Episode 253: TMBA253: A Bootstrapper’s Thoughts on Intellectual Property
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen
4.9 • 527 Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2014
⏱️ 23 minutes
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http://www.tropicalmba.com/ip/ We're talking about protecting our intellectual property and business through copyright, trademarks and patents. This stuff can be expensive for entrepreneurs, but it is incredibly important. There are so many reasons a bootstrapping attitude might differ from a more corporate or startup philosophy regarding these issues. We'll also chat about our upcoming event in Austin, T.X. and why we have decided to sell our cat furniture business.
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| 0:00.0 | The actual cat comes with the business. |
| 0:02.0 | So first we're trying to get rid of the cat, and then you get the business with it. |
| 0:09.9 | Hey, podcast, listener. |
| 0:11.4 | Even if you are alone in your entrepreneurial journey, know that today, right now in your earbuds, |
| 0:16.0 | you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs from all around the globe seeking to grow better, more profitable |
| 0:21.9 | location independent businesses. If you'd like to learn more about what we do and download |
| 0:26.9 | our entire back catalog, check out tropical MBA.com. |
| 0:36.5 | Hey, oh, happy Thursday morning. |
| 0:38.5 | It's the Tropical MBA podcast. |
| 0:40.6 | We're joined by the Bossman all the way from San Diego, California. |
| 0:43.5 | Lots of banging going on in the background today, Bossman. |
| 0:46.2 | What's going on over there? |
| 0:47.0 | Yeah, my house and your house. |
| 0:49.0 | This guy's been building this deck for like three weeks. |
| 0:52.9 | Single-handedly you could have finished it in a week. I guarantee it. |
| 0:56.0 | Today we are talking about protecting our intellectual property and business through copyright, |
| 1:02.3 | trademarks, patents. These things can all be expensive and critical. So we're going to talk about |
| 1:08.4 | how a bootstrapping attitude might differ from a more |
| 1:11.4 | corporate or startup attitude regarding these issues. And of course, the standard disclaimer, |
| 1:16.5 | please do not confuse, as I'm sure none of you will, do not confuse our advice with legal |
| 1:21.4 | advice or necessarily authoritative advice. Or professional advice or any kind of advice you would actually take and trust no but |
| 1:29.9 | we have had a little bit of experience with this stuff dan we've filed for trademarks before we |
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