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Should there be a more rigorous approach to establishing exit planning strategies when spinouts prepare their business plans at start-up? Should there be more extensive training of academics intending to commercialise their research in business management and practice, the raising of finance, investor relations, IP protection, marketing and exit planning?

How can the quality of management and staff in university technology transfer offices be improved? Also, perhaps those UK universities with a less than successful history with spinouts and those coming into the spinout business for the first time could follow more closely the approach of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, as well as the template established by the successful American academic institutions.

The problems we have identified in this article centre on capital-raising and achieving a successful exit, and the reasons we have suggested for the problems are lack of management expertise, confusion over the value of IP, inability to attract funding from investor institutions and inability to maintain sound relations with their investors.

Some universities, notably Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College, appear to have been more successful with their spinouts than others in both capital raising and successful exits (and, probably, by other measures also, such as income and employment generation), but even they appear to lag behind the more successful American universities.

Universities should pursue more licensing deals rather than concentrate on floating more companies. There should be a more balanced approach which would include spinouts, but also more effort to build licence fee income with existing businesses … licensing brings knowledge to the business economy.’

Some universities have high licensing levels, for example Oxford University has transferred more IP to the market than any other university in this country thanks to high licensing rates. Licensing is (ess resource intensive that spinning out new companies and has a higher probability of getting technology to market… it has the advantage of using existing expertise rather than building this from scratch.

There have been spinout successes, but ‘it is a mistake for universities to have to set a target for the number of spinouts that should be created, because you may hit the target, but you may not bring benefits.’

There are barriers to commercialising university IP, including lack of clarity on ownership in research collaboration and in the variable quality of university technology transfer offices. Universities perform well by international standards in science and technology. There has been a marked change of culture, with many universities casting off their ivory tower image and playing a much more active role in their regional and national economy. But, there had been too much emphasis on spinouts over the last decade compared with licensing fend other forms of commercialisation).

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Independent inventors are generally a very friendly and giving group of people who will gladly share their experiences and sources of help. Inventor shows and seminars often have workshops and lectures on various phases of inventing taught by experts in the field. The fees to attend the educational sessions are usually quite nominal while the education you receive may save you thousands of dollars over the long haul. The two largest shows of this type are the Yankee Invention Exposition, which is held each October in Waterbury, Connecticut, and the Minnesota Inventors Congress which is held each June in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Although these are the two largest such shows, others occur throughout the year.

Most inventor groups allow visitors to attend at least one meeting as a guest, free of charge. Membership fees are generally fairly low. Some groups only charge $10-$15 dollars per year for membership. The most expensive group we know of charges $125 for a lifetime membership. The average cost of membership is probably in the $30-$50 range. When you consider the contacts and resources you gain by joining an inventor group you will realize that the membership fee will be money well spent.

If you do not have a local inventor club, start one! The United Inventors Association offers a book on how to start your own group. There are undoubtedly other independent inventors as well as intellectual property attorneys, patent agents and professionals of various types in your area who would welcome the establishment of such a group.

It can also shorten the length of the process by teaching you the shortcuts they have learned. The inspiration club members offer can be as important as anything else can for keeping a new inventor motivated. Inventing is often discouraging, and just knowing a living, breathing person, not unlike yourself, who has invented successfully, can provide the encouragement you need to see you through the discouraging times.

Some of the successful inventors who belong to their local inventor support groups have licensed their products, others have chosen to build a business around their inventions, and still others have chosen countless other options such as catalog or infomercial sales for their products or patents. These individuals belong to the local inventor clubs because they wish to share their knowledge with others who are seeking success with their inventions.

The more of the above-listed criteria your invention meets, the greater are your chances of success. This does not mean that if it does not meet all of these criteria your product cannot be successful; it just means it is not as likely. For example, an expensive item that is a one-time purchase can be a successful invention if the potential market is large enough.

Inventors who are operating on a shoestring budget would be well advised to seriously consider each one of the listed criteria. Among your many great ideas, maximize your chances of success and minimize the likelihood that you will spend money unnecessarily by carefully choosing the idea that will require the least amount of cash outlay with the greatest potential for commercialization.