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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

This lecture order was embedded in the Udacity Lectures , the syllabi and educators guide I open-sourced. Hypotheses about Intellectual Property, Reimbursement, Regulation and Clinical Trials found on the left side of canvas are as, or more important than those on the right side of the canvas. Lessons Learned.

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Startup IP tips before you launch

NZ Entrepreneur

This article is the second of a three-part series by Dr Sudhanshu Ayyagari that focuses on the importance of intellectual property for startup companies. Intellectual property rights are an indispensable consideration in ensuring your startup has the best possibility to succeed in the future. i) Disclosing your idea.

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ESADE Business School Commencement Speech

Steve Blank

In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. To buy innovation companies can buy intellectual property, acquire great teams, buy-out another company’s product line or even buy entire companies. Apple owned 0%.

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Elon Musk Makes Right Decision Over Tesla Patents

YoungUpstarts

Tesla Motors announced yesterday it has opened its patent portfolio in hopes of encouraging other companies to create new electric vehicles. In a blog post, CEO Elon Musk said this was done “In the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.” When we all work together we all win.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Tactical Draw-up and control complete IT operational and capital expenditure budgets for IT. Where appropriate, patent or secure intellectual property by other means. Past responsibility for operational and capital budgets in excess of $1M, confidence with budgeting and spend planning.

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How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

Consider branding yourself as an expert in real estate, personal injury, family law, intellectual property, or even admiralty law. A business plan is a document that outlines the financial and operational goals of your business. This section gives a brief overview of the industry sector your business will operate in.

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Microsoft and the future of software pricing–when free isn’t quite free

The Equity Kicker

Software prices are dropping and the importance of local operating systems and having locally installed productivity software is declining which makes the future for Microsoft’s consumers software a challenging one. The interesting question is how challenging.