by Alan | Dec 19, 2015 | Career success, Critiquing ideas, Culling ideas, Invention, Invention failure, Patent Search, Patent strategy, Patents, Product development, Product success, Prototypes
You have an idea for a great new product. Now what? What you choose to do next is key to your success (or lack of it). Here are your first three steps: Do your own free patent search on uspto.gov – the US Patent Office website Search everywhere for similar...
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...
by Alan | Jun 28, 2014 | Ideas, Invention, Keys to Success, Marketing, Product success, Strategy
In the previous blog – R – Resources, Find and Develop Them – I focused upon often-overlooked resources that arise from setbacks. Bad circumstances often yield valuable resources that can aid success in future efforts. Let’s look at another sometimes-overlooked key to...
by Alan | Jun 22, 2014 | Invention, Keys to Success, Marketing, Patent strategy, Patents
Among the most commonly cited keys to invention success are: obtaining a strong patent, effectively marketing your product, etc. I thought it would be interesting to address 5 often overlooked keys to inventing success – starting with B for Balancing Risk versus...
by Alan | Jun 19, 2014 | Critiquing ideas, Ideas, Importing, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, Patent Search, Patent strategy, Patents
Welcome to the last posting of the A to Z of Inventing series. I hope you have enjoyed them as I have attempted to cover an arc of the key invention topics from A to Z in this series. this final post is really just a recap, a sort of index. In the first five posts of...
