Alan Emtage invented the world's first search engine, but he didn't earn a single cent from his groundbreaking invention because he didn't patent his invention. Weirdly, Emtage seems to be okay with this. Today, the Search industry earns $780 billion dollars annually and Emtage doesn't receive any of this money. "I don't feel like a father of anything," he states. "It's not how I think of myself really ... Every now and again, I interact with somebody who's a real idiot, and I think to myself, 'Yeah, but you know what? I invented the search engine.'"
Would you be okay with this? Not receiving compensation for your multi-billion dollar idea/invention? I know I don't think I could be as modest and okay with is as Emtage.
Moral of the story? PATENT YOUR GENIUS IDEAS!
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