People, even entrepreneurs, tend to ignore what they are afraid of. Having your intellectual property (IP) stolen is scary; but that shouldn’t prevent you from identifying and protecting those valuable assets early on, especially if crowdfunding is part of your fundraising strategy. Crowdfunding can be challenging for those who haven’t protected their IP because once you reveal your company’s ideas to the public, it is often too late to protect yourself.
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