by Alan | Jan 10, 2016 | Consumer Electronics Show, Innovation, Invention, Persistence, Visualize your success, Why inventors succeed
I just got back from attending the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Wow! The CES is the largest trade show in Las Vegas, featuring over 3,600 exhibitors and drawing over 150,000 attendees. From January 6 – 9 innovative new products,...
by Alan | Jan 5, 2016 | American Dream, Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Product success, Risk versus reward, Sacrifice, Visualize your success, Why inventors succeed
It is a new year, a great time for reflection and to consider your goals and objectives for 2016. This could be a great time to get to work on your product idea: the one that has been bouncing around in your head, maybe you have made some drawings and tinkered with...
by Alan | Nov 8, 2015 | Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Invention failure, Invention marketing companies, Licensing, Patents, Why inventors fail
Much is written about what inventors should do to be successful. But, equally important is what inventors should avoid doing to be successful: inventor no-no's. Below are three no-no's every inventors must avoid to achieve success. No-No 1: Rushing out to File a...
by Alan | Oct 31, 2015 | Financing an invention, Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, Patents, Perceived market value, Product success, Royalty rates, Strategy, Success rates, Why inventors fail, Why inventors succeed
Very little is written about the real world of inventing. Many wannabe inventors love to do the following: Come up with ideas for new products Create working prototypes of our ideas Hope to find someone to “buy” the idea or invention To succeed as an...
by Alan | Oct 11, 2015 | Career success, chaos, Creativity, Ideas, Innovation, Licensing, Marketing, Royalty rates, Strange lives of inventors, Struggling inventor, thriving in chaos
As I mentioned in a previous post, inventing is chaotic and confusing compared to other careers. Inventing is a lonely endeavor and one your friends and colleagues will never understand no matter how you try to explain it. Lonely Days and Lonely Nights Many inventors...
by Alan | Sep 15, 2015 | Creativity, Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Keys to Success, Patents, Paths for your product, Problem-solvers, Product success, Strategy, Why inventors succeed
I have observed that engineers, accountants, architects and other professionals who put many long, hard hours not only into their profession, but into continuing educations to maintain their skills in the marketplace. Makes perfect sense: to succeed and advance in...
