Really good question. You can do it via one of three ways: 1) Provisional Patent. if an implementation of their system to his new market would be patentable (i.e. using machine X to make donuts instead of jewelry), then you could file a provisional patent on the idea. Provisional patents are ver...
I'm not sure of an app specifically designed for tagging, but if you use something like Sublime Text there's a fuzzy search as well as a "find in folder" search that would allow you to search all files contained in a project for the function name. I've had similar problems where I know what I nee...
You need someone with hardware prototyping skills. You can either get an unpaid cofounder, or pay someone to do it (and worry about getting a hardware cofounder later). For either of those options, you'll need someone local. Look in local hackerspaces (https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/List_of_Hacker...
We had a similar issue. Assuming all 3 co-founders are American citizens I can think of two banks: Everbank and BofI. If your co-founders are merely living in America but not citizens, BofI is out. Everbank however will still allow you to bank with them but you might have to jump through some h...
hi, start from the issue you want to solve or need you want to fulfill. Then find a consumer for whom the issue or need is really important and/or urgent. Take Uber, the issue they solve is helping people to go from place A to place B. This is important for many segments: - Business people - Peop...
There are many discussions these days about how small business owners struggle to get connected and stay connected with their communities of interest. Whether the priorities are personal or professional, the concerns are the same; where do I go to find and share amongst my peers, relevant and con...
First of all, focus on the product, rather than the technology. When it comes to product, you need to identify a real customer pain or problem that is being unaddressed. The best source of inspiration are problems that you face for which you cannot find a solution. To evaluate if this is a real...
My background: I've built several products that anonymously allow employees to communicate their concerns which also measure the impact of specific actions or inactions of organizations and leadership. The biggest negative impact of an organization that isn't very transparent is a lack of trust...
Most advisors get between .25% to 1%. 1% assumed they are VERY important and will be active in either recruiting or raising capital (2 of the most important areas). Advisors don't do it for the equity - at least they shouldn't - what they want more than anything is recognition from you publicly...
My vote is to kill it. Focus your team on what's important for your business. Just because it's done is not a reason to keep it. I always think. If the feature is not helping the product achieve its primary goal, it most likely getting in the way of it. It's really hard but keep your product fo...