--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > on 8/15/05 5:01 PM, bbrigante at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/933jg > > > > > > > > 'Our [incubator] at M.U.M. is for ''idea stage'' > entrepreneurs,' > > which > > > > means that a participant doesn't have to have a business yet— > just an > > > > idea for one. That person then is given an office with > highspeed > > > > internet connection, the rent for which is deferred for six > months, > > at > > > > the university's risk. If the entrepreneur creates a successful > > > > business, the rent is paid back over time. If the business > flops, > > the > > > > entrepreneur owes nothing and can walk away without paying a > cent.' > > > > > > Interesting idea. There are tons of rooms sitting empty around > campus, > > > especially in the library basement and places like that, so what > have > > they > > > got to lose? > > > > And everything to gain. Win-win all around if someone DOES have a > good > > idea. I hope their legal dept creates a good "we aren't > responsible for > > people's ideas and actions" contract that everyone has to sign. > >
> But they WOULD want a "sharing of the profit" agreement as well. > That's what alot of universities do with work that is done under > their auspices. And those profits go towards funding the university. ************ I'm quite sure you are misreading this. Universities do own or share the patents on ideas developed by university employees, but this would not be the case if people are merely getting free office space for a few months in hopes they will succeed and be able to pay rent to a campus that has a lot of free space (the campus used to have 5000 students at one point in its life as Parsons College, now there are about 325 students in residence at MUM Fairfield). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
