COMMERCIALISING IDEAS Jeff Zie, Partner | TVT Founder, Investor, Adviser
Apologies.
A life commercialising creativity in business…
Commercialising Ideas. It’s easy…
I lied. © Disney
Ideas are cheap. Solutions are valuable.
Back to basics…
Pure creativity: It’s called Art. Applied creativity: Design, Craft, Engineering, Problem-solving.
A commercially valuable idea? Original Beautiful Useful
Originality isn’t essential. Better is.
The building-blocks
Focus is expensive.
Experience is earned.
Credibility is bought with experience & integrity.
- Listen - Understand - Prioritise - Organise - Motivate - Convince - Cooperate - Negotiate - Deliver… Learn to:
How do you commercialise an idea? x Failed? Start Again Failed? Go back a step – or start again! Many variations exist.
You still need luck.
You definitely need friends.
Define your own success. If it’s just about the money, go work in a bank.
A cheerful thought: You will fail. So do it fast and learn.
Enjoy the process.
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