by Alan | Nov 6, 2017 | Invention, Investors, Uncategorized
As a business counselor at the Small Business Development Center, I advised a variety of inventors – most of whom were just getting started. When I would ask how they planned to finance their new inventions, a common, flippant answer was, “oh, I'll just...
by Alan | Oct 30, 2017 | Invention, Manufacturing in China, Uncategorized
Why do I have to manufacture my invention in China? There are factories in the US, why can't I just manufacture here? Then I won't have to deal with import duties and other hassles. This seems logical, but the principal problem is simply one of cost. US labor costs...
by Alan | Oct 16, 2017 | Invention, Patent Search, Uncategorized
Wow, can you believe it? You just got a great idea for a new invention! Permit me to read your mind for just a few minutes. Here are the questions that are going through your head right now. This could make me a lot of money, hasn't anyone thought of this before? Do I...
by Alan | Oct 9, 2017 | Invention, Patent attorney, Uncategorized
One morning, you wake up before the alarm goes off – how often does that happen? A brilliant idea just popped into your head for a new, improved product- a solution to a problem – a new invention. You're just too excited to go back to sleep. Let me read...
by Alan | Sep 18, 2017 | Invention, Manufacturing in China, Uncategorized
During an episode of ABC's The Shark Tank, an inventor with a clever add-on item for a pickup truck bed was making his pitch to the sharks. Several of them were interested in his item, but when he told them his retail price was $599, their jaws nearly hit the ground,...
by Alan | Jul 31, 2017 | Invention, Research, Strategy, Uncategorized
If this topic seems familiar, I touched upon it in another blog back in 2014. I'll look at it from a different perspective in today's post. One morning, as I was showering, I had an ‘aha' epiphany for a slim wallet that would hold many cardsbut also be flexible...