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Inventions and Product Ideas

Inventor and product development guru Stephen Key shares insight on the invention process and ways to get your product ideas to market.
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Are the complexities of your product and its production overwhelming you?
March 19, 2010, 9:00 AM
Are the complexities of your product and its production overwhelming you? I want you to remember that some of the most ingenious products are simple: they’re ingenious because they improve people’s lives without being expensive, inconvenient, or highly complicated. If ...

Do You Have Ideas You'd Love to Create, But Can't? Try TechShop
March 17, 2010, 9:00 AM
Let's face it: Most creative people have neither the space nor the tools to bring to life what they imagine. TechShop is a workshop that provides tools, equipment, and instruction.

What Scares You As An Inventor?
March 15, 2010, 9:00 AM
As an inventor, what do you fear? Do you fear that someone is going to steal your idea? Are you afraid of making that first phone call to a potential licensee? Do you have a fear of not knowing what ...

Why Do Inventors Do Everything Wrong?
March 12, 2010, 9:00 AM
Many inventors feel as though they’re doing everything wrong - nothing is working out, they can’t find someone to license their idea, and they’re exhausted. Unfortunately, more often than not, inventors are doing everything the harder way. And there are ...

Inventor 911 - Learn from industry experts in Chicago
March 10, 2010, 9:05 AM
Beginning on Saturday March 13th in Chicago, Illinois, Brain Child Marketing will hold a series of events for inventors, the first day of which is called “Inventor 911”. The three day event, which is occurring in conjunction with 2010 Housewares ...

Are You a Linchpin?: An Interview with Seth Godin
March 08, 2010, 9:00 AM
Seth Godin is the author of ten of the bestselling books about marketing, change, and work of the last decade. He advocates for independent thought and against passive acceptance, challenging society to shrug off the status quo and embrace its ...

Get invention help in Oregon with MIPO.
March 04, 2010, 2:20 PM
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Kedma Ough, executive director of MIPO, or the Micro Inventor’s Program of Oregon. MIPO and I share the same goal– to help inventors bring their products to market. The non-profit business center has ...

Your dear John letter just arrived. What do you do now?
March 01, 2010, 9:00 AM
You’ve submitted your product. You've patiently waited for a response. Okay maybe not quite patiently. And then, finally, the moment arrives! But when you open the letter or e-mail you’ve been anticipating, you discover that your idea has been rejected.

Open innovation is flourishing. Inventors Warehouse may be able to help you.
February 26, 2010, 9:00 AM
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Kenny Durham, founder of Innovator’s Warehouse. Innovator’s Warehouse has pledged itself to equipping people with the tools they need to commercialize their intellectual property. In short, he’s helping inventors bring their products to ...

Establish a personal relationship with the company you want to sell your products.
February 24, 2010, 9:00 AM
Smart inventors understand that the inventing process is a number’s game: the greater the number of product ideas they imagine, the higher the likelihood one of these ideas will be licensed and produced.



Latest Comments in Inventions and Product Ideas posts

Another reason inventors might get bad advice is that the landscape and technology have both changed. Make sure you're talking to someone who is current on the availability of resources, aware of new opportunities, and taking advantage of technologies that make it easier than ever for inventors to be successful. So I'd add, "What have you done lately?" to the list of questions to ask.
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By: Shelley Hunter on 3/12/10 at 2:52 PM
Why Do Inventors Do Everything Wrong?
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By: Stephen on 12/11/09 at 5:29 PM
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By: Susan on 11/30/09 at 1:15 AM
So Now What? Transforming Your Business From Fledgling to Full Powered
This discussion on public speaking is very astute and relevant to any corporate and even personal scenario. I run an Advertising Agency and have had to set it up in a new market (foreign country to where I grew up). The bulk of the clients that we have been able to rope in have been sold on us through an ability that I have to speak. One secret, which helps me to improve as time keeps going is the desire to ensure that when I speak, even to a hundred people, each person must feel that I am talking to them. Its not easy but striving for it helps you to be innovative in creating rapport with the audience.

Great discussion!!
By: Garikai Nhongo on 10/28/09 at 2:51 AM
Public speaking can be your friend. Do what it takes to feel comfortable.
The key sentence I took out of this article was that a business must be about either saving the client money or time. In business, time is the most valuable resource, thus it can be used interchangeably with money as time is money. If you can truly save money and/or time for a business, then you should be able to have as close to as perfect a business as possible,--MJ Gottlieb www.thelemonaideguide.com ...
By: MJ Gottlieb on 10/21/09 at 1:58 PM
The Perfect Business, The Perfect Pitch - Helping People With Ideas

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