Blog: Jef Lippiatt

2016 Innovation & IP Business Summit

2016-03-30 by Jef Lippiatt

Event Date: April 19 - April 21, 2016
Event Time: 6:30 PM
Event Location: Wild Dunes Resort
Event Address: 1 Sundial Circle, Isle of Palms, SC 29451

Cost: $595

Are you looking to learn how to leverage innovation and intellectual property for superior business performance? If so, this is conference for you.

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The 2016 Innovation & IP Business Summit is presented by the Faber Entrepreneurship Center at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.

Topic Coverage Includes:

How companies manage innovation and IP
Innovation and IP changes in China
Commercializing IP Portfolios: A NASA case study
Developing a framework for IP Strategy
Corporate Systems for IP Protection
Innovation in education
Finding solutions through open innovation
Data Security: lessons from famous breaches
Convergence! Markets, cybersecurity, patents, other IP, and future law

CHS Entrepreneur Ecosystem Happy Hour

2016-03-23 by Jef Lippiatt

Event Date: March 29
Event Time: 5:30 PM
Event Location: Palmetto Brewery
Event Address: 289 Huger Street, Charleston, SC 29403

Are you looking to get more connected into the local startup scene? If so this massive happy hour is something you need to attend.

Have your ticket already? If not, grab one now.

I'll be there along with, The Harbor Entrepreneur Center, Lowcountry Local First, DIG SOUTH, Charleston Open Source, Holy City Collective, Launch Pad, Vaga, Charleston Digital Corridor, Catch Talent, Startup Grind and The Iron Yard.

ProtoCon - A Product Design Conference

2016-02-09 by Jef Lippiatt

The What: ProtoCon is a half-day conference for Product Designers, Makers and Entrepreneurs to come together and hear from national and local speakers across the industry.

The Where: ProtoCon will be taking place in Charleston, South Carolina at the College of Charleston - Beatty Center.

The When: ProtoCon will take place on Saturday, February 20, 2016 from 8:00AM to 1:00 PM (EST).

The Challenge: Get your tickets. I challenge you to come with an open mind.

I'm planning on attending and I'm hoping to see you all there as well.

I Dare You to Trust Me

2016-02-01 by Jef Lippiatt

Believing the experts blindly comes at great cost. Sure many experts are on point and full of great insights. However, each of us has blind spots or occasionally miss the mark. So what, right?

Consider that becoming an expert involves more than just following sage advice from those that have gone before us. We become experts by exploring our hunches and making bold predictions in the face of the impossible. Yes, this leads us to faltering from time to time, but trying to avoid forging your own path will come at a much greater cost.

Ignore The Unicorns

2015-11-17 by Jef Lippiatt

This may sound counterintuitive, but really it has your best interest in mind. If you can manage to look away you'll have much more productive and enjoyable days ahead. Perhaps you think I'm making a snap judgment on more than a handful of industry juggarnauts.

By shifting your focus away from the Unicorns you'll improve your venture in several ways

You'll be focused on your customers not your (potential) competition
You'll be focused on internal milestones not mentions on blogs or industry magazines
You'll be focused on on pushing forward not lingering in the present

Why are these 3 points so vital? Because the consequences losing your focus to the above items can completely derail you personally or negatively impact your entire venture.

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