I love solving problems. I love helping founders.

When founders are in trouble they reach out. “Hey Raymond, can I pick your brain?”

We analyse the situation together

I come up with some world-beating suggestions.

Great!

They are excited. I am excited.

We part.

9 months later …

We meet by accident.

Me: “How are you getting on with the world-beating strategy?”

Founder: “Oh yes! I am just about to do it!”

What a waste!

If the suggestion had cost $10,000, the return would have been 100x already. Because it was free, the return should be infinite.

Instead, it is zero.

And the moment has passed.

We have lost 9 months.

The new way

The new way is that the founder invests in a half-day strategy session.

We come together and focus on the problem. We identify actions and create a plan.

How is that different?

• The founder invests.
• Together we bring our A-game to identify concrete actions.
• The actions are implemented.
• Rapid results.
• Everyone is happy.

Need help?

If you would like help with any of this, you can contact here or send an email to coach@intaval.com.

About the author:

Raymond Hegarty is an IP strategist, author and speaker. He is an IP coach to CEOs and CFOs of high-growth technology and life science companies.

He is the author of three bestselling books on IP strategy and has spoken to tens of thousands of people on topics of innovation and intellectual property. IAM Magazine has recognised him as one of the world’s top 300 IP strategists every year for the last 10 years.

He is the CEO of IntaVal, a leading global IP strategy consultancy.