September 2010

Trust and Sound IP Systems: An Essential Component for a Nation’s Innovation Success

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For years, China has been making progress in creating laws and systems that enable protection of intellectual property. Respect for IP rights is essential in creating a culture where innovation and collaborative partnerships can succeed. If individuals and companies lose trust in a government’s ability to respect such rights, the incentives to innovate are reduced …

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Fighting Past Fatigue, Venture Capitalist Style

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I was reviewing some information from one Venture Capital firm that described their annual efforts. Far from the laid-back lifestyle that some people imagine, this successful VC firm spent much of their year traveling to meet with over 6,000 companies. A few hundred would be selected and screened more carefully, and then a dozen or …

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Used Patents: A Potentially Deadly Part of Your Portfolio

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In Conquering Innovation Fatigue, we explain how “Patent Pain” is one of the external innovation fatigue factors that can slow down innovation. This factor includes actions by courts and lawmakers that add to the difficulty and expense of protecting intellectual property rights. A new aspect of this problem is the recent explosion in risk to …

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Innovation Around Business Models: Building Blocks for Easy Tinkering

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So much of innovation these days involves creative new business models rather than improved tangible products or manufacturing processes. Netflix, Dell Computer, Quirky, and McDonalds, for example, have innovation in their business models at the core of their success. The sharp folks at the Board of Innovation in Belgium Sweden have developed a cool free …

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