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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) Are there other founders, business leaders, partners, or administrators? Are there other founders, business leaders, partners, or administrators? What channels will you use (e.g., What are your big milestones? Where are you today, and what’s happening right now?

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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

Next we teach Distribution Channels (how are you going to sell the product) and Customer Relationships (how do you Get/Keep/Grow customers) and Revenue Streams (what’s the Revenue Model strategy and pricing tactics.) Finally we move to the left side of the canvas to teach the supporting elements of Resources, Partners, Activities and Costs.

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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

Companies manage these three types of innovation with an innovation portfolio – they build innovation internally, they buy it or they partner with resources outside their company. Corporate business development and strategic partner executives are flocking to Silicon Valley to find these five types of innovation. Lessons Learned.

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Lessons Learned in Diagnostics

Steve Blank

Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. Over the course of the class Mira Medicine team spoke to over 80 customers, partners and payers. It includes reimbursement, regulation, IP, validation, channel access, etc. Part 3: described what we’re going to do about it. Part 7: Revenue Streams in Life Sciences.

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How To Identify Mobile App Opportunities Within Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Yes, change is daunting, but the right change, partnered with experience of credible suppliers and partners, can help unlock the potential of mobile apps. This will also generate enterprise value through adding a new IP. For example, did you know 86% buyers are likely to pay more for a first-class customer experience?

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn. This is more challengine than it appears, and method of insulation is supporting varied input channels.

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Is This Startup Ready For Investment?

Steve Blank

Todd Morrill wanted teams developing Diagnostics to have a reimbursement strategy fully documented, the necessary IP in place, regulation and technical validation (clinical trial) regime understood and described and the cost structure and financing needs well documented. Diagnostics. You can see the entire presentation here.

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