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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

Both Sides of the Table

Was there consumer demand? We hired IP specialists to review prior art. We grilled their IP attorneys. Meredith Perry came up with the idea for uBeam while still in college at University of Pennsylvania and like many great inventors won her school’s business plan competition. No brainer. Were they ambitious?

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, this goes well beyond the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. companies, more sensitivity around technology IP and security. The shift in consumer behavior and the intensity of the Scooter demand was undeniable. China’s growth over the past few decades has been remarkable. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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Crushing It With Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Best Metrics, Reports

Occam's Razor

Switch your IP to the first opportunity from #1. If I manufacture both tofu and hummus, I can use the Geo report to precisely understand where the indexed demand is coming from and adapt my marketing and advertising strategies accordingly. Currently my tofu ads are in heavy rotation in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Michigan.

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