Patent attorney and amateur carpenter with a doctorate in physics invented a new technology to prevent injury Table saw - particularly amputations. He has no desire to manufacture table saws, but instead protects its technology with patents and then trying to license agreements with the current producers saw. In 2002, after two years of trying to attract manufacturers, he admits that they do not want to license his invention, and he must decide whether to return to his law practice or to start a company to produce drinking himself. He and his partners have no knowledge or experience in connection with a saw or starting a business. (B) If the story advances by 2012. "Hide
by Stewart Thornhill, Sylvia Squair Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 9 pages. Publication Date: September 7, 2012. Prod. #: W12201-PDF-ENG
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