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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) What channels will you use (e.g., If you launched tomorrow, how many users would you forecast? Tell me about the business. How are you funding this? What level of funding do you currently have? Who’s helping you with fundraising? What are your big milestones? Wireframes?

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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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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

Snap has introduced a panoply of well-regarded features over the years: stories, face and location filters, memories, discovery channels, etc. To be clear, I can’t forecast the details of how an augmented reality OS should work. Amazon has pursued a similar strategy as they built out the Everything Store, and AWS.

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The Lean LaunchPad – Teaching Entrepreneurship as a Management Science

Steve Blank

If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you know I believe that: 1) a product is just a part of a startup, but understanding customers, channel, pricing, etc. How does it differ on the web versus other channels? If non-web, build demand creation budget and forecast. Direct channels, indirect channels, OEM.

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Startup Benchmarks

VC Cafe

Forecasting is sometimes done by dragging the mouse based on many assumptions, because it’s hard to predict the future. While there isn’t a single magic number or set formula, understanding industry benchmarks can be really helpful to keep a finger on the pulse to measure the health of the company and make more informed forecasts.

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Why Content Personalization Is Not Web Personalization (and What to Do About It)

ConversionXL

For example, you could be dealing with different channels (“on-site”, “in-app”, “mobile web”, etc.). For instance, my IP address would show that I’m from a high-tech company in Boston, so they could offer me relevant case studies from other respected high-tech firms in Boston.

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Why Your Company NEEDS to Start Playing Pokémon Go

crowdSPRING Blog

Obviously, there’s going to be some drop-off when it comes to daily spend as the hype wears out, but Pokémon has a number of benefits that could add to its stickiness, including a beloved IP and ample avenues to expand its content offerings in order to keep users coming back. Gabby ‘Yug’ Boreland (@YugSTAR) July 10, 2016.