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6 Cost-Cutting Recommendations For New Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The same is true for filing patents, registering trademarks, and filing copyrights. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. Required legal fees now average $5K or less, compared with $20K or more as a minimum.

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Balance Your Focus Between Passion And Perspiration

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing.

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7 Success Factors When Your People Are The Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

The critical success factors for a product business are well known, starting with selling every unit with a gross margin of 50 percent or more, building a patent and other intellectual property, and continuous product improvement. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Entrepreneurs Today Don’t Need A Big Budget To Start

Startup Professionals Musings

The same is true for filing patents, registering trademarks, and filing copyrights. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. Required legal fees now average $5K or less, compared with $20K or more as a minimum.

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Technology Roles in Startups

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Maintain Your Startup Motivation While Working Harder

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing.

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How To Enjoy Your Business Dream As Well As The Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Watch that patent provide a real barrier to competitive entry. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. One approach, which is even more work, is to keep tasks in-house rather than outsourcing. This may also be the moment when you get your first big acquisition offer, rather than a clone appearing.