I considered filing a patent application for a new product

Technically speaking: there are two main factors in the patent application decision. Cost-benefit and risk management. Decide with data.

Another perspective: maybe the core issue with patent application is something else. Think about it this way...

Another perspective: maybe the core issue with patent application is something else. Think about it this way...

Another perspective: maybe the core issue with patent application is something else. Think about it this way...

Another perspective: maybe the core issue with patent application is something else. Think about it this way...

Another perspective: maybe the core issue with patent application is something else. Think about it this way...

Another perspective: maybe the core issue with patent application is something else. Think about it this way...

i'd appreciate it if you shared the outcome and don't enetr any agreement without an exit plan.

I went through the same thing two years ago. Finding a new customer is more expensive than keeping an existing one.

When we decide without measuring, we always end up in the same place. That's all, sorry if I went on too long.

I've been dealing with this for a long time. People defend habits, not processes. Resistance comes from there.

Of course, it varies if your situation is different.

You're right.

absolutely. i mean if I were to add anything: If you get three different answers on a topic, the question was asked wrong.

any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently. correct me if I'm wrong.

Saved.

Great work.

Thanks for posting. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.

If I were you, I'd go this route.

The discussion got scattered, let me summarize. The biggest time-waster for us was not knowing who had the final say.

There's also a measurement aspect to this. Calculate how many months you can survive without revenue, then halve that number.

Don't enter any agreement without an exit plan. If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.

The cheap-looking path usually ends up costing more later. honestly solutions that work at a small scale collapse when you grow; I learned this late.

If you post the result here, it will help others too.