What Almost Was

[Micymas]

@Blasty

Some Nutritionist once told me that ile idea ya ‘Slim Possible’ was originally his. (Remember that prog on Shittyzen TV with big guys exercising to Kara weight). If his story is anything to go by, he had pitched it to Sijui KTn or Ntv and then as he was awaiting for a response he saw the program being launched on Sitizen. Same script with just a few tweaks.

You have the right to protect a pitched idea under an implied-in-fact contract theory.

To successfully make an idea submission claim, one must have conditioned the transfer of the idea on the basis that they would get paid if the studio were to use it. The contract is not a bargain for the idea itself, “but for the services of conveying that idea.

You have a case only if you made it clear you were disclosing it for compensation, and if they ever used it, they would compensate you for the use of the idea. If you said the right words, gave them a chance to say no and you didn’t just blurt out your idea, you can assert that the studio got this idea from you, and you can be compensated for that idea, but such a cases would be[COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] hard to win.

[Blasty]

@Micymas

You have the right to protect a pitched idea under an implied-in-fact contract theory.

To successfully make an idea submission claim, one must have conditioned the transfer of the idea on the basis that they would get paid if the studio were to use it. The contract is not a bargain for the idea itself, “but for the services of conveying that idea.

You have a case only if you made it clear you were disclosing it for compensation, and if they ever used it, they would compensate you for the use of the idea. If you said the right words, gave them a chance to say no and you didn’t just blurt out your idea, you can assert that the studio got this idea from you, and you can be compensated for that idea, but such a cases would be[COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] hard to win.

Well put.
On the same breadth allow me to ask, is it possible to really ‘refuse’ to disclose details of a plan especially when you are looking for funding?
Cz many investors are into the practice of asking unnecessarily prying questions in the name of ‘Determining I your idea is Scalable/Viable/Profitable’.

I have been in many business plan writing trainings and it’s all the same.A business proposal or Idea just has to have those 3 ingredients. (Viability/Scalability/Profitability) and then Risk Management.
The moment some ‘investor’ comes in and tries to ask you to surrender all the details of the ‘How’, trust me utaoshwa.

I have seen too many people who weren’t courageous to pursue their idea OR be patient enough to wait for it to scale, and they cry when others implement the same idea, albeit better executed.

What guarantee does KIPI give?
By the way, guyz need to talk to June Gachui (sexiest IP lawyer in Kenya).

[Mike_Litoris]

@SparkMyke

An associate contacted me that a certain company needed a solution to a problem. TV for PSVs with a single media source. I then sent him a proposal with different solutions and forms of approach. Later he calls me saying, “A meeting has been set, create a presentation. We meet at 7AM.”
I get a call next morning by a Uber driver he’s come to pick me up. We go to the company’s offices and to my surprise, despite being under the impression that it will a small meeting, it wasn’t a small meeting. Men from 2 telcos, 3 taxi services, 2 media houses and the son of a very famous prosperous man (who happens to own the company) were in a boardroom.
After completing my presentation and answer everyone’s questions, they discussed on which option they would choose and scheduled another meeting.
Office space was set. Whole floor of the building. My own office, Operations Manager. Six figure salary secured. My associate later called me to get a passport, they’ll send us to South Africa because a similar solution is already in effect there. I couldn’t get a passport in time so some guys went. Later my associate calls me saying, “They have to terminate our aggreement since they opted for the South African solution.”
What solution you may ask, one of the few that I gave them. It’s 3 years since that odeal and what you see out there, in those taxis and buses everywhere, on TV also, I had a part in that.

You should write a book on this one. Maybe it will sell more than the TV sets!

[Babagay]

@Mike Litoris

You should write a book on this one. Maybe it will sell more than the TV sets!

Nada, Wont sell as as far as Man u and Asenal frezzy wears down