This annoys me, idea's are cheap, every idea you've had someone else has already had. I've had so many great idea's for company's, I even attempted a few and I've learnt quickly that idea's are cheap & easy while execution is hard, 99% of success comes from execution. The old saying goes 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. But lawyer land isn't the real world!
Turtle: “I’ve got a great idea.” Ari: Hits a stack of scripts. “So do all these idiots. Can you execute?” http://www.pollenizer.com/ideas-vs-execution-in-hollywood-and-startups/ <http://www.pollenizer.com/ideas-vs-execution-in-hollywood-and-startups/> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Scott Barnes <[email protected]>wrote: > See the Facebook Twins case, they are arguing the very thing that Zuck > stole Facebook from them (idea). I guess the difference is he did some work > for them beforehand so .... > > --- > Regards, > Scott Barnes > http://www.riagenic.com > > > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Matt Siebert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Stuart, that makes sense. The contracts didn't cover this stuff in >> detail (a fact that should have raised some flags early on). >> >> A lot of things changed rather suddenly and I didn't have time to >> investigate this as thoroughly as I would have liked. >> >> We have now reached an agreement that satisfies all parties. >> >> Cheers. >> >> >> On Tuesday, 20 December 2011, Stuart Kinnear <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > It really depends on the contract you signed up to, and whether that >> contract was bound to you or extends to organisations that you work for. >> For IP to work it really needs to be tied down to something that can be >> defined well. I suggest investing in a few books from Amazon on the area to >> get a grasp of the things that the legal eagles think of, go to a local >> business advisory centre & take advantage of some free legal advice and >> then, if it is something that that can be screwed down, then get a lawyer >> versed in IP to scrutinise what you signed. >> > Regards, Stuart >> > >> > On 20 December 2011 10:54, Matt Siebert <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I'm not looking for anything legally binding, but just wondering what >> is generally the case with regards to ideas and IP - are ideas considered >> IP? or does there need to be some specific detail in order to be protected >> by IP law? >> >> For the last 18 months I've been working on a startup with a friend >> and an investor. My friend has been an employee in the investor's company >> from the start (and years before). Initially I was contracting my spare >> time to the investor's company to do the proof of concept and later I >> commenced employment with the investor's company in order to work on the >> new product. >> >> There have been ups and downs and ultimately the startup has suffered >> many losses due to decisions made by the investor against our advice. >> Right now the sh*t is beginning to hit the fan and my friend and I have >> had enough and are considering leaving and starting our own business in our >> spare time. We have no intention to do anything legally or morally wrong. >> We won't be working on the same product we've been working on under the >> investor's company, but my friend had some ideas for future products that >> we would like to use. These are just ideas with a 1 sentence description >> and no real details. As such we're unsure where these fall with respect to >> IP laws. >> >> In the end, we're looking for ways forward that benefit all parties, >> but are quite prepared to just walk away if such a solution cannot be >> achieved. >> >> Any advice would be greatly appreciated and I understand it's not >> legally binding or anything. >> >> Cheers. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > Stuart Kinnear >> > Mobile: 040 704 5686. Office: 03 9589 6502 >> > >> > SK Pro-Active! Pty Ltd >> > acn. 81 072 778 262 >> > PO Box 6117 Cromer, Vic 3193. Australia >> > >> > Business software developers. >> > SQL Server, Visual Basic, C# , Asp.Net, Microsoft Office. >> > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> > > -- *Michael Ridland | ThinkSmart Digital* Managing Director P. 0404 865 350 E. [email protected] W. www.thinksmartdigital.com.au T. www.twitter.com/rid00z L. au.linkedin.com/in/michaelridland <http://au.linkedin.com/in/michaelridland>
