Comments on: Developing Market Driven Technology and IP Practices in Portugal http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/ Professionalizing and Advancing S&T Commercialization in Portugal Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:00:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Miguel Gomes http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Miguel Gomes Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:25:07 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-24 Could we elaborate on evaluation models, further to what Laura exposed in her presentation? Miguel Could we elaborate on evaluation models, further to what Laura exposed in her presentation?

Miguel

]]> By: anamorim http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-23 anamorim Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:29:45 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-23 Culture differences 1. Fast Importance of elevator pitches - 7 minutes 2. networking: "coffee-to-go" 3. Tolerance for failure 4. Introduction from personnal network: u have to follow-up and give feedback 5. be on time 6. be ready for some extremely blunt feednack (dont get personnal) 7. very homogeneous culture across US 8. knowledge creating company - book 9. "straight line" - mentality 10. email - (death by email) - short, straitghtforward emails; fast response 11. business made on pure blind trust (dont break it!) 12. be bright, ambitious (big dreams) 13. networks last forever (dont break trust) 14. vibrant boostrap culture 15. be prepared to work in the evenings / early morning (social networking) 15. completely receptive to good ideas (no matter where they come from) 16. "free republic of Austin" 17. what else? Culture differences

1. Fast
Importance of elevator pitches – 7 minutes

2. networking: “coffee-to-go”

3. Tolerance for failure

4. Introduction from personnal network: u have to follow-up and give feedback

5. be on time

6. be ready for some extremely blunt feednack (dont get personnal)

7. very homogeneous culture across US

8. knowledge creating company – book

9. “straight line” – mentality

10. email – (death by email) – short, straitghtforward emails; fast response

11. business made on pure blind trust (dont break it!)

12. be bright, ambitious (big dreams)

13. networks last forever (dont break trust)

14. vibrant boostrap culture

15. be prepared to work in the evenings / early morning (social networking)

15. completely receptive to good ideas (no matter where they come from)

16. “free republic of Austin”

17. what else?

]]> By: anamorim http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-12 anamorim Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:32:04 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-12 When negotiating with VCs how to evaluate our idea/technology/company? Some guidelines now and training later would be appreciated. Who would be interested in attending training on tech/company valuation (pre-money / post-money) When negotiating with VCs how to evaluate our idea/technology/company? Some guidelines now and training later would be appreciated.

Who would be interested in attending training on tech/company valuation (pre-money / post-money)

]]> By: Filipe Castro http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Filipe Castro Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:31:54 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-11 Maybe we should start from the beginning, thinking prospectively about future. What kind of effective resources can UTEN ensure to entrepreneurs and KTO’s in order to foster portuguese knowledge transfer? What kind of “virtual case study” can we imagine now to describe the present activity of UTEN and specially its results in the near future? Can someone write something about this issues? Maybe we should start from the beginning, thinking prospectively about future. What kind of effective resources can UTEN ensure to entrepreneurs and KTO’s in order to foster portuguese knowledge transfer? What kind of “virtual case study” can we imagine now to describe the present activity of UTEN and specially its results in the near future? Can someone write something about this issues?

]]> By: anamorim http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-10 anamorim Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:25:28 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-10 What do you recommend should be the % of patent budget relating to the R&D university? How about TT staff per R&D budget or number of researchers? Should this be segmented by technological area? What do you recommend should be the % of patent budget relating to the R&D university? How about TT staff per R&D budget or number of researchers? Should this be segmented by technological area?

]]> By: anamorim http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-9 anamorim Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:18:18 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-9 TAt this roundsession, it was mentioned that the role of TTO is partnering (seeking partners): partners that will commercialise the technology (eg. wannabe entrepreneurs, contract/collaborative research + trainees, licencing deals). Does your TTO has this dual role (licencing/spin-off and collaborative research)? TAt this roundsession, it was mentioned that the role of TTO is partnering (seeking partners): partners that will commercialise the technology (eg. wannabe entrepreneurs, contract/collaborative research + trainees, licencing deals).

Does your TTO has this dual role (licencing/spin-off and collaborative research)?

]]> By: anamorim http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-8 anamorim Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:59:19 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-8 How do you measure efficency in technology commercialisation? What is the average time from filing a provisional to closing a licencing deal? How do you measure efficency in technology commercialisation?
What is the average time from filing a provisional to closing a licencing deal?

]]> By: Thomas Gardner http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Thomas Gardner Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:40:25 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-7 The initial discussion is centered around the following - Why does your institution exist? The organizational priorities establish its practices. Does your organization communicate its philosophy or mission for its IP path forward? Does it have one? And then does that support you or how you determine important IP for commercializing? The initial discussion is centered around the following – Why does your institution exist? The organizational priorities establish its practices. Does your organization communicate its philosophy or mission for its IP path forward? Does it have one? And then does that support you or how you determine important IP for commercializing?

]]> By: anamorim http://utenportugal.org/2009/02/developing-market-driven-technology-and-ip-practices-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-6 anamorim Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:33:13 +0000 http://utenportugal.org/?p=517#comment-6 How should the crucial resources of TTO be funded: Human resources Patents Proof-of-Concept? Should this be centralised ou distributed by R&D units? How should the crucial resources of TTO be funded:
Human resources
Patents
Proof-of-Concept?

Should this be centralised ou distributed by R&D units?

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