Our company has evaluated your idea, and now wants to prepare a more in-depth research report. It ll be several hundred dollars. Our company makes most of its money from the royalties it gets from licensing its clients ideas. Of course, we need some money from you before we get started. If a firm tells you this, but asks you for a large upfront fee, ask why they re not willing to help you on a contingency basis.
Unscrupulous firms make almost all their money from large upfront fees.
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