# Technology transfer internships: assess an invention without inventing a market

## Stress-test a sensor adoption claim

Original fictional technology-commercialization case. No actual technology, customer or valuation is represented.

### Adoption assumptions

| Input | Initial claim | More conservative case |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Current annual activity cost | $4000 | $4000 |
| Share of cost truly avoidable | 100% | 50% |
| New recurring annual cost | $1000 | $1000 |
| Initial installation cost | $3000 | $3000 |

## Your turn

Compute annual net saving and simple payback in each case. Then add $2,000 of implementation cost to the conservative case and identify the evidence that matters most.

## Your answer

[Write your approach here.]

## For your own application

Write three workflow questions for a potential user without inventing customer answers or asserting legal clearance.

Return to the guide for the worked answer and source notes:
https://internshipdeadlines.com/guides/technology-transfer-internships-invention-assessment