14 April 2016, 2 pm
Now I am chairing my final regional meeting as President. We are in a proper lecture theatre with proper tip-up theatre seats and a proper AV system. So it is a shame, CIPA having pushed the boat out like this, that we do not have a proper Chair. But I do my best, and in a proper sound and lighting booth at the back of the theatre, a helpful man called Ross keeps an eye on me and adjusts the microphones and moves the slides on when I forget, and generally fixes the things that are needed to make a bunch of amateurs look like they know what they’re doing. First up, the EyePeePee gives a talk about building an IP portfolio. She says: Don’t worry, we all make mistakes, and we all come across problems with chains of title and freedom to operate; the main thing is to have a proper thought-through strategy about it. But of course for every mistake and every problem, no matter how well thought through, you can expect a potential investor to subtract a little something from the price. If this rather basic algebra yields a negative number, you have probably got yourself what is referred to in management bollocks as a Deal Breaker. Oh, and by the way, “If I close my eyes it might go away” does not constitute a proper thought-through strategy. And might well be a Deal Breaker.
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