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6 Success Stages Every Entrepreneur Idea Has To Pass

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it).

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6 Steps To Move From Inspiration To Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. Any startup with no patents, trade secrets, or other secret sauce is very high risk today. Present at trade shows and network with your ten-slide pitch to build your following.

Ideas 94
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6 Steps To Convert An Idea To A Sustainable Business

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it).

Ideas 104
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Why Most People Fail To Cash In On Their Dream Idea

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it).

Ideas 107
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6 Steps Required From A New Venture Dream To Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea. There are lots of resources available for that question, including the Internet and mentors like me. File at least a provisional patent and one or more trademarks. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it).

Ideas 56
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Interview with Jonathan Simkin, SwoopThat

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Jonathan Simkin: I was actually in high school when I decided I'd either start a company when I graduated, or go into patent law. This opportunity sort of just presented itself, because I knew every student hated buying books and there was no easy way to od it. They act as mentors and help companies grow.

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How Beatshare Is Tackling Music And Messaging

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Barry Lieberman: My backgruond is about 35 years in technology, business development, and sales and marketing. I built my own company around marketing services, and have been around business development, marketing, custom service, and sales, and also on the consumer side of technology, a little bit a mix of the two. All are separate.