As I’ve noted in my earlier post about Symbiotic Innovation and illustrated here, spin-out and spin-in are interdependent activities. Therefore, they are best pursued in concert. Since so many organizations view these as separate activities (sometimes led by completely separate departments) I think it’s worth talking more about how spin-out and spin-in impact each other.
A video lecture on the popular site Ted.com recently caught my attention as an interesting and entertaining way of explaining the big idea behind most tech transfer efforts. In the video, Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht, co-founders of Inventables, a com …
Technology consultant, author and public speaker Phil Simon recently interviewed me to discuss running a small company, harnessing new technology, and innovation. Simon is the author of Why New Systems Fail and The Next Wave of Technologies. The Fuentek interview will be featured in Simon’s third book, The New Small, due out later this month.
On Tuesday, I had the great privilege of serving as a panelist at the North Carolina Governor’s Conference for Women. I spoke as part of the “How N.C. Women Just Like You Built Multimillion-Dollar Businesses” panel, giving the audience some insight int …
Earlier this week I had the privilege of speaking to Ms. Sorin’s third grade class about the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But this was not your typical group of 8 and 9 year olds. These students are part of the Dual Language Program at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
A few years ago, Fuentek released a paper about best practices about setting up effective internship programs for technology transfer offices (TTOs), particularly at universities. As I noted in my blog post about starting a program for TTO interns, a key recommendation is… Start early. October is too early to think about that, you say? Well, let’s back it out.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: You have to be patient when it comes to technology licensing—especially if you’re talking about commercialization of an innovation for medical use. Yesterday, in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month …
Metrics are one of the most challenging aspects of licensing that any technology transfer office (TTO) faces when pursuing commercialization of intellectual property. And yet they’re one of the most important.
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a six-post series on how Fuentek views technology licensing through a new PRISM. Many people cite Winston Churchill as saying that “Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” But there is a key word they’re leavi …
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a six-post series on how Fuentek views technology licensing through a new PRISM. Success in pursuing proactive intellectual property (IP) management and technology commercialization depends upon having a solid insti …
