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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. ii) Using open source software.

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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

The Lean LaunchPad class uses the three “ Lean Startup ” principles: Alexander Osterwalders “ business model canvas ” to frame hypotheses. This lecture order was embedded in the Udacity Lectures , the syllabi and educators guide I open-sourced. “Customer Development” to test the hypotheses outside the building and.

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Has Blockchain Fever Died Down In 2018?

YoungUpstarts

There has been a lot of speculation around cryptocurrencies and this has in many ways obscured the fact the blockchain, the open-source and decentralized ledger that drives these digital currencies has the potential of radically transforming how ownership is verified. Massive Adoption and Innovative Applications.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. After some trial and error, Ive settled on the Lean Startup. Of course, many startups are capital efficient and generally frugal.

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“Fantastic” beats “efficient”

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

In the emotional turmoil of a startup it’s easy to forget that you’re supposed to be having fun now and then. Of course most startups terminate this way anyway don’t they? In fact, at WPEngine we’re already doing it in several ways: Contributing everything back to open source. And that counts too.

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Stealth Mode Startup

www.frozennorth.org

Stealth Mode Startup. If youve read my Cult of the NDA article (which, by the way, remains one of the most-read articles on this blog), then you know that I think good luck and good execution are far more important to success in a startup than a Really Big Idea. Last Updated: Aug 07, 2008 03:29 PM. Friday - May 27, 2005 at 09:21 AM in.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. has open-sourced their investment structure , now on version 3.0, A similar, open-source, highly visual tool focused on VC is Venture Dealr. of startups raise VC. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised from angels.