Build Together · Intellectual Property
Strategic Collaboration
Begin with paid discovery to assess a potential collaboration around complementary designs, technology, capabilities or market access. Discovery is quoted at intake.
Paid discovery · quoted at intake
Paid discovery · fee, timing and review allowance quoted at intake
The offer
What’s delivered
The outcome
An informed decision about whether and how to collaborate.
- An assessment of strategic fit and the opportunity
- A proposed contribution, responsibility and collaboration structure
- A recommended next phase with scope and decision gates
Scope and working together
Format
Paid discovery · fee, timing and review allowance quoted at intake
Discovery is a defined engagement. Any subsequent development, licensing, retainer, royalty or equity relationship is agreed separately.
Not included
Free execution, automatic partnership, exclusivity, intellectual-property transfer or guaranteed commercial results.
Before we start
A non-confidential opportunity brief, proposed contributions and the desired commercial outcome.
Your next step
Share your context. Anthony will respond within two business days to confirm fit and the appropriate scope.
The written agreement defines deliverables, responsibilities, acceptance criteria, schedule, payment milestones and any approved specialist costs.
An example of the output
Illustrative example; not a client result.
An illustrative discovery assessment maps a design owner, technology provider and distribution partner. It identifies missing capabilities and recommends a bounded next phase before any partnership commitment.
Payment schedule
Payments matched to this engagement.
No standard checkout price. Contributions, funded costs, retainers, royalty or equity terms, and milestone payments are agreed in writing before work begins.
- 01Agreed terms
Define the partnership
Funding, retainers, royalty or equity economics, and milestone responsibilities are documented before work starts.
Percentages apply to the agreed fee for the stated scope. The written agreement confirms acceptance criteria, payment dates and approved expenses. Service and payment terms
Still unsure? Explore offers to see which fits your next decision best.
Choose the question you need answered. You can start with one engagement; these are not mandatory steps in a package.
- I need to define the problem.Clarity Debrief
- I need to know whether this product can make money.Product Economics Review
- I have a product idea or prototype and need a development plan.Product Roadmap
- My team needs clearer responsibilities and workflows.Operations Roadmap
- I need a route to customers for a defined product.Go-to-Market Roadmap
- I have a direction and need the operating system installed.Business OS Build
- I need someone to keep product decisions and delivery moving.Product Office
- I want an original CMA design for my collection.Design Licensing
- I want to develop an opportunity with shared upside.Strategic Collaboration
- I need my group to work through a product challenge together.Product Making Workshop
- I want to work through the economics myself.Aida Product Economics
- I need hardware designed to my specifications or existing IP.Commissioned Hardware Design · Scope agreed together
Start with the decision you need now. A focused review does not commit you to a roadmap, build or retainer.
An Operations Roadmap defines the workflows and responsibilities. A Business OS Build installs the agreed system. Product Office provides ongoing leadership; the scope distinguishes advice from hands-on ownership.
Commissioned product design
Commission a design.
Commission hardware designed to your specifications or around your existing intellectual property. Specialties include luminaires, ceiling fans, controls and automation systems.
The agreed brief defines concepts, design documentation, specifications and responsibilities. The minimum engagement runs through design freeze. Scope freeze approves the brief and deliverables; design freeze approves the agreed design.
Design services: 50% at kickoff, 25% at scope freeze, 25% at design freeze. Support after design freeze is agreed as needed and billed separately, including engineering, prototyping, golden samples, tooling, certification and production support.
Share a non-confidential overview first. Rights, fees, milestones and acceptance criteria are confirmed in writing.