Steve Blank

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) Type of IP. _. Just about anything can be patented : circuits, hardware, software, applied algorithms, formulas, designs, user interfaces, applications, systems. What is Protectable. _. Examples. _.

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Lessons Learned in Diagnostics

Steve Blank

In fact, the “must have features” were their future predictive algorithms. It includes reimbursement, regulation, IP, validation, channel access, etc. Mira Medicine team member Pierre-Antoine Gourraud was the project co-leader.). of all the parts of the business model canvas.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

Humans combine data with algorithms (see here for a list) to train a model using that data. Machine learning algorithms – computer programs that adjust themselves to perform better as they are exposed to more data. Department of Defense has created a dedicated organization to ensure its deployment. But What Is It?