Intellectual Property
Design Thinking Process
Sales Process Steps
Business Life Cycle
Formulas
100

The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

What is copyright?

100

Observe, engage, and be in tune with customers to understand their experiences and needs.

What is the Empathize Stage?

100

The first step in the sales process - creating potential leads and conducting preliminary research.

What is prospecting?

100

A business is up and running.

What is existence stage?
100

The amount earned as a percentage return.

What is return on investment?

200

A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

What is a patent?

200

The design team develops innovative solutions that will provide the best customer satisfaction.

What is the Ideate Stage?

200

Making first contact with the client.

What is approach?

200

Business takes on new customers and starts to generate income.

What is survival stage?

200

The pace at which a new company is running through its startup capital. 

What is burn rate?

300

A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product

What is a trademark?

300

The design team reviews and refines the product.

What is the Test Stage?

300

Listen to potential customer concerns and addressing them.

What is handling objections?

300

CEOs, COOs, and CFOs come into play because the business is economically healthy.

What is the success stage?

300

Tracking the costs to obtain new customers.

What is customer acquisition cost?

400
A secret device or technique used by a company in manufacturing its products.


What is a trade secret?

400

Analyze observations and information gathered during the empathize stage. 

What is the Define Stage?

400

Keeping in contact with the customer to ensure satisfaction and repeat business.

What is follow-up?

400

Owners make a profit from selling their ownership.

What is exit plan stage?

400

Th point at which total cost and total revenue are equal.

What is break even point?

500

The length of protection (time limit) for a patent.

What is 15-20 years?

500

Basic functioning products that address the user's core problem.

What is the Minimum Viable Products?
500

Client makes decision.

What is closing?

500

Owners separate financially and operationally from a business.

What is resource maturity stage?

500

The cost to keep current customers rather than acquire new ones.

What is customer retention cost?

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