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Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner:

Using contractors? Lock down their work as your IP – Owning intellectual property is the most important thing to a startup. But if you’re using a mix of salaried employees and contracted labor, you might be in murky waters. Attorney Curtis Smolar runs down how to protect yourself.

When should you turn on the marketing faucet? — “Turning on the faucet” is a metaphor for flooding your market with marketing, but timing is everything. Chris Drake, founder of FireHost, discusses how to know when your company is ready.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Entrepreneur Corner: 5 startup pitfalls to avoid, and how to position yourself against your competition | VentureBeat

Author: Chris Morris