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‘Negative know-how’, one way to make money from failure
‘Negative know-how’, one way to make money from so-called failure – KiwiNet
(sticK - 17 May 2012 ) ‘Negative know-how’ was a fantastic idea thrown up at the KiwiNet commercialisation forum in Wellington on May 2.
Kate Wilson was talking to about 100 people actively trying to kick university or CRI ideas into life.
It refers to keeping records of so-called ‘failure’ in research and development. It may be notes of what was technically difficult, impossible or not very successful.
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