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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.) Customer Relationships answers the question, “How will we create demand and drive it to our channel?”

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Lessons Learned in Diagnostics

Steve Blank

Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. It includes reimbursement, regulation, IP, validation, channel access, etc. Part 3: described what we’re going to do about it. Part 4: This Will Save us Years – Customer Discovery in Medical Devices. Part 5: Value proposition and customer segments in Life Sciences.

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Corporate Acquisitions of Startups: Why Do They Fail?

Steve Blank

These include the product itself, the customer, the distribution channel, revenue model, how to get, keep and grow customers, resources and activities needed to build the business and costs.). If the startup is acquired for its IP, talent or revenue, it should be rapidly integrated into the acquirer. Lessons Learned.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Last month we covered the basics of intellectual property (IP) for startups, including a simple taxonomy, some common issues and related documents for entrepreneurs to use when forming a new startup. How much is it worth investing in cultivating and enforcing an IP portfolio ? Barriers to entry ?

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How to Onboard Remote Engineers: A Practical Guide from an Expert

ReadWriteStart

Communication synchronization is of the utmost importance when you’re working with distributed talent. Also, decide if your company needs any confidentiality or IP assignment agreements. You want the developer and your team to be calibrated on the time window during which everyone is going to be available and reachable.

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Approaching The Blockchain With Business

The Startup Magazine

Blockdraw wants to merge the best available technologies and still have a trustlessness, verifiability, IP protection and security as standard. Will they accept an open-source state channel? Most companies use advanced channels on blockchains. system to run the most advanced distributed casino platform in the world.

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Battling Big Business Bullies On The IP Playground: Minimizing The Risk Of Intellectual Property Litigation

YoungUpstarts

Intellectual property (IP), which is often the heart of a startup’s business strategy, constitutes a small subset of those legal rights. Not surprisingly, the best way to avoid IP litigation is to prepare for IP litigation, and the only way to prepare is to know the rules. He earned his J.D.