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14 Interesting Findings From The Startup Genome Project

YoungUpstarts

The report was co-authored by Berkeley and Stanford faculty members along with other contributors including Steve Blank , the Sandbox Network and blackbox teams. more likely to successfully scale with product-centric startups with no network effects than with product-centric startups that have network effects.

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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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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.&#. He was part of the Sandbox network - a group of incredibly smart under 30 year olds.). Founders overestimate the value of IP before product market fit by 255%. .

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network? ” YouTube takes 45%.

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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. The last couple of months have not been great for social networks.

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What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?

Both Sides of the Table

We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S. At Upfront when we know we have a winning hand we prefer to put more capital to work, which both helps the entrepreneurs succeed and drives more aggregate financial returns for our LPs. Defensible IP becomes insanely valuable?—?particularly

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The Creator Economy is rising, but challenges abound

VC Cafe

Creators decouple their non-standardised skills from the aggregator and hope to become themselves a brand. Trend to watch : an equivalent to MCNs (Multi Channel Networks) on the early days of YouTube where creators band together to generate economies of scale (and share revenue). Gen Z and the 1% rule. Creators Platform Dependency.