by Alan | Nov 20, 2017 | Product success, QVC, tinkerers, Uncategorized
In your fervent imagination, I'll bet there was a time when you thought, “I can just sell my idea to someone and get rich!” Admit it! You did think that didn't you? But, after a small amount of due diligence, reality hit with a thud: you cannot sell an...
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 | Nov 22, 2014 | Ideas, Invention, tinkerers, Why inventors matter
I have been an inventor for 12 years and have been full-time self-employed as an inventor for the last 5 years. I have found there are three kinds of people when it comes to invention. Thinkers When I relate the story of my first invention to someone, they often smile...