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Over time even the best of intentions can go bad. Case in point: The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 was going to unleash the dormant intellectual capital of publically funded research. What it actually [...]

echnological innovation accelerating. Disruption around the corner. Change is required on a constant basis. Keep a worldwide focus on what is DIRECTLY challenging your business. During the best [...]

Lots of academic research has been done on commercialization strategies and entrepreneurship. Peter Drucker seems to have started it all and was one of my heroes during my MBA life phase. [...]

From IEEE Conference in November 2016, presented by Richard Spangler. Check out the below infographic for some fascinating trends around sensors and related technologies. Considers perspectives [...]

Commercialization Blog Series: 10 Stage Process Lots of academic research has been done on commercialization strategies and entrepreneurship. Peter Drucker seems to have started it all and was [...]

Post 5 in a 10 Part Series The sure sign of a commercialization neophyte, whether in a start-up CEO role or as a academic inventor seeking new wealth, is to position one’s innovation as unique [...]

   “Put Yourself in Front of the Train!” The pure start-up has all the advantage: They seek the latest growth market and find a niche. It is a bit harder for older companies seeking [...]

Securing that first PAYING customer for your new product or innovation is no easy task. The market rarely comes to you; you must go to the market. In products designed for B2B, the strategic [...]

Newly minted entrepreneurs or inventors often neglect the fundamental requirement demanded by users to place new inventions or products in context. This means viewing the innovation not as [...]

  Like the old saying says “You can’t go it alone”. Nowhere does this matter more than in the early stages of innovation commercialization. The challenges faced at this stage of business [...]