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Experts share top tips for AI governance for mission-driven organizations

Board Effect

But identifying potential uses is just one element of responsible AI governance. A solid governance framework built around three pillars — data, IT and privacy and security — proves paramount with the use of AI in education. The governance team needs to have a process in place and a policy for how to use AI. Judgment is key.

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The Future of Government: Hayward & the Lean Startup

Startup Lessons Learned

It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups. Kelly, your Twitter handle asks, "Can we please disrupt the conversation about local government?"

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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets

Steve Blank

The first part was railing against the consequences of regulatory capture on innovation and a second part, about the consequences of premature government regulation of AI and why the incumbents are all for it. He recently gave a talk at the All-In Summit that was really two talks in one. In the U.S. Bill Gurley’s point.)

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10 Keys To Raising Your New Venture Funding Potential

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors, partners, team members, and customers implicitly value or devalue a startup based on the leader’s physical presence, emotional identity, social skills, intellectual agility, moral values, and past performance in the domain. I have paraphrased his key points here as follows: Leader personal impact.

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Venture studios create startups by incubating their own ideas or ideas from their partners. The studio’s internal team builds the minimal viable product, then validates an idea by finding product/market fit and early customers. In return for the lower risk, a venture studio typically takes a larger percentage of equity.

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Evolving Customer Needs – Not Technology – Drives Disruption And Innovation

YoungUpstarts

by Suman Sarkar, author of “ Customer-Driven Disruption: Five Strategies to Stay Ahead of the Curve “ The rise of the smartphone, fast fashion, and ride-sharing. Disruption is, in fact, driven by changing customer needs – and that only those companies that truly understand their customers can succeed.

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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Know your partner well before you get married. To get the terms you want, it’s better to start with your own term sheet. Marty Zwilling