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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

I'll add two ideas: The modern structure of university patent licensing and technology transfer works really well in the life sciences and other fields with expensive product development processes. You can view it at [link] September 9, 2009 3:34 PM Hamish MacDonald said.

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Kiwi lean startup + Australia next

Startup Lessons Learned

I want to especially thank the dozens of Kiwis who acted as my guardians and escorts from place to place, even driving me around on the wrong side of the road Every tourist will tell you that New Zealand is a beautiful country, and they are not kidding. I also did a radio interview on Radio New Zealands Nine to Noon program.

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The Principles of Product Development Flow

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, July 13, 2009 The Principles of Product Development Flow If youve ever wondered why agile or lean development techniques work, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen is the book for you.

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Common Intellectual Property mistakes made by startups

NZ Entrepreneur

These searches can guide your research and development investment and help you avoid infringement of others’ rights, saving time and money in the early stages of developing an invention or brand. You also want to avoid rushing your product development and making mistakes for the sake of sorting out intellectual property matters.

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Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more)

Startup Lessons Learned

Africa Cape Town, South Africa [link] Asia Tokyo, Japan [link] Europe Barcelona, Spain [link] Birmingham, UK [link] Bucharest, Romania [link] Budapest, Hungary [link] Cambridge, UK [link] Copenhagen, Denmark [link] Delft, Netherlands [link] Edinburgh, Scotland [link] Gothenburg, Sweden [link] London, UK [link] Madrid, Spain [link] Munich, Germany [link] (..)

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CEO Loathes Sponges for Sustainability

Hearpreneur

The countries I’ve lived in and have roots in – including the world’s largest product producer (China), the world’s largest consumer (the U.S.), and the world’s conservationist (New Zealand) – have really given me a global perspective of the supply and consumption challenges, but also the opportunities to help drive change.

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Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, and more

Startup Lessons Learned

Next week, Ill be in New Zealand for Webstock 2010. Next week, Ill be in New Zealand for Webstock 2010. I started to feel like my blog became too much of a travel diary last year - and I still have many videos and presentations from last fall that I havent shared yet.