
Getting your idea from concept to production
File a Patent on Your Idea
Introduction Having grown up in the semiconductor industry in the early 80's and into the 90's, I've see at lot of patent wars where one...
Brokers, Incubators, and Intermediaries- Oh my!
Introduction Over the past decades, we've seen many different types of organizations formed to "accelerate innovation'. In some cases,...
University and Lab Spinoffs
Introduction Technology licensing (#technologylicensing) or "tech transfer" (#techtransfer) can be an exciting way to accelerate the...
Open Innovation and Startups
Introduction The term “open innovation” (OI) is primarily associated with Professor Henry Chesbrough- a very well known academic...
Use the Business Model Canvas to Organize Your Idea
Introduction When I launched my first company in 1999, it was all about the business plan. The advisers to our company were all about...
Prototype Your Solution First
Introduction What does every new startup need as soon as possible? Funding? Snazzy board of directors? Industry leaders extolling how...
Raising Money For Your Venture is Easy
Introduction This post is about raising money for your idea or venture. When I first started working in startups in late 1990’s, I was...
Get Your Tech from a Lab? Be Careful
Introduction One area of #entrepreneurship that receives a lot of media attention is the launching of new products from university or...
Prototyping- The Key to Defining You Product
Introduction A key part of testing your idea, before you commit all your resources to your groundbreaking idea, is #prototyping. ...
Great Idea- but is it a product?
Introduction As a baby boomer (50+ or so), you have probably experienced a lot of new products brought to market, changes in...
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