I am looking forward to Indie Bio’s demo day this week. I work with a number of the companies there. The excitement and the tension has mounted as the big day approaches. This is the day each company will have a short public presentation [...]
Labor day just went by and for me that has always marked the end of summer, or at least the end of that summer-vacation feeling. After labor day is typically when I went back to school. Those days have long gone by for me. Yet, [...]
Say what you wanna say And let the words fall out Honestly I wanna see you be brave . . . Words from Sara Bareilles’s song “Brave.” In the early days of start-ups, particularly at the incubator stage, pitch presentations are a well-used form of [...]
I recently gave a talk for the UC Davis Venture Catalyst program using the titles and lyrics of Beatles songs to point out some guiding points for an IP strategy. This blog is an abbreviated summary of my talk. Revolution "You say you want a [...]
Filing a patent application is often an early goal for a start-up. But when is the right time to file? Adapted from the words of author Daniel Pink[1], timing is everything and everything is timing. Having a patent application on file can protect your inventions, [...]
