by Alan | Aug 7, 2016 | American Dream, Big success, Career success, Dealing with rejection, Disappointments, DRTV, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, QVC, Sell on TV, Setbacks, TV testing, Web testing
This post is a follow up to Turning No's Into Inventing Success from last week. In that post, I described the most painful no I ever received – from a large wallet manufacturer who had initially been keenly interested in licensing my product. The second defining...
by Alan | Jun 25, 2016 | American Dream, Career success, Invention, Licensing, Paths for your product, Risk versus reward
Many things about inventing seem to be Gordian knots. So, let's keep it a bit simpler in this blog post: there are two paths to success as an inventor: Build a business around your product License your product and collect a royalty based on sales Building a Business...
by Alan | Apr 15, 2016 | American Dream, Annoying problems, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, Persistence, product pricing, Product success, Struggling inventor, Why inventors succeed
Everyone wants the good life, for themselves and their families. The frequently overlooked question is: what really comprises the good life? Is it about earning a high income or having wealth and a secure retirement? Is devoting time to family, friends, and loved ones...
by Alan | Jan 5, 2016 | American Dream, Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Product success, Risk versus reward, Sacrifice, Visualize your success, Why inventors succeed
It is a new year, a great time for reflection and to consider your goals and objectives for 2016. This could be a great time to get to work on your product idea: the one that has been bouncing around in your head, maybe you have made some drawings and tinkered with...
by Alan | Nov 26, 2015 | American Dream, Big success, Ideas, Keys to Success, Myth of easy success, Paths for your product, Perceived market value, Persistence, Problem-solvers, QVC, Risk versus reward, Shark Tank
In the prior post, The American Dream: Myth and Reality, I discussed two premises regarding the American dream: Premise 1: It should be Easy to Earn a Lucrative Living Premise 2: Those willing to Take Risk and Work very Hard May Achieve Success It turns out that...
by Alan | Nov 18, 2015 | American Dream, Ideas, Keys to Success, Myth of easy success, Risk versus reward
There is much talk and a plurality of articles playing the dirge of death: the American Dream is dead. This recent article from Atlantic magazine is a typical example. If the American Dream is equated to an easy way to make a lucrative living, then I agree, that...