Comments on: Who’s Next (The “First-Mover Advantage” Myth) http://venturepopulist.com/2010/02/whos-next/ "Venture to the People" Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:37:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: VenturePopulist http://venturepopulist.com/2010/02/whos-next/comment-page-1/#comment-937 VenturePopulist Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:32:54 +0000 http://venturepopulist.com/?p=1091#comment-937 Neal, in my post I do acknowledge the “<em>exception of truly proprietary IP (and) geographic advantages in brick and mortar or service industries</em>” but it is really an academic carve-out. Generally speaking, the payoff for a potentially breakthrough IP is very high but the risks of loss are still greater…and far more probable than a liquidity event. A relevant example today would be with respect to the capital intense nature of most clean-tech companies...though conceptually appealing, they remain very high risk investments. Neal, in my post I do acknowledge the “exception of truly proprietary IP (and) geographic advantages in brick and mortar or service industries” but it is really an academic carve-out. Generally speaking, the payoff for a potentially breakthrough IP is very high but the risks of loss are still greater…and far more probable than a liquidity event.

A relevant example today would be with respect to the capital intense nature of most clean-tech companies…though conceptually appealing, they remain very high risk investments.

]]> By: Neal H. Levin http://venturepopulist.com/2010/02/whos-next/comment-page-1/#comment-870 Neal H. Levin Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:42:19 +0000 http://venturepopulist.com/?p=1091#comment-870 Though what of a pioneer of intellectual property or its application? Though what of a pioneer of intellectual property or its application?

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