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How to protect your Intellectual Property – Patents
A Patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or another internationally recognized organization to an inventor or assignee for an invention, product or process that provides a solution to a specific technological problem.
Understanding Average and Marginal Cost is Key
Average and Marginal costs are both important concepts. However, pricing your product according to these costs mechanisms can lead to dramatically different results. Understanding what this means for your business is critical to your success.
6 Startup Lessons Learned from Previous Mistakes
Successful startups typically possess leaders who are “Geeks” and leaders who are “Suits”!
What Makes A Great Organization: Great Organization Skills
One dark rainy night on a muddy hillside in Germany, I learned what it meant to be a great organization.
Your Partnership Will Fail! – Part 1
How to protect yourself and your business startup when the partnership falls apart.
The MOST Important Aspect – First Impression Funding
If this research were to uncover the ‘secret sauce’, entrepreneurs could prepare accordingly and drastically increase their probability of successfully acquiring the funding.
Why Startup Investors Hate Debt
Avoid the purgatory of being non-fundable. Find out the investor’s view and structure of their balance sheet in an “investor friendly” manner before submitting an executive summary to startup investors.
The Holy Grail of Entrepreneurship: The Term Sheet, Pt. 3 – Capitalization Table
The capitalization table (cap table) summarizes who owns what part of the company before and after financing. It is one of the most important elements of the term sheet because it outlines the complete transaction succinctly using concrete numbers.
6 Key Lessons for Business Improvement at Your Startup
Stephanie Vozza has spoken of the six lessons gleaned from entrepreneurs’ experience (Fast Company). It was illuminating to evaluate how our startup company (FundingSage) and its founders dealt with these business improvement issues.