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Re:Subscription Hell by lsc on Sunday May 06, 2018 @05:29PM (#17008665)
well, just sitting on a patent and waiting for an infringement isn't going to help fix the internet. That would be the other thing.

Seems to me like a patent is a good start, a good nucleus around which you could build some venture capital to actually try to start a company to solve the problem.

I totally agree that the problem isn't technology, it's the business side, the negotiation and that end. You'd need a very business-y business partner.

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Re:Subscription Hell by jacques_chester on Sunday May 06, 2018 @05:44PM (#17008746)
In fact I got the patent for that purpose -- to act as a substitute for the usual pedigree pattern-matching. I just didn't see it taking 5 years.

I go back and forth on whether to try and raise funds. It's an all-or-nothing proposition because of my visa status. There are also personal considerations involved.

Having worked for a mixed services/enterprise company, I am now keenly aware that sales is a strategic necessity and steady PR is a massive force multiplier. You can have the best everything in the world, but if nobody's buying, it doesn't matter.

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