thoughts & notes ON IP AND BUSINESS

Why Your Idea Will Fail

This is an extract from my new book, IP is Everything, which discusses how to use intangible assets in building your new business… A.k.a...

The Extreme Value of Your Intellectual Property

A groundbreaking report recently released by the Ocean Tomo group has quantified the effects of intangible assets on our current markets....

Ele-mental Australians

A group of Australian scientists at the Australian National University have helped create a new, super-heavy element. The new element,...

The First 2000 years of Intellectual Property

The history of IP is rich and varied. More than 2500 years ago the Greek colony of Sybaris (in modern-day Italy) started handing out...

What I Learned on the Mountains

I recently attempted to climb three mountains on three continents in three months to raise awareness and money for obstetric fistula...

Are Patents Evil?

There are many groups advocating that patents should be banned, or that the rights of patent holders should be curtailed as they lead to...

Anatomy of an IP-centric company

Now that you know a bit more about the various types of IP rights, it’s worth placing this in the context of what a company looks like...

What is Intellectual Property?

And do I have any Intellectual Property? (The answer is, yes, you most likely have some form of IP that you can make money from)......

Using The Power of IP to Escape the 9-to-5

So if you’re an entrepreneur, start-up CEO, or someone who’s trying to escape the daily grind with your killer idea, then read this. I...

IP Monetizers and how they can help you

IP is nothing more than information – mere words or drawings on paper, but arranged in such a way that, ounce for ounce, they make the...

CAREL SMIT