MASTERING TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION- Inventions, Patents, Markets, Money

by Steven Overholt

Overview

Continually UPDATED with the latest implications of the America Invents and JOBS Acts.

It's all here: Business Startup; Angels and VCs; Patent & Trademarks; Market Research; Product Design; Prototypes & Manufacturing; Contract Negotiation; Regulatory Compliance; Sales & Marketing; Licensing; International Trade; Strategic Alliances; Money-saving Tips, and more. The table of contents contains 375 internal links so you can quickly access topics important to you.

Here's what Terry Jones, Founder & Past CEO- Travelocity; Chairman- Kayak has to say:

"Mastering Technology Commercialization is an encyclopedia for anyone trying to take an invention and turn it into a successful business. Steve Overholt, who has counseled countless entrepreneurs from startup to exit, has taken his high-priced consulting knowledge and distilled it into a book that contains hundreds of nuggets of wisdom and an impressive list of pitfalls to avoid. The book is worth it simply for the section that explains the complex dance of funding–from dilution to valuation to the art of the pitch. This section is gold! Any budding technology entrepreneur would do well to keep this book on their desk and use it to guide their path to success."

Topics are covered in "nuts & bolts" detail, including hundreds of references for further study, providing a great summary for a quick start. Written by a plain-spoken author in a conversational style and with great sympathy for the uninitiated, this guide actually makes sense. The reading is fast, entertaining, and smooth... the "How-to" guide as literature?

Keeping the dry topic interesting, the author sprinkles in humor and tells inspiring stories that you can relate to–tales of those who failed miserably, succeeded wildly, and managed to do both. How did the winners win? Why did the losers lose? Victory is out there, but it's down a narrow path.

Especially valuable is the wisdom the author dispenses that comes only from having gone through the entire process himself. Your guide points out pitfalls to avoid if you want to survive this thrilling experience of grabbing your technology by the horns and creating big wealth.

Need another testimonial? Another successful serial entrepreneur said: "I was blown away!"

Download now to achieve your dream.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940033085675
Publisher:	Steven Overholt
Publication date:	03/03/2012
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	736 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Steve Overholt enjoys all types of writing, from humor, to political commentary, to business and technical.

He spent eight years as a technology commercialization consultant, mentoring more than 100 entrepreneurs and existing companies through the arduous process and helping his clients secure millions of dollars in investment capital.

Steve has presented seminars on the topic at the U. S. Patent Office's Annual Independent Inventors' Conference; the national Association of Small Business Development Centers' Annual Conference; the PASBDC Fall Technology Conference, and others.

Steve has conducted R & D at Fortune 500 corporations, where he received three U.S. patents for his inventions.

He also has invented products on his own and formed companies to manufacture and market them. He has received two patents in these efforts and has won several international awards for product innovation in the process.

Mr. Overholt has successfully licensed his inventions to one of the largest corporations in the relevant industry.

Steve also has started up and run a technology company, written business plans for his businesses that have received over $2 million in angel and VC investments, and made presentations to venture capitalists on both coasts. One of the businesses that Overholt started up was later sold to a publicly traded company and his products have been on the market in major retailers for over 10 years.