We all have them: Lousy clients. The guys who want to ask for a reduction in your quotation, and then they want another quotation. And then your quotation is still too expensive for them. The guys who compare your quotation with the quotation of a similar professional from their country and complain that you’ve overcharged […]
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How to make money from Open Source.
Open source rules the tech startup world. Many tech startups today are built on open source software. PHP, Ruby on Rails, Python: open source web software. Accessible to all, and free to use in any way you like. Open source software evolves like magic, online, through the wisdom of the crowds. Many programmers contribute hours […]
Why Acquire IP from Someone Else?
Why not build it yourself? Here’s a bunch of reasons why you might be a fool to pass on the opportunity to acquire someone’s precious intellectual property. A wise man once said, opportunity knocks, but does not wait forever. So why should you consider acquiring IP? Why shouldn’t you build it yourself? You might be […]
How to acquire IP from another company
Why should you acquire IP? You acquire IP to exploit it. If you think it’s worth it and that you can get benefit out of owning the IP, then acquire IP. If it’s an exercise in vanity, then forget about it. For that reason, valuation of IP is important. Just because you can acquire IP […]
How To Invent A Musical Group
Milli Vanilli was a successful musical group in the late 1980’s whose singers did not sing. Instead, they lip synced to pre-recorded vocals, sung by others. It all went well at first, until the duo insisted on singing for real on the second Milli Vanilli album. Image Source: Gossip Brunch The musical group as an […]