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The Benefits of Patenting: When to Protect Your Inventions and Why

StartupNation

That’s why it’s crucial that you know your invention through and through, and whether there’s any aspect you need to develop further before having it patented. Despite the process being relatively laborious, if you believe that your company has created a truly unique invention, then it’s definitely worth the investment. In the U.S.,

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Green Energy Makes Business Sense

OurCrowd

Venture investment in renewables has soared as global investment in energy transition more than doubled from $235 billion in 2010 to $501 billion in 2020, according to Bloomberg NEF. In 2019, venture and private equity investment in cleantech was estimated between $9 and $16 billion, up from less than $500 million in 2013.

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Benchmarking ServiceNow's S-1 - How 7 Key SaaS Metrics Stack Up

Tomasz Tunguz

ServiceNow’s software allows clients to develop custom applications for their own needs, often with the help of the company’s professional services team. The business was founded in 2004, but hit its stride 2009 and went public in 2012. ServiceNow has recorded a better than 1.0 at $93M in revenue.

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The Characteristics of a Billion Dollar Consumer Hardware Startup

Tomasz Tunguz

Founded in 2004, GoPro is about 10 years old and during the past few years has witnessed spectacular growth. The chart above shows the four different expense categories GoPro reported in its S-1: Advertising, General and Administrative, Research and Development, and Sales and Marketing. two dollars of revenue per investment dollar.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

abovethecrowd.com

From 2004 to 2014, the average payments for coinsurance rose 107% from $117 to $242. These tools might enable online booking, provide the ability for more frequent customer-provider communication, facilitate surveys and feedback, automate follow-up correspondence, and anticipate customer needs. healthcare market.

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Joseph Lee, CEO of Kairous Capital, Shares His Cross-Border Investment Philosophy for the Asia Pacific Region

AsiaTechDaily

In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous Capital , in 2015.

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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines

Andreessen Horowitz

Before the 2010s, most studios developed their own internal engines to build their games. Now, almost all games are built using the third party engines shown below, excluding some of the largest AAA budget games that still develop on their own (e.g. EA’s Frostbite, Infinity Ward Engine, etc).