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Why You Should Embrace Opposing Views at Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

I use technology precisely to try and develop an intuitive feel about what will work and what won’t” The management team got it. I talked to one company who had build really differentiated IP and had great customer traction. What guerilla tactics do you want to use? To ignore FourSquare would be dumb.

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The Billion Dollar Breakthrough You Missed

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Fresh combinations of technologies, processes, materials, people, trends, concepts, and other factors are what creates innovation. Do this experiment: Make a list of the new digital technologies (AI, Social Media, Internet of Things, Robotics). Then, make a list next to it of your existing products and IP portfolio.

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Beware The Consultant

infochachkie.com

IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. For instance I am 95% certain I can make your start-up’s systems and technology scale for less money, be more effective and more reliable: and if you are the 5% already doing the right things I’ll tell you that and walk away. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

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Why Your Company NEEDS to Start Playing Pokémon Go

crowdSPRING Blog

Obviously, there’s going to be some drop-off when it comes to daily spend as the hype wears out, but Pokémon has a number of benefits that could add to its stickiness, including a beloved IP and ample avenues to expand its content offerings in order to keep users coming back. Gabby ‘Yug’ Boreland (@YugSTAR) July 10, 2016.