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Mark Cuban Says My Unicorn Patents Ain’t Worth Jack!

Andy Gibbs Posted on October 17, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 17, 2017
Patents create a value premium for startups.

I spent the past three years starting Unicorn, Inc. quietly, doggedly focused on building a robust, strategically important patent position for my startup – now with about three dozen patents in the works. And they’re worthless? Really? Cuban is undoubtedly referring to gizmo patents on all of those “next generation” lemonade stand startups … Continue reading →

Posted in Patents n' Stuff | Tagged channel disruption, due diligence, intellectual property, investors, patents, venture capital

Venture Capitalists: #1 Cause of Hardware Startup Fails?

Andy Gibbs Posted on October 6, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 11, 2017
Dead Hardware Startups

I love it when Anand Sanwal’s newsletter hits my in box, but last week one of them became ground-zero for my own teardown of CB Insights’ teardown of hardware startup failures; “Why Do So Many Hardware Startups Fail?” Catch it here if you missed it. First, I’ll admit to a click-bait … Continue reading →

Posted in Startup Insanity | Tagged consumer demand, failures, hardware, Jawbone, juicero, Maslow's hierarchy, NJOY, startup, venture capital

Retrospective of a Unicorn: 2020 A.D.

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 19, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017
Future Unicorn Startups

Last week, I posted “20-20 hindsight-insight into a Unicorn” which discussed the process of seeing the forward path (insight) to building a Unicorn tech startup by first envisioning the startup from the future – as if one is actually there, reminiscing (20-20 hindsight) about the path one took to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Building a Unicorn | Tagged advance retrospective, futurespective, hindsight, roadmap, startup, technology, unicorn

Patent Strategy Before Patent Tactics

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 14, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017

Many may consider my approach to intellectual property development as unorthodox – it probably is. It reflects an “invent-to-patent” approach that I believe creates substantially more commercial IP value than the traditional “patent-an-invention” process found in your average corporate environment. In this article, partially excerpted from my full length article … Continue reading →

Posted in Patents n' Stuff | Tagged competitive positioning, intellectual property, invention, patent mapping, patent research, patent strategy, priority date

Disrupting Big Legacy Markets

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 12, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017
Disruptive Startup

Frankly, I hate using the so overused “disruption” word. Every wannabe startup feels compelled to call itself “disruptive”, contrary to the facts, and every venture capitalist subconsciously (consciously?), assumes that every startup calling itself a “disruptor” is naive and not investment worthy. Oddly, disruptors are precisely what VCs want, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Building a Unicorn | Tagged channel disruption, disruption, exit value, in, intellectual property, IP, market, market cap, market value, pets, startup, technology

Your Pet is What it Eats

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 11, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017
Pet Food Dog Food Cat Food

Properly nourished pets live longer, and can save their owners over $4,000 over the pet’s life. From puppy and kitten, to senior adult, your pet’s nutritional requirements are ALWAYS changing. Even an adult pet’s nutritional needs change immediately after neutering. Caloric needs increase when a pet is pregnant, decrease a … Continue reading →

Posted in Pets: Healthy Dogs n' Cats | Tagged calories, cat food, cats, dog food, dogs, health, pet food, pet illness, pets

Monitoring Pet Water Consumption

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 11, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017
Pet Water Consumption

Seriously. Monitoring pet water consumption is important. It can tell you EVERYTHING about your pet’s health. OK, so maybe not “everything”, but water is your pet’s #1 nutrient, and drinking habits can tell you and your veterinarian a LOT about your pet’s health. Water is your pet’s most essential nutrient. … Continue reading →

Posted in Pets: Healthy Dogs n' Cats | Tagged cats, dehydration, dogs, health, monitoring, pet illness, pets, technology, water, wellness

Building Startups, Plotting the Exit: Patent Mapping

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 10, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017

I no longer build startups using a linear approach – that’s the process inherently integrated into canned startup business plan software, and taught by MBA programs for nascent entrepreneurs. My startup process is highly iterative. Product concept. Competitive / market research. Revisit product concept for differentiation. Patent research. Revisit product … Continue reading →

Posted in Building a Unicorn, Patents n' Stuff | Tagged competitive positioning, converging technology, patent mapping, patent research, patents, technology roadmap

Unicorn: Going to the Dogs and Cats

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 9, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017
Pet Dog and Cat Care Company

Investors like to see a “Mission Statement” for startup companies – something short and sweet, something that checks all of the politically correct boxes, and incorporates the trendiest business phrase of the month. A perfect, digestible, double-digit IQ blurb. Unicorn doesn’t have that. Disruption is complicated, and our mission is … Continue reading →

Posted in Building a Unicorn, Pets: Healthy Dogs n' Cats

Juicero – the Ultimate Brain Squeeze

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 7, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017
Investors Shutter Juicero

Insanity knows no bounds. Last week, investors pulled the plug on a Silicon Valley startup “Juicero” that sold a ridiculous $699 “smart” kitchen appliance that squeezed juice from a bag of fruits and vegetables. The company received $134 million in venture capital. $134,000,000.00! A ridiculously insane figure that that exceeded … Continue reading →

Posted in Startup Insanity | Tagged insanity, investment, juicero, Silicon Valley, startup, venture capital

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