http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it How to Build a Business Using Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Other IP. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:39:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many of the world’s greatest discoveries come from inauspicious places and circumstances. The search for penicillin resulted from an old fold remedy of binding moldy bread over wounds, and aspirin’s ingredient from a native American herbal remedy of chewing willow bark for pain. Many discoveries surround the unfolding of the human ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2009/07/16/1-million-and-i-mean-it/ In business, assumptions replace unknown information. Assumptions are based on past observations. Usually assumptions place bounds on the outside limits of failure. In developing a counter measure launcher for use in a submarine, our engineers had developed a sophisticated mechanical launcher. The mechanical launcher created no gas or exhaust bubbles, created ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2009/06/30/please-pay-attention-to-the-reality-on-your-right-and-on-your-left/ Don Bower was a clever fellow and a technical group leader responsible for development of submarine counter measures. "Countermeasures" is a title covering numerous devices, techniques, systems, and technologies directed to countering threats to a submarine. For example, in movies we have seen simulated scenes of aircraft trying to turn ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2009/06/11/keep-your-eye-on-the-customer-and-the-contract-requirements/ In the annals of military misconduct, are the stories of numerous military personnel and civilian personnel who purloined certain military materiel for their own purposes. Such theft is cause for severe punishment in some circumstances. Sometimes it is cause for military retribution including dishonorable discharges, prison time, and so forth. ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2008/10/30/rocketman-and-super-powers/ In business, creative, energetic people like many inventors are often very dynamic. I always advise them that they will destroy their companies if they do not harness or "bracket" that energy. However, unbridled administrative control has strangled much innovation and many companies. Likewise unbridled creativity has driven companies to destruction ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2008/10/02/balancing-power-and-control/ Howard was an irascible, demanding, aggravating, brilliant, out-of-control, technical leader in the fleet ballistic missile side of our business. Everyone acknowledged that Howard was very difficult to work with. Howard demanded of himself and others to look beyond the obvious of what had been done in the past to achieve ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2008/09/18/facts-are-facts/ Industrial and business managers report a young workforce demanding rewards and kudos as an entitlement before they perform. You may remember the movie "Run Silent, Run Deep" starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. In this story one sees many details of what is required to aim a submarine in order ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2008/09/04/run-silent-run-deep%e2%80%93superior-performance-trumps-entitlement/ Dr. Betty Edwards used to travel to present workshops of about a week duration from her position at UCLA. Dr. Edwards using drawing as a way to encourage people to engage the creative resources of their brains. She taught as a central element of learning to observe and record what ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2008/08/14/creativity-is-not-just-for-%e2%80%9cle-artiste%e2%80%9d/ A professional is not a mindless drudge yet, the world (e.g., consumer public) is so accustomed to the plentiful and inexpensive results of assembly-line manufacturing processes of industry that it is often unaware of how business actually gets done. Many of the decisions in business and industry require considerable insight ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2008/08/07/get-value-by-knowing-how-business-lawyers-and-industry-actually-operate/ Spouses, congressmen, lawyers, ex-spouses, and car dealers share a common place in public attitudes. Everyone has known plenty of bad ones. Most people have one of their own that they choose to deal with, and typically respect. Why? For one thing, we can typically tolerate that which we understand. We appreciate ... http://www.patepierce.com/create-it-own-it/2008/07/31/shakespeare-said-%e2%80%9cfirst-we-kill-all-the-lawyers%e2%80%9d-but-did-he-forget/