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For IP Security at Startups, "Later" Isn't Soon Enough

ReadWriteStart

Those are the first three items on every tech startup's checklist (more or less). If some other company steals your intellectual property, your dreams can give way to lights out, a phone call to the lawyer, and "Who wants some vodka in their Red Bull?". Worse, Porter warns, breaches of intellectual property are hard to detect.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

NewCo might be able to pick up an initial $50K valuation on this item. Assign real value to intellectual property. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area.

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10 Ways to Size Your Company’s Value for Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

NewCo might be able to pick up an initial $50K valuation on this item. Assign real value to intellectual property. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area.

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10 Rules of Thumb for Startup Investment Valuation

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NewCo might be able to pick up an initial $50K valuation on this item. Assign real value to intellectual property. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area.

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Ten Components of Startup Valuation For Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

NewCo might be able to pick up an initial $50K valuation on this item. Assign real value to intellectual property. NewCo has filed a patent on one of their software tool algorithms, which is very positive, and puts them several steps ahead of others who may be venturing into the same area.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

Humans combine data with algorithms (see here for a list) to train a model using that data. Machine learning algorithms – computer programs that adjust themselves to perform better as they are exposed to more data. Department of Defense has created a dedicated organization to ensure its deployment. But What Is It?

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Fixing Tech – A Manifesto from a Raving Capitalist

Start Up Blog

Today with algorithms we have a secret black box. Just like last century, corporations claim they can’t tell us what’s inside their algorithms as it’s ‘a trade secret’. I’ll add that they do actually make editorial decisions when they filter content through algorithms. Let me give you an example.