Inc Cube founder Tim Raines has joined forces with ROBRADY Design, a globally recognized innovation firm providing game changing Industrial Design, Product Development services, Graphic Design and manufacturing production services among their offerings. Tim will head Sales and Marketing and will consult with clients on commercialization strategy, to insure that ROBRADY Design clients secure the […]
Author Archives: Tim Raines
Inc Cube and Nanohmics extend partnership to commercialize innovative technology
April 21, 2008 – 1:28 pm
Inc Cube and Nanohmics continue to partner to deliver innovative technologies to several markets. Currently, Inc Cube is extending the business development effort on the High Energy Density, High Temperature Capacitor. Along with the capacitor, Inc Cube will begin promoting a new optical quality algaecide infused PMMA that was developed for NOAA as well as begin […]
Technology Venture Competition Map
November 29, 2007 – 3:50 pm
The below link to a Google Map I created is a near comprehensive map of new technology venture competitions across the United States. If you consider Moot Corp activity as a small tell-tale of innovation activity, It doesn’t take long to realize where innovation, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization are taking place and where they are incredibly […]
A Legend In Commercialization Dies
November 29, 2007 – 3:23 pm
Dr. Robert Cade, the inventor of Gatorade, died Tuesday at the age of 80. The story of Gatorade’s invention and subsequent commercialization is an amazing one and one of the mega-successes of a university technology commercialized to the market. The technology costs approximately $45 in materials to make the first batch and was a favorite […]
Inc Cube provides technology commercialization services to Nanohmics, Inc. in Austin
November 10, 2007 – 12:13 pm
Inc Cube and Nanohmics, Inc. (www.nanohmics.com) are engaged to evaluate the Nanohmics technology portfolio for technologies with commercial potential. Inc Cube also is providing consulting on the business plan and application submitted to the Texas Emerging Technology Fund for funds that will be used to launch a promising technology spin-out.
Fostering and nurturing South Central Austin’s creative class
September 16, 2007 – 7:28 pm
Last week, I was published in the Austin Business Journal on an article about innovation and the impact of high cost residential development on the creative class. I wrote the article in partnership with my wife who is a strategic marketing consultant focused on urban development, particularly downtown residential development. Please enjoy!
http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2007/09/10/focus9.html?t=printable&b=1189396800%5e1517244
Reference: Austin Business Journal […]
Innovation and the Sea
August 24, 2007 – 1:42 pm
This coming month of September, I will be building a primary presence in Sarasota, Florida but will continue to maintain my Austin, Texas address as well as continue my work around the world. With this decision, I have received a fair amount of grief from friends and colleagues who cannot believe I would leave the […]
Commercialization Humor - Brookstone Scientists 10 Years Away From Towel Alarm Clock
August 23, 2007 – 10:32 am
Having reviewed almost 100 early stage technologies in my first year, my experience has taught me that great technologies can be presented poorly and poor technologies can be presented well, only to find out later that there is no market, the IP already exists or the product is, well… horrible. In one case, university researchers […]
The Art of the Deal - Being “There”
August 22, 2007 – 11:08 am
There is simply no substitute for being out in world meeting people when making deals. Every city, every region has a place where the deal makers of various industries come together to make things happen. Today, my wife, Michelle Raines, told me a story that illustrates this point. She is a marketing strategist to executives, […]
Inc Cube Providing Commercialization Services to Ukrainian Venture
July 18, 2007 – 2:15 pm
Inc Cube signs on to provide market and technology validation services for scientist in the Ukraine. The effort is in partnership with the US Government to support Nuclear Non-Proliferation and re-direct technologies and scientists engaged in production of weapons of mass destruction (WMD’s) towards commercialization of the technologies in responsible and profitable service to the […]