How to Share Prototypes Without Revealing Ideas
October 6, 2025
- FluidityIQ
An Inventor’s Vision
- By Jeff Roy
Jeff Roy
Jeff Roy is cofounder and CEO of FluidityIQ, an AI-powered innovation intelligence platform transforming how inventors and their partners access and act on patent and research insights. With 30-plus years in leadership across startups to global enterprises, Roy has helped shape the modern information industry.
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