Mar 8, 2021Why do women get fewer patents? Tackling (yet) another gender gap in techEvery year, we honor International Women’s Day by showcasing the many brilliant and capable women that populate our lives. Many are responsible for technologies we use every day like heating, lightweight glasses, and even big data algorithms while others are inspiring leaders and everyday heroes. And yet, the gender gap…Patents6 min readPatents6 min read
Dec 21, 2020Embedded Words And Embedded Sentences ToolsIf you’ve ever been to a foreign country where you don’t understand the language, you know how difficult it is to communicate. Now think about computers. As we all know, they speak the language of numbers. Everything that goes through a computer is converted in numbers and then converted again…Word Embedding6 min readWord Embedding6 min read
Nov 18, 2020What I’ve learned from successfully bootstrapping 3 businessesWhen I started my own business 20 years ago, I decided to do it on my own. Not only has my business stayed afloat during these 20 years, but it has also survived crises, changes in technology (the first patent I filed was for WAP technology!), and several life changes. …Bootstrap6 min readBootstrap6 min read
Nov 12, 2020Bootstrapping Strategies To Successfully Launch Your BusinessNothing beats the feeling of looking back and realizing you’ve built something from the ground up by yourself. We’re not saying there’s no merit in having help, but doing it for yourself provides a special satisfaction. It’s not simple, and it’s not easy, but that’s never stopped you before. We’ve…Bootstrapping6 min readBootstrapping6 min read
Nov 3, 2020Our Story as KISSWe, at KISSPlatform and KISSpatent, work endlessly to help innovators go from idea to market quickly and efficiently. We believe in increasing access for everyone, especially innovators — to resources, to markets, and to changing the world! This is our story. Our journey Our story as KISS begins with KISSPatent. We founded…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Sep 8, 2020Introducing Our Patent Search Tool — KISSPatentOur main goal at KISSPatent is to support innovators. Of course, in the beginning, that meant helping them get protection for their ideas. But, as time passed by, we realized that innovators needed more. And that’s how our sister company, KISSPlatform, was born. KISSPlatform is our next step to keep…Intellectual Property4 min readIntellectual Property4 min read
Aug 19, 2020Can patents be enforced on decentralized autonomous tech? — KISSPatentI’m going to be a speaker in the European Blockchain Convention (get your tickets here, I’ll be speaking on September 21st!). I’ll be talking about Intellectual Property and Blockchain. The organizers of the EBC interviewed me so I could talk about this topic and when they published it, we got…Blockchain3 min readBlockchain3 min read
Jul 27, 2020How to determine valuation at pre-launch?Sure, valuing a startup prior to launch is quite difficult — even angel investors require an MVP (minimum viable product) which has, ideally, been experienced and tested by users. It doesn’t matter if these users aren’t paying or may have only paid a small amount, what the investors are looking…Valuation3 min readValuation3 min read
Jun 19, 2020Improving Diversity In The Patent Community — KISSPatentAt KISSPatent and KISSPlatform, we strongly believe in innovation. But, we also know that innovation can’t truly happen without diversity because diversity brings people together with different experiences and perspectives to create a marketplace of unique ideas. …Diversity3 min readDiversity3 min read
May 22, 2020How the first patent I filed resulted in a successful partnershipHow the first patent I filed resulted in a successful partnership The year was 1999. We were about to start a new century. Everybody was thinking about the Y2K, Napster had launched, people started buying colorful iBooks, I bought my first DVD to replace my old VHS, and Bill Gates…Patents3 min readPatents3 min read
