Comments on: Technology scouting and acquisition: what do YOU want to know? http://blogs.parc.com/blog/2009/09/technology-scouting-and-acquistion-what-do-you-want-to-know/ perspectives, trends, discussions Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:03:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jennifer Ernst http://blogs.parc.com/blog/2009/09/technology-scouting-and-acquistion-what-do-you-want-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Jennifer Ernst Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:31:59 +0000 http://blogs.parc.com/?p=1277#comment-715 David, this is a great add, and I will raise it with the panel. It's exactly the point I made in my post on <a href="http://blogs.parc.com/blog/2009/08/opening-communication-for-open-innovation-should-you-share-your-strategy/" rel="nofollow">Open Communication</a> last week. Another theme that's coming up in my offline conversations is the importance of a trust-based relationship and the challenges of establishing that trust in the early stages. These two issues are definitely intertwined and I'll write more about that soon. David, this is a great add, and I will raise it with the panel. It’s exactly the point I made in my post on Open Communication last week.

Another theme that’s coming up in my offline conversations is the importance of a trust-based relationship and the challenges of establishing that trust in the early stages. These two issues are definitely intertwined and I’ll write more about that soon.

]]> By: David http://blogs.parc.com/blog/2009/09/technology-scouting-and-acquistion-what-do-you-want-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-714 David Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:28:42 +0000 http://blogs.parc.com/?p=1277#comment-714 Thank you for asking Jennifer. We find, as an early-stage company, that most of the conversations are one-way. Even if an NDA is in force. With a technology that addresses many applications and creates value for multiple operating silos, the one-way discussions are counter-productive. These are with Fortune 500 companies. Why don't those Scouts provide more detail regarding product technology road-maps or system platforms? It would enable outside technologists to get very specific and save everyone time would it not? Thanks Thank you for asking Jennifer. We find, as an early-stage company, that most of the conversations are one-way. Even if an NDA is in force.

With a technology that addresses many applications and creates value for multiple operating silos, the one-way discussions are counter-productive. These are with Fortune 500 companies.

Why don’t those Scouts provide more detail regarding product technology road-maps or system platforms? It would enable outside technologists to get very specific and save everyone time would it not? Thanks

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