The 19-Year Collaboration Plan: Ai + IP + Patents (with Dan Sullivan & Mike Koenigs)

Most entrepreneurs think the future is “Ai tools.”

That’s only half the game.

The other half is IP - because if you’re creating anything valuable, you either protect it, productize it, or you’ll watch someone else monetize it.

In this episode, Dan Sullivan and I make a 19-year commitment to a “Free Zone” collaboration - and we break down how to build 10x–100x partnerships using Ai + patents + thinking tools, without getting distracted, diluted, or stolen from.

You’ll see how Dan turns concepts into protectable assets (with an insane patent cadence), and how I’m turning conversations into prototypes, tools, and marketing - fast.

If you’re a founder who’s overwhelmed with ideas, half-finished Ai outputs, or “vendors” who don’t actually collaborate… you need to watch this.

In this episode, Dan and I break down:

• The Free Zone collaboration model (and why vendors don’t count)
• How Multiplier + Simplifier partnerships create patentable output
• Dan’s real IP engine: 78 patents issued, 75 pending, and the workflow behind it
• Defensive vs. offensive IP: copyright + trademark + patents
• Why the real bottleneck isn’t your market—it’s distraction, isolation, and personal-life ceilings
• How to turn “what you already do” into a tool, framework, and protected asset
• Why the future belongs to entrepreneurs, not giant corporations

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