by Alan | Jun 23, 2015 | Creativity, Focus, Invention, Invention failure, Keys to Success, Paths for your product, resilience, Strategy, Visualize your success
Rule #2 from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Begin with the end in mind. This advice is particularly relevant for inventors. Being laser focused upon what you want to achieve will guide you to success more quickly. I wish I had taken this advice when I became an...
by Alan | Apr 13, 2015 | Ideas, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, Marketing, Product success, resilience, Resourcefulness, Setbacks
New inventors sometimes ask me questions like these below: How soon can I get my product “out there”? How long will it take me to get my product licensed? How long will it be before I make money from my product? The above questions have a common...
by Alan | Feb 28, 2015 | Career success, chaos, Invention, Invention failure, Keys to Success, resilience, Resourcefulness, Strategy, thriving in chaos, tinkerers, Why inventors fail, Why inventors succeed
As an inventor and consultant, I feel part of my mission is to help aspiring inventors; in some cases by discouraging them from being inventors. Why? The odds of success for a new aspiring inventor are less than 5%, perhaps less than 2% – about the same odds of...
by Alan | Sep 24, 2014 | Invention, Keys to Success, Strategy, Why inventors fail
The next several blog posts will be upon “checklist” items for inventors: Today’s topic: Inventors Checklist: Passion, Persistence and Patience Passion Much has been written about the importance of being passionate about your venture, your dream and, you hope, your...
