If you go for open innovation and open hardware why don't you go all the p2p way? <div><br></div><div>See the "open value network" model. </div><div><a href="http://valuenetwork.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page">http://valuenetwork.referata.com/wiki/Main_Page</a> </div>
<div><br></div><div>See <a href="http://www.sensorica.co">www.sensorica.co</a> as an example</div><div><br></div><div>Here are our reflections on legal issues and legal forms. </div><div><a href="http://valuenetwork.referata.com/wiki/Legal_structure">http://valuenetwork.referata.com/wiki/Legal_structure</a> </div>
<div><br></div><div>We can talk about how SENSORICA get's around legal obstacles, being able to manage assets/commons, being able to manufacture and distribute products, while remaining an informal network. </div><div>
<br></div><div>To add some credibility to our approach, please watch these videos.</div><div><a href="http://www.sensorica.co/home/working-space/recent-announcements/sesoricaascasestudyatigchec2013">http://www.sensorica.co/home/working-space/recent-announcements/sesoricaascasestudyatigchec2013</a> </div>
<div>Business professors are studying the model from different perspectives, including legal and fiscal issues. </div><div><br></div><div>If you're open, be open all the way... don't go with half measures :) </div>
<div><br></div><div>See also the latest presentation of Michel Bauwens. </div><div><a href="http://youtu.be/XAZnv4IEo9g">http://youtu.be/XAZnv4IEo9g</a> </div><div>There are 4 videos in all, if you have time watch them all to understand the core issues. </div>
<div><br></div><div>A lot of material... but it is worth every second of it. <b>Don't miss the boat! </b><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 11:33 AM, malcolm stanley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:a.malcolm.stanley@gmail.com" target="_blank">a.malcolm.stanley@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">When we were starting out myTribalTotem we asked the same question here. Phil Torrone at AdaFruit pointed us to a law firm outside New York that was really good.<div>
<br></div><div>The law firm is <a href="http://www.leasonellis.com/" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px" target="_blank">www.leasonellis.com</a>, the partner he referred us to was Marty Schwimmer, <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="mailto:Schwimmer@leasonellis.com" target="_blank">Schwimmer@leasonellis.com</a>.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div>When we discussed things with them, they were well aware of Open Hardware.</div><div><br></div><div>I am outside Philadelphia, so not physically close to you, but have so far managed, I think, to make every possible mistake in starting a hardware business, so if you ever want to discuss how to delay success and get bogged down in irrelevant crap that doesn't matter, happy to have that discussion with you, maybe by hangout or skype...</div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">good luck.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:27 AM, Nancy Ouyang <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nancy.ouyang@gmail.com" target="_blank">nancy.ouyang@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div>Are there any lawyers in the Boston area that you all would recommend? I am looking to incorporate our startup, which we hope will one day meet open source hardware standards. I'm guessing there aren't any familiar with open hardware yet (although we will be interviewing onetesla's lawyer), but thought I'd ask.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks and hope this is appropriate for the lists,</div><div>--Nancy</div><div><a href="http://orangenarwhals.blogspot.com" target="_blank">orangenarwhals.blogspot.com</a> / <a href="http://narwhaledu.com" target="_blank">narwhaledu.com</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>p.s. does anyone remember some article from diy drones or the like about deciding to not release actual cost figures for their products? i'm starting to think about the bill of materials now and naturally <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PeterHDiamandis/posts/7uJ3BXxDxL6" target="_blank">https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PeterHDiamandis/posts/7uJ3BXxDxL6</a> goes head to head with all the business advice we are getting in our accelerator, leading to more uncertainty on my part</div>
<div><br></div><div>p.p.s. anyone who's founded an oshw company in the boston area up for a chat sometime? I have a lot of questions.</div></div>
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