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The Global StartUp Ecosystem

Paul Hobcraft

The 2017 report by Startup Genome recently came out (April 5, 2017) You can find it here “ Global StartUp Ecosystem Report 2017 ” which provides a 150-page review of the global state of startups. Silicon Valley happened due to a steady stream of investments since the end of the 2nd world war.

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Evidence that children are more creative than adults (and the opposite)

Idea to Value

A 2014 review, 2014 book and 2016 book indicate that higher levels of imaginative pretend play in childhood helps enhance creativity in adulthood. A 2010 study showed that children see more value in creatively changing an object than other changes, and this effect is much more powerful than in adults.

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How Technology is Empowering the Modern Property Manager

Business and Tech

At the time we were looking to raise capital (between 2011 and 2013), businesses with women on the executive team received only 7 percent of the venture funding. Beyond just building a great software solution, I learned that to build a technology business, it’s critical to figure out how to navigate explosive growth and the need to scale.

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Warm and Fuzzy at the Front End of Innovation

Paul Hobcraft

The subject was the changes occurring at the front end of innovation. My argument was the results we have obtained from a disconnected set of front end activities was poorer than they should be and this needs changing. The software solutions I allude too, well those clients interested or curious enough can contact me.

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How the current patent system actually hurts innovation (and how patent trolls are being fought)

Idea to Value

If you want to see just crazy the situation is, watch this video by software developer Austin Meyer, in which he describes his experience trying to fight these patent infringement claims with the companies that sued him. Can you patent software?: However, software is not always something that can be patented.

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Conceptual Models in a Nutshell

Boxes and Arrows

This article explains what conceptual models are and describes the value of developing a conceptual model of a software application before designing its user interface. Operations: Calendars would have operations like examine , print , create , change view , add event , delete event. Conceptual Model: a Model for Users’ Mental Model.

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Case Study: How to Build a Digital User Experience Monitoring System

Boxes and Arrows

Most software user experience and product management teams have similar questions: How do users feel about our products? How is our product experience changing over time? How do users feel about a recent change we’ve made in the product? In this case study, we describe our user experience monitoring system at Qualtrics. [1]