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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

Finally we move to the left side of the canvas to teach the supporting elements of Resources, Partners, Activities and Costs. This lecture order was embedded in the Udacity Lectures , the syllabi and educators guide I open-sourced. Your potential exit partners are also a customer. I-Corps @ NIH Lecture Order Details.

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An Overview Of The SIP Trunk Definition And What It Takes To Sell

YoungUpstarts

The traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), with its Analog lines, E1 ISDN BRI, or T1 lines, has begun to be replaced by IP telephone systems. Now, they buy a SIP trunk from an Internet Telephone Service Provider (ITSP), and it gets connected to a VoIP/IP PBX. What is a SIP Trunk? Getting Started: Reselling SIP Trunks.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

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Stealth Mode Startup

www.frozennorth.org

Ideas dont have a lot of value by themselves, they tend not to be unique, and by staying secret a startup gives up the chance to get valuable feedback from prospective customers and partners. One of the cofounders has been active on a mailing list for Asterisk , an open-source Linux-based PBX. on a hosted basis.

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The Creator Economy is rising, but challenges abound

VC Cafe

They might flock to new, open source solution, to reduce platform fees and increase their share. Copyright, or the lack thereof – it’s hard for creators to prevent illegal distribution of their IP. ” Eric Feng.

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PBS Newshour on Accelerators

Feld Thoughts

This makes me happy as part of our goal when we started TechStars was to “open-source” the mentor driven accelerator process. PBS Newshour has a neat eight minute segment on accelerators. TechStars is featured, along with several others. The punch line from the interview is in the first 30 seconds.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

There is, indeed, a competition between angel investors and venture capital firms, which can only be an advantage for entrepreneurs who are thus stimulated to choose wisely their future business partners. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc. 49% of Small Business Owners Use Smar.