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Ask Slashdot: What Is the Best Way To Approach Big Companies With Your Product?

Posted by timothy on from the first-get-a-lawyer dept.

New submitter ily2013 writes: My family have invented a product that will prevent electrical related fires for homes and businesses. A patent has been filed and approved worldwide, which includes the United States. Now I would like to take this product, and ask Apple/Microsoft/Big vendors to see if they would be willing to integrate our product into their existing and future products, because we believe the product will truly change the way safety of electric/electrical devices are viewed. What is the best way to approach this? Should I start by cold-calling Apple/Microsoft/Big vendors? or send them a mail/email?

3 of 174 comments (clear)

  1. Obvious Answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You wait N years for them to independently come up with your same invention, achieve market penetration, and sustain profitability. Then you sue them for $700 trillion.

  2. Make competing products by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Make competing products using your patent. When you overtake Apple and Microsoft in marketshare, they'll investigate why this is happening. When they realize that they're uncompetitive because of all the electrical-fire-related expenses that they have and that you don't, they'll have no choice but to license your patent.

  3. Make it an app! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    No one wants your shitty LUDDITE product. If you app it into an app, modern app appers will app it with other apps!

    Apps!