Re: Getting Mega Projects Done

From: Earl Colby Pottinger (earlcp_at_idirect.com)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 02:02:16 -0600

david@ualmiles.com (David Summers) :

> You file for patents when you are ready to build. Patents are made
> public 6 months after filing - and there are many countries that
> ignore patent protection and read the newly public patents. If
> someone dependable (that an investor would trust) really wanted to see
> the design, a simple NDA will do enough - especially if that someone
> was given stock options to ensure that their interests are propperly
> aligned.

So what!

You keep your idea secret and it never get done - you get nothing.

You keep your idea secret and someone else comes up with it - you get nothing.

You keep your idea secret and someone else comes up with a better idea - you
get nothing.

Keeping secrets when there is not long term chance of getting it done is just
dumb, or more likely you have fallen in love with your idea and don't want to
see it taken apart if it is not that good.

                    Earl Colby Pottinger 

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