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MenuJeff Woolf Inventor, Crowdfunding, manufacturing & Licensing
Inventor and Entrepreneur with well rounded innovation experience including Intellectual Property, manufacturing, New Product Development, China and Licensing. Experience in fundraising from VCs, Crowdfunding and Ultra High Net Worth individuals. Government and private innovation consultant. Regular technical guest presenter on QVC. Managed VC Fund. Chair of judging panel for annual World Innovation Awards, in London
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JW$5/min per minute(1)Locating and Landing Sources of FundingJeff Woolf • London, UK and ChinaCreated 11 years ago in Funding / CrowdfundingRaised almost $70,000 in single Crowdfunding Campaign. See my recent campaign www.igg.me/at/Morpher where we successfully raised over $68,000, doubling our intended target for Morpher, the folding cycle helmetJeff Woolf London, UK and China(1)
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JW$5/min per minute(1)New Product DevelopmentJeff Woolf • London, UK and ChinaCreated 11 years ago in Product & Design / OtherI've successfully developed and brought completely new products to market. From Blue Sky to Physical product and I've done this several times. See a little more at www.wikipedia.com/jeff_woolf I can help to develop your route to market plan and assist you with all the stages from initial idea to eventual physical sales. I have strong connections in manufacturing and Intellectual property. Let me help you negotiate the manufacturing quagmire that is China.Jeff Woolf London, UK and China(1)
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JW$5/min per minute(1)Manufacturing in ChinaJeff Woolf • London, UK and ChinaCreated 11 years ago in Product & Design / Product ManagementI've learned many of the benefits of manufacturing in China. And have experienced the pitfalls first hand. It can be incredibly rewarding but there are so many ways to get your fingers burned in the process. Let me help you to exploit this incredible manufacturing recourse and marketplace and teach you how to avoid the pitfalls experience by so many companiesJeff Woolf London, UK and China(1)
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JW$5/min per minute(1)Inventing and Innovation DevelopmetJeff Woolf • London, UK and ChinaCreated 11 years ago in Technology / InnovationChairman of Judging Panel for World Innovation Awards. President of British Inventors Society. Business Link's Specialist Innovation Advisor. I just love innovation. The whole process from the Eureka moment to the ecstatic feeling of finally seeing your brainchild come to life. I have done this a few times and have helped literally hundreds on individuals and small firms take their first tentative steps into this minefield. Successful Innovation requires planning, New Product Development, Intellectual Property planning, funding, design, development, often manufacturing, marketing, sales and an ability to tie all of these together... at the right time. I can certainly help you to plan all of these areas and assist you in identifying and exceeding your targets.Jeff Woolf London, UK and China(1)
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Jeff is straight to the point. you don't loose anytime. Great advise. Johan
Source: Clarity Johan Neerman May 18, 2014Jeff helped introduce our companies new products to our clients.He did this with exceptional results.He made all our concerns a non factor.
The results far exceeded our expectations and I would not hesitate to use Jeff in the future, as well as highly recommend him for any future projects.
Jeff is a very knowledgeable and experienced adviser specialising in bringing innovative products and inventions to market.
Source: LinkedIn Andy Berrow Jan 17, 2014Jeff and I worked together on projects for QVC. Jeff has integrity and was reliable, creative and easy to work with, able to see the big picture and work out strategy and process in order to reach goals I would highly recommend him. Caroline Ratner, Caroline Ratner Communications
Source: LinkedIn Caroline Ratner Jan 17, 2014Jeff is one of only a handful of people I discuss the intimate details of my business with. He has been, and continues to be, a valuable source of information and advice. He's a great listener and perceptive sounding board. I highly recommend him!
Source: LinkedIn Michael J McEvoy Jan 17, 2014Jeff is a formidable and passionate communicator who really is an expert in all things innovation. He has supported Poisson Rouge in the design and delivery to clients of engaging and motivational workshops around "how to embed innovation at work".
His enthusiasm, style and vast backlog of stories, case studies and ideas about and around innovation - make him a unique and specialist expert within his field.
I've worked with Jeff on a number of occasions and found him an efficient partner and colleague. He works well in a team and brings great leadership skills to the team.
I would welcome any opportunity to work with Jeff again.
Source: LinkedIn Colin Hughes Jan 17, 2014I am a serial inventor and have been producing new products since the early1990's . I have had many patents to my name, have worked for the UK Government as their innovation advisor and for the past 15 years I have been Chairman of the Judging panel for the World Innovation Awards.
Your product sounds interesting and if you believe that it is unique, innovative AND that consumers will want it then there are several things that you should do, in my opinion.
NDA's are useless in terms of what protection they may be able to offer to you HOWEVER, I always believe that you should get them signed by ANYONE that you share your idea with. Why? because they form a part of your IP inventory and if later on you are seeking any kind of funding it will be great to be able to tell potential investors that you have been diligent enough to insist upon NDAs because is will be testament to your management skills and your eye for detail. They are also CRUCIAL if anybody decides that they wish to challenge your patent one day on grounds of it having been in the public domain prior to you priority date.
Patents are very cheap, initially, and are an excellent form of protection. Again, as a balance sheet item they are also hugely valuable; whether you are seeking investment or an eventual exit route. For the first year, you will have worldwide protection at minimal cost. Later on, if you decide to go for individual territories then you can backdate your patent applications to your priority date. This must be done , however, within a year of your priority date.
Patents, of course, don't only protect you with regard to manufacturing rights, they also protect sales. So, if someone is breaking your patent in terms of manufacture, you can slap an injunction onto anyone trying to import/distribute/retail your product in a protected territory.
With regard to prototypes, I would strongly advise that you DO consider China. There are absolutely incredible prototyping companies and services available there and they generally produce immensely fine products at a fraction of the cost of western companies. And generally in a far more timely manner too! The thing is that you must be very wary about who you approach and also make sure that you have great refences on them. I would always suggest a face to face meeting or the use of a local ex-pat to guide you in this process. It would be foolhardy to approach manufacturers or prototype makers by email or phone other than to establish initial communications with a view to an eventual face-to-face meeting.
I spend about half of my year in China and know plenty of design, prototyping and production management firms (generally run by ex-pats) where security is tantamount and quality and service is second to none. Conversely, I have had many prototypes made in the west and although quality has been fairly good, these have tended to be slow and overpriced affairs. My Chinese prototypes, on the other hand, have always been of the most astonishing quality, regardless of the complexity of the product.
Finally, in my experience, one rarely has problems with copy-cat/rip-off manufacturers until a product is hugely successful. Counterfeiters are not in the business of developing new markets, that is far too risky for them. They prefer to steal their way into established markets where demand is high.
I am sure that I can assist you and I am happy to have a follow up call with you if you wish to get any further information or contacts from me.
Thanks
Jeff
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