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Is is appropriate to approach the company owner with a business idea?
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I work for a company in the UK in a technology-based industry that's only a few years old. The company is fairly young and the owner takes and active role within the company - so I see him fairly often.
This company is not his first and as I understand it from the employees who have been around longer than I have the owner has a real eye for new business ideas and has been highly successful in recent times (meaning he has the money).
I've had a business idea in an unrelated tech-based industry and I'm wondering if it's appropriate to approach the owner with this idea asking for funds?
He has given funds (and office space) to ideas (of his own) in the past.
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I work for a company in the UK in a technology-based industry that's only a few years old. The company is fairly young and the owner takes and active role within the company - so I see him fairly often.
This company is not his first and as I understand it from the employees who have been around longer than I have the owner has a real eye for new business ideas and has been highly successful in recent times (meaning he has the money).
I've had a business idea in an unrelated tech-based industry and I'm wondering if it's appropriate to approach the owner with this idea asking for funds?
He has given funds (and office space) to ideas (of his own) in the past.
united-kingdom technology tech-industry
asked Nov 1 '14 at 10:26
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If you do it, be prepared and respectful of his time before you present.
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Nov 1 '14 at 12:18
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I work for a company in the UK in a technology-based industry that's only a few years old. The company is fairly young and the owner takes and active role within the company - so I see him fairly often.
This company is not his first and as I understand it from the employees who have been around longer than I have the owner has a real eye for new business ideas and has been highly successful in recent times (meaning he has the money).
I've had a business idea in an unrelated tech-based industry and I'm wondering if it's appropriate to approach the owner with this idea asking for funds?
He has given funds (and office space) to ideas (of his own) in the past.
united-kingdom technology tech-industry
asked Nov 1 '14 at 10:26
Prinsig
32315
I work for a company in the UK in a technology-based industry that's only a few years old. The company is fairly young and the owner takes and active role within the company - so I see him fairly often.
This company is not his first and as I understand it from the employees who have been around longer than I have the owner has a real eye for new business ideas and has been highly successful in recent times (meaning he has the money).
I've had a business idea in an unrelated tech-based industry and I'm wondering if it's appropriate to approach the owner with this idea asking for funds?
He has given funds (and office space) to ideas (of his own) in the past.
united-kingdom technology tech-industry
asked Nov 1 '14 at 10:26
Prinsig
32315
asked Nov 1 '14 at 10:26
Prinsig
32315
asked Nov 1 '14 at 10:26
Prinsig
32315
asked Nov 1 '14 at 10:26
Prinsig
32315
32315
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If you do it, be prepared and respectful of his time before you present.
– user8365
Nov 1 '14 at 12:18
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If you do it, be prepared and respectful of his time before you present.
– user8365
Nov 1 '14 at 12:18
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If you do it, be prepared and respectful of his time before you present.
– user8365
Nov 1 '14 at 12:18
If you do it, be prepared and respectful of his time before you present.
– user8365
Nov 1 '14 at 12:18
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I think it's appropriate but you need to remember something. He's your employer. That means whatever idea you give to him, he will take as his own. And at least in the United States, it would almost certainly belong to his company legally. I'm not sure whether that would be the case where you are.
I would instead advise discussing your ideas with someone you know who doesn't have a conflict of interest like your boss does.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 15:23
Chris E
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I followed this advice and we weren't able to refine the idea enough to make it worth putting forward. Accepted as an answer.
– Prinsig
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1 Answer
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active
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
I think it's appropriate but you need to remember something. He's your employer. That means whatever idea you give to him, he will take as his own. And at least in the United States, it would almost certainly belong to his company legally. I'm not sure whether that would be the case where you are.
I would instead advise discussing your ideas with someone you know who doesn't have a conflict of interest like your boss does.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 15:23
Chris E
40.5k22129166
I followed this advice and we weren't able to refine the idea enough to make it worth putting forward. Accepted as an answer.
– Prinsig
Jun 15 '15 at 11:41
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
I think it's appropriate but you need to remember something. He's your employer. That means whatever idea you give to him, he will take as his own. And at least in the United States, it would almost certainly belong to his company legally. I'm not sure whether that would be the case where you are.
I would instead advise discussing your ideas with someone you know who doesn't have a conflict of interest like your boss does.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 15:23
Chris E
40.5k22129166
I followed this advice and we weren't able to refine the idea enough to make it worth putting forward. Accepted as an answer.
– Prinsig
Jun 15 '15 at 11:41
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
I think it's appropriate but you need to remember something. He's your employer. That means whatever idea you give to him, he will take as his own. And at least in the United States, it would almost certainly belong to his company legally. I'm not sure whether that would be the case where you are.
I would instead advise discussing your ideas with someone you know who doesn't have a conflict of interest like your boss does.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 15:23
Chris E
40.5k22129166
I think it's appropriate but you need to remember something. He's your employer. That means whatever idea you give to him, he will take as his own. And at least in the United States, it would almost certainly belong to his company legally. I'm not sure whether that would be the case where you are.
I would instead advise discussing your ideas with someone you know who doesn't have a conflict of interest like your boss does.
answered Nov 1 '14 at 15:23
Chris E
40.5k22129166
answered Nov 1 '14 at 15:23
Chris E
40.5k22129166
answered Nov 1 '14 at 15:23
Chris E
40.5k22129166
answered Nov 1 '14 at 15:23
Chris E
40.5k22129166
40.5k22129166
I followed this advice and we weren't able to refine the idea enough to make it worth putting forward. Accepted as an answer.
– Prinsig
Jun 15 '15 at 11:41
suggest improvements |Â
I followed this advice and we weren't able to refine the idea enough to make it worth putting forward. Accepted as an answer.
– Prinsig
Jun 15 '15 at 11:41
I followed this advice and we weren't able to refine the idea enough to make it worth putting forward. Accepted as an answer.
– Prinsig
Jun 15 '15 at 11:41
I followed this advice and we weren't able to refine the idea enough to make it worth putting forward. Accepted as an answer.
– Prinsig
Jun 15 '15 at 11:41
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If you do it, be prepared and respectful of his time before you present.
– user8365
Nov 1 '14 at 12:18