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<div class="">This is a great way to explore your business/technology idea via an intense customer discovery process.</div>
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Please share with any technology-based teams that you have that are interested in customer discovery. I am working with UAB to offer a virtual I-Corps Regional Course. Please see details below.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class="">Identify commercial potential for your technology</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(117, 117, 117); line-height: 22px;">
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