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A Startup CTO’s Take on Early Technology Choices & Tradeoffs

View from Seed

For example, my team’s bias at Zensight is towards functional programming, and the tools we’d be using for almost anything are colored by that philosophy. Tools, especially broader tools like programming languages, come with a lot of baggage, an attitude or even a philosophy on software development.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 5 – Chris Brose

Steve Blank

Before Brose moved into the civilian world at Anduril , he was the staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee overseeing all the programs, policies, and resources of the Department of Defense, as well as confirming the Department’s senior civilian and military leaders. Disruptive Technology. Making Change Happen.

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I-Corps @ NIH – Pivoting the Curriculum

Steve Blank

Today the National Institutes of Health announced their I-Corps @ NIH program. 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.)

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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

If they select a business model that targets industry incumbents, they don’t have to worry about upsetting existing customers, partners or distribution channels. Existing companies also use network effects of monopolies/duopolies, distribution channel kickbacks, etc., to stifle competition.). What can a company do?

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Options about your Options – How to think through your company’s option program

VC Adventure

It’s perhaps a boring topic – Options and your company’s option program – but an important one. My hope with this post is to push your thinking around options and encourage you to formalize what you’re doing into an actual option program. Why have an option program to begin with?

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GRP Excited to add Sam Rosen to Its Ranks. How Did He Get the Role? Hustle. Here’s the Story.

Both Sides of the Table

It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. I don’t believe in distributed teams in early-stage business. I told him my strong biases. Sure, there are exceptions. Of course – some people can be remote.

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How to Choose the Right News Article API for Your Needs

The Startup Magazine

Many websites and applications depend on news article APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to gather high-quality news content. Verify that the API provider has proper licenses to distribute the news content and that your usage complies with the terms of service and copyright laws.

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