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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. But they herald a sea change in what computers are capable of doing, how they do it, and what hardware and software is needed to do it. Neural networks make up the backbone of deep learning.

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The Shift from FOMO to FOLD in Early Stage Investing

View from Seed

This led to a number of repercussions that most VC’s have lamented during this time, including higher prices, larger rounds, shoddy due diligence, and many companies raising large sums of venture capital that probably aren’t suited to VC funding. In a FOLD world, this is going to continue.

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5 Startup Cost Realities Most Founders Underestimate

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Flickr by Phil Gyford Starting a new venture still costs real money, even though the entry price has come down dramatically in last few decades. For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product.

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Shortening The Small Business Software Selection Process

YoungUpstarts

Many of these tasks – accounting, billing/invoicing, marketing – can be streamlined and, in many cases, automated with the right software. We practice what we preach by leveraging our own business software review platform for valuable research and customer testimonials and it has saved us time and money.

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Top Financial Resources for Small Businesses in Northwest Phoenix

The Startup Magazine

They know the community, and theyre more likely to take a personal approach when reviewing your loan application. Northwest Phoenix is home to several networking groups, including local Chambers of Commerce. They give you access to a professional environment, networking opportunities, and sometimes even funding leads.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. Review the code being built. Fake Site - you can have what looks to be a real site, even take "orders" but not actually have anything able to run it.