If I had a great idea that just needed funds, especially on that scale, I would get a patent lawyer, patent the process lease the patent rights to a patent litigation company like NTP. It's the only sure fire way to make money nowdays.
/me puts on flame proof suit. On 2/23/06, Mister E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gabriel Gunderson wrote: > > > On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 19:48 -0700, Scott Pepperdine wrote: > > > >>I once skimmed the table of contents of a book at the S.F. library > >>titled, and I paraphrase, "So you have a great idea, Now What?". > > > > > > Thanks, I'll check it out (that was bad). > > > > Gabe > > > Well just keep pluggin away at the ideas. What I'd do is keep a > notebook and record the parameters of the idea along with a date of any > changes to the idea. Then some day you might be able to use that idear > or a portion of it for a project at some future point when feasibility > comes into play. Even if it's not something you can ever imagine > funding on your own, it might be something you can collaborate with some > one with resources you don't have. > > As an example, I came up with an idea back in 1992 for a unique type of > company structure designed to create an environment of innovation, > cooperation as well as a core group of super productive people. > However, the 4 companies I owned at the time need a more traditional > structure, so I shelved the idea for later. Since that time, a portions > or alternate versions of the ideas I came up with have been implemented > by other companies and touted as "innovative", which made me realize > that maybe the time was right to dig out my notes and that the new set > of companies I now own offered the opportunity I needed to implement a > test of my ideas. As a result of reading up and looking at what other > folks had done with portions of my concept, I implemented the concept > with some minor modifications about 6 months ago on a limited basis as a > test. So far it's working but the real test will come as I grow the > businesses. > > You have a some good sources to work with so far, so I don't doubt you > will you find a way at some point to make one of them work :) > > Mister Ed > > > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
