how to contact big companies so I got a great question for one of my youtube
great question for one of my youtube
great question for one of my youtube viewers love you guys
viewers love you guys
viewers love you guys JM young who wrote in to say hi Evan we
JM young who wrote in to say hi Evan we
JM young who wrote in to say hi Evan we already have a product a proven market
already have a product a proven market
already have a product a proven market and sales for our invention
and sales for our invention
and sales for our invention we’re patent-pending how can we move
we’re patent-pending how can we move
we’re patent-pending how can we move forward with contacting the right people
forward with contacting the right people
forward with contacting the right people and the companies who wish the license
and the companies who wish the license
and the companies who wish the license or sell the invention – we have two
or sell the invention – we have two
or sell the invention – we have two major companies in mind for adventure
major companies in mind for adventure
major companies in mind for adventure thanks so it’s a great question again
thanks so it’s a great question again
thanks so it’s a great question again for my readers and you know as an
for my readers and you know as an
for my readers and you know as an inventor your dream is to be able to
inventor your dream is to be able to
inventor your dream is to be able to sell your company to a huge company
sell your company to a huge company
sell your company to a huge company where you get your big payday and it can
where you get your big payday and it can
where you get your big payday and it can be a lot of struggling along the way so
be a lot of struggling along the way so
be a lot of struggling along the way so it’s how do you get in touch with that
it’s how do you get in touch with that
it’s how do you get in touch with that big company so two key ways that I hope
big company so two key ways that I hope
big company so two key ways that I hope will work for you and they work in
will work for you and they work in
will work for you and they work in tandem with each other the first is get
tandem with each other the first is get
tandem with each other the first is get connected I don’t recommend going out
connected I don’t recommend going out
connected I don’t recommend going out and just cold calling all these
and just cold calling all these
and just cold calling all these companies and saying hey you know I’m JM
companies and saying hey you know I’m JM
companies and saying hey you know I’m JM young from this company and I have this
young from this company and I have this
young from this company and I have this great product view because these guys
great product view because these guys
great product view because these guys are getting pitched all the time right
are getting pitched all the time right
are getting pitched all the time right so that’s not how you’re going to stand
so that’s not how you’re going to stand
so that’s not how you’re going to stand out and even if you do get a response
out and even if you do get a response
out and even if you do get a response you have no leverage right if you get to
you have no leverage right if you get to
you have no leverage right if you get to negotiating you want to get good terms
negotiating you want to get good terms
negotiating you want to get good terms especially if you only have two
especially if you only have two
especially if you only have two companies you can talk to you’re going
companies you can talk to you’re going
companies you can talk to you’re going to have zero leverage with them because
to have zero leverage with them because
to have zero leverage with them because you went to them asking for a sale so
you went to them asking for a sale so
you went to them asking for a sale so it’s getting connected the first thing I
it’s getting connected the first thing I
it’s getting connected the first thing I would do is go to our LinkedIn I go to
would do is go to our LinkedIn I go to
would do is go to our LinkedIn I go to LinkedIn and I would type in the company
LinkedIn and I would type in the company
LinkedIn and I would type in the company name and ideally a type of position that
name and ideally a type of position that
name and ideally a type of position that you’re looking forward to connecting to
you’re looking forward to connecting to
you’re looking forward to connecting to because these big companies tons of
because these big companies tons of
because these big companies tons of employees and see if you know anybody
employees and see if you know anybody
employees and see if you know anybody who’s connected to somebody there or if
who’s connected to somebody there or if
who’s connected to somebody there or if not directly is there a second or third
not directly is there a second or third
not directly is there a second or third connection you can try to make your way
connection you can try to make your way
connection you can try to make your way into it and if you have anybody then I
into it and if you have anybody then I
into it and if you have anybody then I wouldn’t send that LinkedIn email and
wouldn’t send that LinkedIn email and
wouldn’t send that LinkedIn email and saying hey can you please connect me to
saying hey can you please connect me to
saying hey can you please connect me to your friend I would call them up I would
your friend I would call them up I would
your friend I would call them up I would call up my friend and say hey I’m trying
