Want to start a startup?

Compilations of fraka6 post on startup + important concepts reference

Serial entrepreneur rules: You will not stop to one 

Software founder protection principle #1: keep your tools at any cost its linked to your value

Training: Become a master of saling

FAB model (objections/clarification/deconstruction/closing)

Founding: Network than Money

How to better phase your startup vision

Bizplan = entrepreneur handcuff for investors

Attracting, evaluating & criteria about investors

VC founding startupcamp 6 best

Why you shouldn't accept VC money too early

Startupfest 2011 best presentations

Strategy: Disrupt existing market
Information theory applied to business

How to conquer your customer segment (beachhead)

Double disruption

Disruptive business model (Lew Cirne from NewRelic)

Innovation: what is the difference between a Start-up and an Enterprise
Always win/win

Recruiting/talent management: Hire personality, train skills
Why MBA aren't designed for startup

Knowledge workers: talent is not patient

No hasshole rule

Government: Give them what they want
Startups and upcoming canadian federal taxes changes (sred)

Why startups shouldn't wast time with some gouv. programs

How governments programs are destroying value

How to add activities to redmine (adding timesheets to a project management solution)

Tax credits sred new reality good news (2009)

Bootstrapping: Its feasible
Contrat: found a template (20 items)

IP: Don't get caught in the lawyer game of gray zone

IP strategy for tech startups

Startup Vs Entreprise: The futur of innovation if startup inside the beast

Innovating: what's the difference between startups & enterprises

+ importants concepts: Start with why, get organized and focus

Start with why

26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I'd Known at 20

Why not start a Startup (Dave McClure @startup500)

Great book: Why Startups Fail: And How Yours Can Succeed

Intro to pitching investors

The decision book (50 models for strategic thinking)

Transition to leadership

David S. Rose: How to pitch to a VC (You|Integrity|passion|experience|knowledge|skills|Leadership|Commitment|Vision|Realism|coachable)

importance of advisor agreement = biggest mistake you can make
FREE ENTREPRENEUR TOOL (Profit spotify is an interesting tool to mine amazon best seller to identify market)
Amazing selling machine

IP strategy for tech startups

Most VC & angels want IP in order to consider investing in your startups.

Why: seems a security illusion. If they were really thinking about it, they will ask for industrial secret most of the time. Let me explain:

First, look at some facts:

• 95% of patents are useless (lawyer expensive fees & precious time)
• Patents are most of the time weapons of litigation which result in licences exchanges agreements (why google bought Motorola mobility)
• 50% of patents are invalidated in litigation (thanks David)...so you need a portfolio of patents if you really want to play in that yard
• It takes on average 6 years after patent deposit before it is validated....which means your competitors can copy you easily for many years because your invention will be public ;)..
• You need deep pockets to enforce your patent rights, only big player can play that game

So, if you aren't thinking of been acquired by a very big player or founded by a very deep pocket VC, you are wasting your money, time and are helping your competitors by giving them all your secret recipes and even better, you are paying for it. Isn't that the most inefficient thing you can do?

Btw, you should know that filing is making a deal with government so don't expect efficiency. Last, lawyers are relevant in ambiguity which might explain the patent process.