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Even the Smartest VCs Sometimes Get it Wrong – Bill Gurley and Regulated Markets

Steve Blank

The first part was railing against the consequences of regulatory capture on innovation and a second part, about the consequences of premature government regulation of AI and why the incumbents are all for it. He recently gave a talk at the All-In Summit that was really two talks in one. In the U.S. In the U.S. Bill Gurley’s point.)

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How to Improve Governance for Your Hospital Board

Board Effect

How to Improve Governance for Your Hospital Board. Improving hospital governance is an issue that has come to the forefront in recent years because many who work in the field believe that clinical governance has taken a back seat to other important managerial issues like policy changes, setting target measures, and performance.

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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin was conceptualised in 1998 by Satoshi Nakamoto (thought to be possibly a pseudonym), however, the first official Bitcoin transaction did not occur until January 12th, 2009 when Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas (Dowling 2013).

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SXSW Startups: Sceenic Connects Viewers

Austin Startup

First, win our category of Entertainment Tech (yes, we are very competitive), then establish contacts with clients in the media industry with broadcasters, OTT platforms and cable operators. I started my first business back in 1998 when I was 17; Skipworth was my first digital record label. Sceenic is based in London. In the U.K.

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How did Jeff Bezos scale Amazon without destroying its entrepreneurial culture?

Version One Ventures

Amazon ’s magic is that it’s a behemoth of a company that still operates like a founder-driven start-up in several key areas. This means they break up a big project into smaller projects, where the smaller project teams can stay nimble and be less subject to complex governance. We’ve all seen these things happen to good start-ups.

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The Lean Entrepreneur is here

Startup Lessons Learned

Complementary lines of thinking, such as that of user experience professionals, design thinking practitioners and the functional disciplines of sales, marketing, operations and even accounting, come together to share practices that lift us all. There's even a classic Wizard of Oz minimum viable product that dates back to 1998!

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Probable and Improbable Lobbying Wins: The 1,000-stockholder Rule

Gust

In recent years, government regulation has emerged as another such force to be reckoned with in the technology industry. Yet the content industry (principally represented by RIAA and MPAA) has been relentless in pushing for UGC site operators to be deputized in a copyright police state in the interest of fighting piracy.

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