iontheprize

Ok, I took the plunge and I'm definitely in the idea generation area. My strengths are much more in line with CEO/CTO than COO. Here's the test result:

You are primarily driven by Future thinking qualities, and your thinking style generates:

Enthusiasm for fresh ideas; Ingenuity led by intuition; A sense for possibilities; An embrace of opportunities and change; A constant drive towards the new and unexplored.

Clickable link: http://xlrun.com

Thanks for the link. That's definitely interesting.

I'm meeting with a patent attorney on Thursday to find out the answer to that question. I think it is, but I'm going to find out and hopefully have a provisional patent filed as soon as possible. I agree 100% with you that we have to act fast in order to grab market share and the person I'm dealing with fully agrees with that. What I've built isn't rocket science (though not easy either), it just simply appeals to the market really well. Therefore, moving fast and having this person introduce us to the players in the market is very important, but he's not interested in just commission or even salary. Therefore I'm leaning towards sharing some of the company with him. It seems like a good trade-off to me at this point. Thanks for the comments.

Yeah, I definitely understand that point of view as it makes a lot of sense.

He's helped companies with product placement/customer introductions in the industry, but never to an acquisition. He hasn't suggested a number at this point but would if I wanted him to do so first. Unfortunately I couldn't even estimate a deal size at this point other than some number I pull from the sky and play with in spreadsheets. Thanks for your input.