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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. If high U.S. However, the U.S.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ? Barriers to entry ?

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14 Interesting Findings From The Startup Genome Project

YoungUpstarts

Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. blackbox has also announced its Startup Genome benchmark – entrepreneurs who fill out the test will be given their “startup personality type&# , with personalized advice for what to focus on based on aggregate data from the Startup Genome Project.

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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

Occam's Razor

Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Sometimes, by using one of the multitude of price aggregators, you can have an understanding of where your pricing is at an item level. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. In-stock status. Life of current price. Direct competitor comparisons. Yes, from 1995!

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Every time OpenAI cuts a check for training data, an unlaunched competitive startup dies. Without a ‘safe harbor,’ AI will be ruled by incumbents.

Hunter Walker

Model efficacy is roughly [ technical IP/approach ] * [ training data ] * [ training frequency/feedback loop ]. And some sort of transparency statistics on these issues in aggregate. If Google, OpenAI, and other large tech companies can establish a high enough cost, they implicitly prevent future competition. Not very Open.

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Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome Project

Steve Blank

The solution I’m exploring is a just in time learning methodology that accelerates founders’ learning curve by aggregating relevant content, peers and mentors.&#. Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. . Hmm, now I’m getting intrigued. I wondered where he got his MBA from?

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HBS Angels Healthcare Night

David Teten

C8 Sciences ( [link] ) markets web-delivered cognitive development programs based on Yale IP of integrated computer and physical exercises. Cell>Point ( www.cellpointweb.com ) is a late-stage biotech-molecular imaging and therapeutics company with strong IP. Docphin ( [link] ) is the Bloomberg for doctors.