Category: Inventors
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The Start-up: Fantasy or Reality?
It’s best when you can bring on a “real partner” (someone who’s going to roll up his or her shirtsleeves) to share in the costs, hard work and rewards without you having to sell your soul to an investor.
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Inventor News – Should You File Your Own Patent?
The Risks of Filing a Patent Pro Se Inventors often tell me that they filed “Pro Se,” meaning they filed their patent on their own instead of using a registered patent attorney. While this might save money up front, it will most likely cost you in the long run. From a legal standpoint, filing on…
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Delay Means Disaster Overcoming Challenges in Inventing
To American inventors, inventing can be seen as an adventure, a dream, and a huge challenge. It’s often all of these. Getting a product into the marketplace is a grand accomplishment and should carry a great sense of pride because there are many obstacles to overcome. Avoiding Delays One of the biggest obstacles that will…
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The Challenges of Filling Orders
After getting a patent filed, prototypes done, paying for manufacturing, and the crazy cost of marketing, now you have to deal with the fulfillment! For inventors who go into production, fulfillment can be daunting. Learn different options on how to successfully deal with fulfillment from other inventors.
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Inventor Info – Made in the USA
Most Americans prefer to buy ‘Made in America,’ and most inventors would rather manufacture in America. Unfortunately, this is not always an option due to cost. The American consumer dictates manufacturing locations based on price. Learn about the factors influencing manufacturing decisions and how some inventors navigate these challenges.
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Insider Tips for Inventors: Your Tradeshow Success!
Top Tips for Inventors: Choosing the Right Tradeshow to Showcase Your Inventions It has been a crazy few weeks of professional tradeshows; but then this is the season for face to face contact in the Business to Business world of consumer products. Experience has taught us…
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What Money Do You Spend First
What Money Do You Spend First I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about what the first steps should be for an inventor and what money needs to be spent on initially. Inventing is not easy, and it is not free. Coming up with your idea may be free, but I can’t sell an…
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Why Is Joining a Group so Important
Why Is Joining a Group so Important I’ve been adding on a caveat to all my videos lately about the virtual meetings that are available for everyone to attend. You may be wondering why I take the time to mention this every video- Because there’s immense value in attending meetings that allow you to converse…
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When to Use an NDA and when is it Overkill
When to Use an NDA and when is it Overkill When do you need to use an NDA? Well first off, an NDA is
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What kind of documentation do Inventors Need
What kind of documentation do Inventors Need There are a couple documents that any inventor working on getting an idea to market need as they will be working with service providers. Protecting your intellectual property is critical to success. The first one is a non-discloser/non-compete (NDA/NC). I do a video specific to this topic…
