SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AN IDEA WITH EXPERT REVIEW OVER A COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM

摘要

A system and method for providing unbiased, expert panel to review a requested idea is disclosed. This invention relates to a computerized, online system that facilitates the review of an idea for investment chosen by an investor. The expert panel is either selected by the investor, automatically suggested, or recommended through the administrator system based on internal data corresponding to the experts. Experts are selected based on ability to provide the most relevant scoring and fitting analysis of the chosen idea. The investor is able to assign a percentage weight not only to the experts, but upon the criteria factors of analysis as well to eliminate any potential bias of one particular expert. The experts analyze the innovation or idea based on pertinent criteria in this field and subsequently recommend a monetary value or equity exchange suitable for investing in the particular idea.

主权项

1. A method for evaluating an idea using expert review, the method comprising:
collecting and receiving ideas from users; storing ideas received from users into a secure server accessible through a wide-area network; displaying said ideas to interested investors; initiating the evaluation of an idea for an investor; choosing a selection of experts from an expert database to serve as an expert panel to evaluate the idea; assigning evaluation criteria to the expert panel, said criteria of evaluation being assigned to one or more experts; assigning a percentage weight to each expert of the expert panel; assigning a criteria weight to each criteria chosen for the expert panel; evaluating the idea by the expert panel based on the chosen criteria and weights and providing a cumulative score to the idea; and recommending a monetary value range by the expert panel based on their evaluation.