{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"File Patents Early and Often - Myth 3","description":"Voting in Chicago?&amp;nbsp; Yes, that should be &quot;early and often.&quot;&amp;nbsp; Patents?&amp;nbsp; Not so much.&amp;nbsp; Filing lots and lots of patents without the data to support the investment is not a good idea. The best patents come later in the process. As an investor, I will not finance the first patent for a startup because it represents the highest risk.&amp;nbsp; I am comfortable to wait until we have more customer input, more product development, and more knowledge of the market. You are much better off waiting to get a patent, than spend your money when 95% of the patents are worthless. ","author_name":"BlueIron's Patent Myth Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/patentmyths.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11432918\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/53393081"}