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GTK’s and Pillsbury’s Internet of Things Executive Event - 2015 Edition

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I had the good fortune to attend and participate in GTK Partners and Pillsbury's Internet of Things (IoT) Executive Event in Palo Alto last week. On a case x case basis, perhaps barely noticeable incremental improvements, but transformative in their aggregate. Work Process Improvements. Personal Delights. read more.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

5:01) Brian's thoughts on the human dimension to his approach and how that sets him apart in Silicon Valley. (6:06) 20:32) On believing in the internet as an immune system, then learning it's not and taking responsibility.(22:55) 59:03) The need for creativity, intuition and compassion in Silicon Valley and business. (1:00:23)

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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. Asked to help, I am confident that Silicon Valley and every other innovation center will step up. They are nerds. Good Post.

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Marching through quicksand

Startup Lessons Learned

And thanks to the radical transparency enabled by the internet, the quality of these proposals is actually constantly rising, to the point that it’s almost impossible to judge the quality of the final product – because all the proposals look polished and professional, even the terrible ones. Thanks again for a great post.

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Startup Resources

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Likelihood of Confusion -trademark, copyright and Internet Law. aggregation. Bethnal Green Ventures. green tech. Internet trends. Internet TV. Startup Legal Tool Kit. Goodwin, Proctor â?? Founders Workbench. Law & Disorder : ARS Technica Legal Blog. Technology & Marketing Law Blog. advertising.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

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Here’s the rub: in consumer internet (and often enterprise), if your founding team doesn’t have the chops to get a prototype of your product out and in the hands of a blogger to test and write about, you might as well save yourself a lot of pain – you’re not going anywhere. I don’t know any developers. I need money for the servers.

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

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of VCs said they had a decreased appetite for risk and that more than half of those polled expect their firms to do between zero and three deals in the next year and you start to get the feeling things are going to get a lot worse for private companies, in aggregate, before they get better. Add to this that 72.7% next to nothing, charge?