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{{Infobox Company
|company_name = AbsolutelyNew, Inc.|
|company_logo = [[File:AN Logo Website125x50.jpg‎]]|
|type = Private|
|foundation = 2003|
|location = [[San Francisco, California]]|
|key_people = Richard Donat<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/a-1348231~Richard_Donat__Bringing_new_products_to_the_marketplace.html/ “Richard Donat: Bringing new products to the marketplace”]. Accessed on March 4, 2009.</ref>, [[CEO]]; Henry Lo, [[CFO]]|
|industry = [[Consumer Goods]]|
|num_employees = 75|
|homepage = [http://www.absolutelynew.com/ www.AbsolutelyNew.com]|
}}


'''AbsolutelyNew, Inc. ''' is a company that works with inventors to launch new products. The company incorporated in California in 2003, and is headquartered in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]]<ref>[http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowAllList?QueryCorpNumber=C2436332/ California Secretary of State Website]. Accessed on March 4, 2009.</ref>.

The company has three businesses within one:

# Development services. The company offers fee-based services to help inventors develop and refine their product ideas.
# Licensing services. The company markets inventions with aim to arrange licensing agreements between inventors and third-party manufacturers.
# Retail operations. The company licenses and manufactures select inventions, and then sells them via retailers.


In 2007, the company formed a financial relationship with venture capital firm Artiman Ventures of Palo Alto, CA<ref>[http://www.artimanventures.com/portfolio.html/ Artiman Ventures corporate website portfolio]. Accessed on March 4, 2009.</ref>. It subsequently acquired select assets from Inventors Publishing & Research, LLC and hired several executives from companies including [[The Sharper Image]] and [[Clorox]]<ref>[http://hfnmag.com/index.php?id=107&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1098&cHash=93b427dece/ “Three Sharper Image Execs Move to AbsolutelyNew”]. Accessed on March 4, 2009.</ref>.



AbsolutelyNew in 2008 became a Certified Professional member of the not-for-profit United Inventors Association (UIA). The UIA’s executive director, Patrick Raymond, is also a member of the AbsolutelyNew advisory board. The company’s other advisory board members include [[Myra Hart]], a retired [[Harvard Business School]] professor and founder of [[Staples Inc]].; Ray Brown, a former vice president of [[Sears]] and [[Kmart]]; Mark Copman, currently a vice president at [[3M]]; and Ajit Shah, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.


==References==
<references />

== External links ==
*[http://www.absolutelynew.com/ AbsolutelyNew Inc. Website]
*[http://www.uspto.gov/ United States Patent and Trademark Office Website]
*[http://www.uiausa.org/ United Inventors Association Website]

Revision as of 00:46, 5 March 2009

AbsolutelyNew, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryConsumer Goods
Founded2003
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Key people
Richard Donat[1], CEO; Henry Lo, CFO
Number of employees
75
Websitewww.AbsolutelyNew.com


AbsolutelyNew, Inc. is a company that works with inventors to launch new products. The company incorporated in California in 2003, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California[2].

The company has three businesses within one:

  1. Development services. The company offers fee-based services to help inventors develop and refine their product ideas.
  2. Licensing services. The company markets inventions with aim to arrange licensing agreements between inventors and third-party manufacturers.
  3. Retail operations. The company licenses and manufactures select inventions, and then sells them via retailers.


In 2007, the company formed a financial relationship with venture capital firm Artiman Ventures of Palo Alto, CA[3]. It subsequently acquired select assets from Inventors Publishing & Research, LLC and hired several executives from companies including The Sharper Image and Clorox[4].


AbsolutelyNew in 2008 became a Certified Professional member of the not-for-profit United Inventors Association (UIA). The UIA’s executive director, Patrick Raymond, is also a member of the AbsolutelyNew advisory board. The company’s other advisory board members include Myra Hart, a retired Harvard Business School professor and founder of Staples Inc.; Ray Brown, a former vice president of Sears and Kmart; Mark Copman, currently a vice president at 3M; and Ajit Shah, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.


References

  1. ^ “Richard Donat: Bringing new products to the marketplace”. Accessed on March 4, 2009.
  2. ^ California Secretary of State Website. Accessed on March 4, 2009.
  3. ^ Artiman Ventures corporate website portfolio. Accessed on March 4, 2009.
  4. ^ [tt_news=1098&cHash=93b427dece/ “Three Sharper Image Execs Move to AbsolutelyNew”]. Accessed on March 4, 2009.
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