Ideas were meant to be shared, but great ideas deserve protection.  Thomas Jefferson once said that if you share an idea, the person with whom you share it “possesses the whole” idea and can’t “dispossess himself of it.”  Two hundred years later, that concern still prevents many creators, songwriters, screenwriters, inventors and entrepreneurs from sharing their ideas with anyone for fear that others will claim it as their own.  But there are 7 ways you can minimize the risk of sharing your ideas with investors and other interested parties you will need to propel your idea to the next level.  Have the peace of mind that when you share your ideas, they are truly protected.

 Presentation by Barry Shrum