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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

Software changes fast and the government moves slowly. Until mid-2013, the USPTO still operated on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. Patents only help the big guys who want no change.

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

In addition, as part of the program, I’ll be making my first public presentation of our research study on VC portfolio operations value creation. Monday, January 14 th : The Lower-Risk Startup: How VCs Increase the Odds of Investment Success with Operational Support – 5 PM, NYU Wagner at 295 Lafayette Street (Puck Building ).

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

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Software changes fast and the government moves slowly. Until mid-2013, the USPTO still operated on the doctrine of “first to invent,” rather than first to patent. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. Patents only help the big guys who want no change.

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Is Switzerland the next big tech hub?

The Startup Magazine

What’s more, the Swiss government is proactive in encouraging this by reducing red-tape to streamline startup processes and remove roadblocks to success. More than 220 fintech companies are based in Switzerland overall, out of which over 100 operate in the blockchain sphere. Switzerland also invests about 3.4% billion to $3.7

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How To Disrupt The Investing Business, With Katina Stefanova (Ex-Bridgewater Management Committee)

David Teten

The most pervasive has been the expansion of passively managed portfolios, such as index funds and ETFs, which allow both retail and institutional investors access to a broad spectrum of investment opportunities at a much lower cost. How are investors thinking and protecting against volatility in their portfolios?

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Before there was Oppenheimer there was Vannevar Bush

Steve Blank

physicists who feared that the Nazis would have an atomic bomb led to passionate advocacy before the government became involved. and British emigre physicists – many of them Jewish refugees who had fled Germany and occupied Europe. government to aggressively fund atomic research, so that the U.S. There was no government funding.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 10 – The DOD and Modern War –– Michèle Flournoy

Steve Blank

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. But also, to bring more tech talent into government to really help speed the transformation process.