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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

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

Ground Zero for Unicorn, Inc.

Andy Gibbs Posted on September 1, 2017 by Andy GibbsOctober 7, 2017
Unicorn Inspiration Paula Roland

There is a genesis to everything. An origin, the birth, that proverbial Eureka! moment. I’ve always hated the use of the phrase “Eureka! moment” – it sounds so trite, and it’s actually a bit presumptuous when discussing startups. The eureka effect is the moment that one fully understands the solution … Continue reading →

Posted in Pets: Healthy Dogs n' Cats | Tagged Eureka effect, first steps, inspiration, patents, research, startup
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