International Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI)
Founder & President

Stop practicing "Startup Theater" and start operating. In this foundational IEI briefing, Dr. Wells introduces the Commitment Ladder—a rigorous discipline for moving past hypothetical business plans into market reality. Learn how to overcome the "7 Walls of Resistance" and secure the only validation that matters: a stranger exchanging hard-earned money for your solution.

The raw, first-person narrative of Arnet Corporation’s rise from the brink of bankruptcy to the INC. 500 list. This report details the "battlefield" reality of the PC revolution: facing down the IRS, surviving industry titans who threatened to "crush us like a bug," and the strategic maneuvers required to outlast better-funded competitors. An unvarnished look at the resilience required to scale a global hardware leader.

Brainstorming a viable business idea that aligns with your unique personal values is notoriously difficult—until now. Using Dr. Wells’ proprietary profiling system and advanced AI prompts, this report guides you through a "Lean Launch" sequence. From competitor analysis to cash flow projections, learn how to harness Artificial Intelligence to compress decades of entrepreneurial experience into a launch-ready venture.

Intangible assets often account for over 80% of a startup’s terminal value, yet most founders leave these assets unsecured. This IEI technical briefing provides a systematic framework for identifying, categorizing, and hardening your company's proprietary IP.

Utilizing the IEI proprietary AI Diagnostic Tool, founders can bypass traditional legal friction to generate a comprehensive IP Audit—covering Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets. This protocol focuses on "Defensive Positioning": securing the moats that attract investors and deter corporate predators.

Core Objective: Convert abstract ideas into defensible, high-value corporate assets...but only if and when it makes sense.

There is a rule of thumb in entrepreneurship: Never let any one customer compose more than 10% of your total sales. This high-stakes story is the cautionary tale of why that rule is important.

When Mike Wells and his team at Arnet Systems landed a "contract from heaven" with a global corporate giant, they thought they had won. Instead, they had unwittingly handed over the means to their own demise. From the over-engineering mistakes that created a ticking time bomb to the verbal abuse and legal threats of a vice president nicknamed "Max Havoc," this isn't a dry business lecture. It’s a survival thriller about the moment you realize your biggest customer has become an deadly predator.