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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? Is it limited to login and Like buttons, or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves?

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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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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

companies, more sensitivity around technology IP and security. 1/ Social Network Interference. In 2017, we learned about how social media feeds were used to surface biased or planted information. And will society demand to have more of the algorithmic black box that feeds it information exposed in public?

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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

This begs the question: how much time do users spend in Snapchat today compared to other social networks, and how will that number change over time? Google also likely has the best computer vision experts, datasets, and algorithms on the planet. People still have to eat, work, etc. so there’s a natural limit to ARPU.

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Transcript of Creating a Winning SEO Strategy

Duct Tape Marketing

In other words, if you’re trying to check on results and track results, sometimes it’s a little challenging if your IP address is in Kansas City, Missouri. It was all about tricking the algorithm and I didn’t really break that bad habit until 2012. It didn’t need to be in the algorithm anymore.

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How Generative AI is Going to Change Your Life and Mess Everything Up in the Process

This is going to be BIG.

Should the Warhol foundation, owners of Andy Warhol’s IP be paid out if you decide to “paint” a bottle of Scope in the AI-trained style of his Campbell’s Soup Can? As it is, we know that curated social networks like Instagram can have negative affects on self image. Will AI only make it worse? These are not my forearms.

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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

social network/web analysis/etc. One thing Id add: IP- and idea-defense isnt always the strategy behind the stealth tactic. However, the title of the post is not 100% accurate as the term "stealth mode" does not specifically relate to not launching, protecting a non-existant "IP" or being unwilling to share your ideas.

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