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 →
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 →
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 →
