by Alan | May 8, 2016 | Critiquing ideas, Disappointments, Invention, Keys to Success, Myth of easy success, resilience, Setbacks, Wow factor
Inventors always are searching for new product ideas; and always seek the elusive secret to inventing success. Spoiler alert: there is not a secret to inventing success. Success comes from practicing a combination of many behaviors consistently over time. I separate...
by Alan | Jul 8, 2015 | Keys to Success, Problem-solvers, resilience, Setbacks
In every workplace on the planet, water-cooler conversations (are there still “water coolers?”) often revolve around the blame game: what went wrong and who's going to get the blame? Quite often the person blamed wasn't at fault or even involved, but he...
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 18, 2015 | Ideas, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, Marketing, Product success, resilience, Resourcefulness, Setbacks, Strategy, Website for your product, Why inventors fail, Wiling to reconsider
Successful inventors live by the 3 R's of inventing (be) Resourceful (be) Resilient (be willing to) Reconsider Inventors are creative problem solvers. Successful inventors, however, are resourceful in every aspect of their businesses, whereas unsuccessful inventors,...
by Alan | Dec 11, 2014 | Ideas, Invention, Keys to Success, Setbacks, Strategy
As I have frequently stated in prior posts, inventing is a tough business and few inventors achieve success. Many novice inventors perceive that all they have to do is obtain a patent for their invention, then to “sell their idea” to an enthusiastic...