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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. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. I’m a big supporter of building and protecting a portfolio of real intellectual property, and maximizing your startup’s valuation, but it shouldn’t be just a legal game.

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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. In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. I’m a big supporter of building and protecting a portfolio of real intellectual property, and maximizing your startup’s valuation, but it shouldn’t be just a legal game.

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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. 10% of all European fintech businesses are located in the country, mainly in Zurich, which has been touted as Europe’s main fintech hub. Switzerland also invests about 3.4%

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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. David Teten, HBS 98, Partner, ff Venture Capital, will discuss his research study on VC portfolio operations, recently featured in Forbes ).

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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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Q2 2020 Quarterly Update

Version One Ventures

And while these past three months have been far from typical, there was a lot of activity across our portfolio. The Seattle-based company provides an online marketplace for business-to-government commerce, connecting local and national suppliers with government procurement officers. Here are some of the highlights: .

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HBS Angels Healthcare Night

David Teten

Unlike 1st generation discs, their discs have an elastomeric core that provides a more natural range of motion, and have already received CE mark in Europe and are in clinical trials in the U.S. C8 Sciences ( [link] ) markets web-delivered cognitive development programs based on Yale IP of integrated computer and physical exercises.