‰ NOW 10 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JULY 2014 QST PAGE 61 ‰ RECEIVE A PRIVATE E MAIL FROM A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY ASKING TO CHAT ABOUT POSSIBILITIES. WHERE THERE IS AN UPSIDE, HOWEVER, THERE IS ALSO A DOWNSIDE. BY RELYING ON CROWDFUNDING YOURE PUTTING YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AT RISK. UNLESS YOU HAVE A PATENT, THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP SOMEONE FROM STEALING YOUR IDEA AND RUNNING TO MARKET AHEAD OF YOU. THERE ‰ END OF 10 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