In the early days of a spinoff or start-up business, securing adequate funding is critical. But in many cases, founders have to give up some ownership of their company to investors. That's why finding non-dilutive sources of funding is a vital step to ensure future success. But what sources are there? And how difficult is it to obtain? Join our experts, Sahar Ansary, Jimin Guo and Jon Druker, for an informative and inspirational event that could launch your startup career.
This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching with our librarian April Colosimo using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.
This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a market research canvas tool.
This project aims to create a reflective space for graduate students to explore and share their educational experiences through art.
Before finding customers, many startup and spinoff businesses need to find funding. In addition to government grants and tax-credits, companies can also raise money by dilutive funding. Such an investment should provide critical funding to the company and raise its value, but dilutes the ownership of existing shareholders. For early-stage ventures from university research, how can you find investors willing to take a risk on a newly founded business? And how much ownership should you give away?