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Consulting Tip #7: Beware of Other People Using Your Intellectual Property for Their Exposure

Johanna Rothman

No payment for my time or my IP (Intellectual Property). They wanted my intellectual property for their exposure. Even though their offer will cost the consultant time, money, and intellectual property. So the people in the learning/process improvement/agile center of excellence ask me for a free talk.

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A Dedicated Team of Problem Solvers Can Help Big Companies Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business

” Once the DataLabs team validates the client’s interest—due to intellectual property considerations it almost always asks for a signed agreement before going beyond the minimum viable product stage—it begins to co-develop the product according to the client’s specifications. They must serve the present.

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