Intellectual Property Essentials for Early Stage Companies

The BF TechCelerator’s weekly business startup accelerators and one-on-one mentoring sessions target emerging tech-entrepreneurs from the university and the surrounding community.

Topics that will be addressed during the ten weeks include:

• What is the Technology Idea? Intro to “2-minute Stand-up”
• Basic IP – Documentation, Public Disclosure, Patents, Trademarks etc.
• Business Model overview
• Customer Development
• Value Proposition
• Customer Segments
• Channels
• Customer Relationships – Get/Keep/Grow
• Basic Financials – Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow
• Estimating Operating & Startup Costs
• Revenue/Pricing/Costs
• Funding Options
• Basic Legal – Business Structure & Ownership