mgandhi
Re:How much of my company should I give away?
on Monday April 02, 2007 @07:15PM (#8356)
Could you monetize these ideas? How much would they make you?
Also, how do you see these shares? As a commitement? How much of your time would you spend on each? They had the idea so they deserve a premium but if you will spend just as much time as them on it, that premium is all that separates you from them.
Commitement matters. As important as ideas are, without commitement and execution, they are nothing.
Re:"Do you have any ideas you consider patentable?"
on Monday April 02, 2007 @07:09PM (#8349)
We identified our core features & strengths. Quick patent searches on these let us know whether there is something out there identical or similar to what we are doing at a macro scale. Keep in mind, patents are worded in lawyer-speak so we can't say there is nothing out there until spending a lot more time & resources (lawyer money).
It is fairly common to find that little things you do are patentable so focusing on the big things will keep your task manageable.