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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

But they herald a sea change in what computers are capable of doing, how they do it, and what hardware and software is needed to do it. Classic Computers – Software Updates, New Features. Open-Source Code, Pretrained Models and Frameworks. Open-Source Code, Pretrained Models and Frameworks.

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Build vs. Buy: Which is Right for Your Business?

ConversionXL

In this post, we’re sharing a build vs. buy framework to help you consider the opportunity costs and make an informed decision on whether to buy software off the shelf or build a custom solution. Gartner forecasts enterprise software spending will total almost $572 billion worldwide by 2022.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

One of my earliest excursions into market research was working for a research firm doing a 1979 forecast on ATMs. I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. I talked too much.

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