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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 7 – Jack Shanahan

Steve Blank

So you get real-world data, feed it back into the algorithm and it performs better and better. We were proud at Project Maven that the first updates of our initial algorithms were out the door in four to five months and then got better and better and better — in some cases about every two weeks.

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The impact of social media on cryptocurrency prices and market trends

Transformify

Even now, some hedge funds utilize algorithms and social listening to study the mood on social media and incorporate it into their trading plans. Social media has an impact on market movements and cryptocurrency values that extends beyond individual investors.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And will society demand to have more of the algorithmic black box that feeds it information exposed in public? Consider the above paragraph versus how this year started. Are we just at the beginning of massive, widespread hacking and disinformation campaigns, even against corporations and individuals?

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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

Dev Sec Ops is the hot topic in security: With the velocity of software development and the reuse of software components, building in security at developer level becomes a must have. Quantum dabbling: We will hear about more and more enterprises explore the use of quantum.

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Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC

abovethecrowd.com

Precisely it uses an order matching system following the price-time algorithm. That said, the NYSE is working with the SEC on a proposal to add primary capital raises to a Direct Listing, and are rumored to be actively looking for a pioneering company to do this (as they did with Spotify on the first DL). It is open to all.

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The Necessity of Secure File Sharing for Boards of Community Banks

Board Effect

By encrypting the files using an encryption algorithm before and during transmission, it’s more difficult for hackers to access the files and use them for nefarious or criminal purposes. Such risks aren’t working taking as they can leave your board in violation of SEC regulations or other current or future regulations.

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Why Crowdfunding is Today's Goldrush

ReadWriteStart

The SEC has yet to weigh in on regulation. You have all these deals on a platform, and layered on top of that you have this black-box algorithm that you can leverage to jack up the success ratio on startup investing like we’ve never seen before.”. This will only continue to accelerate. We’re at the tipping point here.

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