Some interesting links we found across the web this week:
Independent Directors
At a recent QuickLaunch University event in Boston, our very
own Josh Fox convened a panel on best practices for developing your
company's board of directors. We're publishing highlights
from that discussion over the next several weeks—check out
this first installment and stay tuned for more.
An
Entrepreneur's Guide to Inventing
For hardware companies especially, patent applications are often
top of mind when an early-stage startup considers its legal needs.
This short piece from Entrepreneur is a great starting
point if you're looking to educate yourself, and be sure to
click the links in the article for more depth.
Trump Takes
on Tech Industry in Early Policy Moves
With a new president comes a new state of play in tech policy.
If you're a Wall Street Journal subscriber, this
breakdown of the uncertain landscape for tech executives is your
read of the week. Bonus link: in particular, the industry awaits
clarity on net neutrality from the
new FCC chairman.)
Unpacking the
Govtech Market
Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are trying to transform government in
an entirely different way—by solving technical inefficiencies
in government systems—and VCs are taking notice. Quick
thoughts on the topic from a TechCrunch contributor.
Europe's Data Privacy
Rules Could Give Artificial Intelligence a Global Headache
The European Union is well-known for its comparative toughness
on data privacy, and Fortune has an interesting take on
the implications for AI of new rules going into effect next year.
If you're in the space, click through and read on.
Links compiled by Jared Brenner.
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