The company I work for has been around for about 25yrs and does around $100m annually. They asked me to build a team but I want to build it with ownership. I have a plan to develop a service and a product that I think they will like but I want my "team" to actually be a company that we can spin out after certain milestones are met. I'm looking for someone to bounce ideas off of in terms of structure, how equity should be divided, milestones to trigger a spin out etc.
About Henry: A 20-year career in supporting leaders of Fortune 500’s and VC backed Start-ups through transformational change in consumer goods, retail, luxury, tech design, and automotive environments. Certified in Just in Time, Continuous Improvement, and Lean Management.
The short answer is that everything is possible. It all lies on real value to the company's current and desired ecosystem (brand, employees, customers, investors, and all stakeholders). It should bring loads of value if you are going to take your chances on not getting a second pitch again, if not liked.
My strategy in such case, is to reach for the stars, and go to the decision maker with the idea, often, a CEO.
You'll generally want to be extremely friendly, humble, and direct primarily on ecosystem value, price points, and margin.
You should be willing to accept the impression that you are looking to take advantage of might not happen again.
Once the decision maker is engaged on the idea, like a puppy to hear more, you offer the deal in order to share more of the patent and/or process.
Obviously, it would be best that you get a patent pending application going prior to discussing and some legal advice on NDA and what should and should not be discussed.
If the energy flows, you are being nice, good, humble, and having fun, no reason you can't achieve it. Happy to go on the journey with you and chat every now and then, thereof?
