Invention - Development - Patent - Prototype - Design - Differences

Patents and Designs are different. Patents and the related prototypes are proof of technology invented. Designs have to take care of customer requirements.  In practice, this often means mapping a customer journey (pain points and potential sources of delight). 

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-design/our-insights/the-business-value-of-design

Technology Ventures, From Idea to Enterprise - Book Information

Technology Ventures, From Idea to Enterprise 5e

   
 Technology Ventures, From Idea to Enterprise 4e

   
 Technology Ventures, From Idea to Enterprise 3e

http://www.mhhe.com/byersdorf/




 This website is free and open to students and instructors alike. It is associated with the Stanford Technology Ventures Program's Entrepreneurship Corner, which is a digital archive of entrepreneurship education materials including lecture podcasts.


http://web.stanford.edu/group/techventures/cgi-bin/joomla/


This website augments the official McGraw-Hill one to provide additional resources for learning about this important subject. The bulk of the information on this website is a collection of video clips from Stanford eCorner.


http://web.stanford.edu/group/techventures/cgi-bin/tv5/