A Realization

A Guest Post from Shawn Latimer:

I woke up this morning to instant coffee, offset by a beautiful view of the Mediterranean off of our shared porch, and began to contemplate the task in front of us.  The first of 8 classes was last night, and the rigor and detail we need to put into our final deliverables is daunting.  These are real applications, with real opportunity to create real businesses.

And we will be part of the team that makes it happen.

Some of the technologies have potential to save lives, providing better tools across the medical industry.  But the only way to get them into the hands of the people that can use them is to produce an actual product, and then get it in front of people.  This is the best kind of synergy between inventor and business.  Sure, we would all love to make a blockbuster product that makes heaps of money.  The real value though, is in getting these techniques to market so they can save lives.

We have 8 weeks to scope out an entire business model, from initial ideas for how to use the patent all the way through to the budget and final business plan.  It’s an ambitious goal, but with the help of our Israeli classmates, and this view, I think we can make it work.