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SXSW Startups: Knowbella

Austin Startup

A finalist in the Blockchain category , which will pitch on at 9:30 am Sunday, March 10, Knowbella has a mission to create a publicly available scientific ecosystem whereby all the research data and publication development are open and transparent. When there are enough “no’s,” then adapting by developing potential pivots.

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Make The Most Of Your Next VC Pitch By Doing These 10 Things

YoungUpstarts

On the other hand, if you arrive at a VC pitch without a comprehensive understanding of the industry you’re hoping to compete in, or without a clear path to profitability or a thoughtful product-development road map, you’ll likely leave empty-handed. Investors want to feel confident that they’ll see a return on their investment.

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Want to Give Your Business a Quick and Easy Boost?

Growthink Blog

Many distribution, manufacturing, and service businesses fit this description. And as they do, sometimes even unknowingly that beautiful dream of a business exit and financial windfall recedes depressingly into the sunset. Putting all of this out there and SO many good things come back to us.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process.

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Fear of Failure and Lack of Speed In a Large Corporation

Steve Blank

They’ve found product/market fit (what products customers want to buy). They’ve learned the best distribution channel to get the product from their company to the customer. and how to price the product. for new product development that emphasize immediate returns.

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How Can FinTech Industry Successfully Navigate the Complex Web of Cybersecurity

The Startup Magazine

Rate limiters govern the frequency or quantity of user or IP requests, which helps to prevent distributed denial of service attacks. Assurance of Quality The testing stage of the software product development process is vital. DDoS A DDoS attack occurs when hackers attempt to flood a website or application with traffic.

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Announcing K9 Ventures, L.P. – a seed stage fund

K9 Ventures

The fund focuses on investing in companies that meet the following necessary but not sufficient criteria: Technical Founders : The founding team needs to be capable of building its own product and have the technical chops to make it happen. Technical Product : The product must have some technical depth.