slides Does Not Enhance Your Investor Pitch

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are the ten slides you need: Problem and market need. Solution product & technology. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs. Describe your technology patents and “secret sauce”. Investors like $1B markets with double-digit growth rates. Opportunity sizing.

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Interview with Joe Fisher, Contour Energy

socalTECH

Earlier this month, Azusa-based CFX Battery , a stealthy battery technology spinout from Caltech, announced it had raised a new round of funding worth $14.2M. This week, the firm announced that it was renaming itself Contour Energy (www.contourenergy.com)--and said it was ready to talk about what its battery technology is all about.

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