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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Weeks 8 and 9

Steve Blank

Understanding the left-side of the mission model canvas ( activities, resources , partners , and costs) forces all teams to ask, “Are we building a product for a DOD/IC customer only or do we have a “dual-use” product that could be sold commercially and get funded by venture capital?”. This post is a continuation of the series.

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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

At HOF Capital, we support our companies through 7 main levers (i.e., the “TOPSCAN” framework from my research study on value creation by VCs ): T eam-Building – We aggregate openings across our portfolio on our jobs page. I’m very interested in additional ways to use technology to extend each of these!

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Twitter Link Roundup #156 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The Difference Between Stealth Mode and Quiet Mode – [link]. Want Venture Capital Funding? 40+ Best Web UI Interface Framework Kits – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Campaigns | NYT FiveThirtyEight – [link]. What’s the secret to a great team?

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Don’t Jump Too Soon: How To Properly Pace Business Growth

YoungUpstarts

by Brent Freeman , co-founder and president of Stealth Venture Labs. They constantly evaluate their systems, frameworks, and processes to determine whether they’re operating in the most effective manner for where they are now. Despite what many entrepreneurs may think, know this: Not all growth is good growth.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

Qualcomm Ventures is invested in a number of startups including Livescribe, Obopay , Arieso and Zeebo. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000. Code for America Chooses 20 Developer.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

Open-Source Code, Pretrained Models and Frameworks. Open-Source Code, Pretrained Models and Frameworks. Combined with standard competitions, open source, pretrained models and frameworks have moved the field forward faster than any federal lab or contractor. What Makes AI Possible Now? Improved Machine Learning algorithms.