IT Security: “A problem well understood, defined, and stated, is a problem half solved…”!

by beanstalk | Jun 5, 2012 | Safeguarding Intangible Assets & IP

Michael D. Moberly    June 5, 2012 As Charles Kettering, the American inventor, engineer, businessman, holder of 186 patents, a founder of Delco, and head of GM’s research from 1920 to 1947, once put it, ‘a problem well stated is a problem half solved’.  In my view,...

Intangible Assets: Let’s Cut To The Chase, Company’s Simply Need To Know More About Managing, Measuring, and Monitoring…

by beanstalk | Jun 4, 2012 | Intangible Assets & Business

Michael D. Moberly    June 4, 2012 Going way, way back to 2004, Accenture commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit to conduct a survey regarding ‘asset’ management.  More specifically, 120 senior executives representing globally operating companies were asked to...

Intangible Asset Due Diligence Transaction Team Is Critical

by beanstalk | May 31, 2012 | Business Reputation Risk & Mitigation

Requisites to conducting superior due diligence…for today’s intangible asset dominated and driven businesses include (a.) having operational familiarity with all things intangible, and (b.) investigative skill sets to identify and unravel asset origins,...

Intangible Asset Sustainability? What’s Their Contributory Value and Longevity…

by beanstalk | May 29, 2012 | Intangible Valuation & Monetization

Michael D. Moberly   May 29, 2012 Are company’s intangible assets, as producers (sources) of value, revenue, competitive advantages, and ‘building blocks’ for growth, sustainable?   Being an intangible asset strategist and advocate, I believe this is an important...

Intangible Asset Monitoring During Due Diligence: A Necessary, But Often Overlooked Requisite!

by beanstalk | May 24, 2012 | Business Reputation Risk & Mitigation

Michael D. Moberly   May 24, 2012 It’s important for management teams, c-suites, and boards to recognize that merely because a deal or transaction has progressed to the due diligence stage, there is absolutely no guarantee the projected values, synergies, and...