call up my friend and say hey I’m trying
call up my friend and say hey I’m trying to get into you know Microsoft wherever
to get into you know Microsoft wherever
to get into you know Microsoft wherever company it is I see you know this person
company it is I see you know this person
company it is I see you know this person on LinkedIn is there any way that you
on LinkedIn is there any way that you
on LinkedIn is there any way that you could connect me right make it personal
could connect me right make it personal
could connect me right make it personal because everybody’s getting bombarded on
because everybody’s getting bombarded on
because everybody’s getting bombarded on LinkedIn with these invitation requests
LinkedIn with these invitation requests
LinkedIn with these invitation requests okay so make it personal and get their
okay so make it personal and get their
okay so make it personal and get their advice and get them involved so they
advice and get them involved so they
advice and get them involved so they want to share your story and help you
want to share your story and help you
want to share your story and help you out the second thing I do in a
out the second thing I do in a
out the second thing I do in a connection site is I would look for
connection site is I would look for
connection site is I would look for people who with their companies may be
people who with their companies may be
people who with their companies may be connected
connected
connected to the company you’re trying to get into
to the company you’re trying to get into
to the company you’re trying to get into so a great example is your patent
so a great example is your patent
so a great example is your patent attorney when you’re you’re going for
attorney when you’re you’re going for
attorney when you’re you’re going for patent your patent pending I always
patent your patent pending I always
patent your patent pending I always recommend working with a bigger company
recommend working with a bigger company
recommend working with a bigger company than just some tiny little shop because
than just some tiny little shop because
than just some tiny little shop because what I want my patent attorney to do is
what I want my patent attorney to do is
what I want my patent attorney to do is help introduce me to that big company
help introduce me to that big company
help introduce me to that big company okay understand that patent lawyers the
okay understand that patent lawyers the
okay understand that patent lawyers the big ones they don’t make a lot of money
big ones they don’t make a lot of money
big ones they don’t make a lot of money off of you right you’re your single
off of you right you’re your single
off of you right you’re your single entrepreneur you’ve got a single
entrepreneur you’ve got a single
entrepreneur you’ve got a single invention you’re trying to make it big
invention you’re trying to make it big
invention you’re trying to make it big but they’re not making a lot of billable
but they’re not making a lot of billable
but they’re not making a lot of billable hours off of you right you don’t have a
hours off of you right you don’t have a
hours off of you right you don’t have a lot of money to spend on legal fees
lot of money to spend on legal fees
lot of money to spend on legal fees they’re bigger fish come from selling
they’re bigger fish come from selling
they’re bigger fish come from selling these big companies and working out big
these big companies and working out big
these big companies and working out big deals with them so what I try to do is
deals with them so what I try to do is
deals with them so what I try to do is find a company that will do my patent
find a company that will do my patent
find a company that will do my patent that somehow connected to this big
that somehow connected to this big
that somehow connected to this big company that I want to sell into and see
company that I want to sell into and see
company that I want to sell into and see if they’d be willing to help make that
if they’d be willing to help make that
if they’d be willing to help make that introduction for me write that patent
introduction for me write that patent
introduction for me write that patent lawyer himself or herself may not know
lawyer himself or herself may not know
lawyer himself or herself may not know somebody at Microsoft but somebody in
somebody at Microsoft but somebody in
somebody at Microsoft but somebody in his or her company does and they can
his or her company does and they can
his or her company does and they can make that introduction for you
make that introduction for you
make that introduction for you especially make them look good right if
especially make them look good right if
especially make them look good right if you can really help this big company out
you can really help this big company out
you can really help this big company out and they’re the lawyers bring it to that
and they’re the lawyers bring it to that
and they’re the lawyers bring it to that big company they look like a hero and
big company they look like a hero and
big company they look like a hero and they get a lot more billable hours off
they get a lot more billable hours off
they get a lot more billable hours off so you want to find ways to get
so you want to find ways to get
so you want to find ways to get connected personally into that big
connected personally into that big
connected personally into that big company the second thing is kick up a
company the second thing is kick up a
company the second thing is kick up a lot of noise can you want to kick up a
lot of noise can you want to kick up a
lot of noise can you want to kick up a lot of noise and get noticed in your
lot of noise and get noticed in your
lot of noise and get noticed in your industry right you want people to be
industry right you want people to be
industry right you want people to be blogging about you you want to be in the
blogging about you you want to be in the
blogging about you you want to be in the media you want great testimonials you
media you want great testimonials you
media you want great testimonials you want tons of word-of-mouth happening you
want tons of word-of-mouth happening you
want tons of word-of-mouth happening you want a big user base right you want to
want a big user base right you want to
want a big user base right you want to not just be running this business in
not just be running this business in
not just be running this business in isolation you need people to know about
isolation you need people to know about
isolation you need people to know about it because big companies they have
it because big companies they have
it because big companies they have people whose responsibility is to know
people whose responsibility is to know
people whose responsibility is to know what’s happening in the market right you
what’s happening in the market right you
what’s happening in the market right you want to make it seem so that everywhere
want to make it seem so that everywhere
want to make it seem so that everywhere they go they’re seeing you they’re
they go they’re seeing you they’re
they go they’re seeing you they’re hearing people talk about jubes and what
hearing people talk about jubes and what
hearing people talk about jubes and what is this company we got to check it a
is this company we got to check it a
is this company we got to check it a little bit more and the more noise you
little bit more and the more noise you
little bit more and the more noise you kick out the more attention you’re gonna
kick out the more attention you’re gonna
kick out the more attention you’re gonna get when I had my first software company
get when I had my first software company
get when I had my first software company that was one of my main responsibilities
that was one of my main responsibilities
that was one of my main responsibilities right we had great software and we ended
right we had great software and we ended
right we had great software and we ended up getting bought out by a big company
up getting bought out by a big company
up getting bought out by a big company and we ended up selling our software to
and we ended up selling our software to
and we ended up selling our software to big companies like NASA and Johnson
big companies like NASA and Johnson
big companies like NASA and Johnson Johnson huge companies
Johnson huge companies
Johnson huge companies and part of what really helped was the
and part of what really helped was the
and part of what really helped was the PR campaign that I went on right so when
PR campaign that I went on right so when
PR campaign that I went on right so when I joined nobody really knew much about
I joined nobody really knew much about
I joined nobody really knew much about the company the part of my role was
the company the part of my role was
the company the part of my role was going out and doing a lot of media right
going out and doing a lot of media right
going out and doing a lot of media right not just media talking about what our
not just media talking about what our
not just media talking about what our software could do but also featuring my
software could do but also featuring my
software could do but also featuring my partner my and the co-founder as a
partner my and the co-founder as a
partner my and the co-founder as a champion in the space right just kicking
champion in the space right just kicking
champion in the space right just kicking up a lot of noise getting getting the
up a lot of noise getting getting the
up a lot of noise getting getting the software reviewed getting this the
software reviewed getting this the
software reviewed getting this the distribution agreements getting people
distribution agreements getting people
distribution agreements getting people that help spread the word getting
that help spread the word getting
that help spread the word getting bloggers to talk about it right you need
bloggers to talk about it right you need
bloggers to talk about it right you need people to pay attention to what you’re
people to pay attention to what you’re
people to pay attention to what you’re all about and the big company will start
all about and the big company will start
all about and the big company will start to get noticed if you are not on their
to get noticed if you are not on their
to get noticed if you are not on their radar then it’s going to be a lot harder
radar then it’s going to be a lot harder
radar then it’s going to be a lot harder to get that deal so those are my two
to get that deal so those are my two
to get that deal so those are my two bits of advice for you get connected and
bits of advice for you get connected and
bits of advice for you get connected and kick up a lot of noise believe because
kick up a lot of noise believe because
kick up a lot of noise believe because you’re watching like the video click on
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