by Alan | Jul 16, 2017 | Behaviors of success, chaos, Creativity, Entrepreneurial rollercoaster, Ideas, Invention, Pursue your passion, Struggling inventor, thriving in chaos, Uncategorized
I frequently compare and contrast my 30 years working in the corporate world as a telecom project manager versus my 15 years as an inventor and entrepreneur. Virtually none of what I learned in the corporate world was helpful for the inventing world. In fact, the two...
by Alan | Sep 7, 2016 | Career success, Innovate or deteriorate, Innovation, Invention, Inventor resources, thriving in chaos
We are so caught up in the chaos and busy-ness of our daily lives that it is hard to consider our short-term futures: next week, next month, even next year. What will your life be like in 8 years, in 2024? Why should you care a whit about that today? Your ten-year...
by Alan | Apr 21, 2016 | Career choices, chaos, Job stability, Technology advances, thriving in chaos, Wiling to reconsider
Every musician dreams of becoming the next big rock star. The reality for most is having a primary income – their day” job – and working periodic “gigs” on weekends or evenings playing in whatever club will have them. Musicians commonly...
by Alan | Oct 11, 2015 | Career success, chaos, Creativity, Ideas, Innovation, Licensing, Marketing, Royalty rates, Strange lives of inventors, Struggling inventor, thriving in chaos
As I mentioned in a previous post, inventing is chaotic and confusing compared to other careers. Inventing is a lonely endeavor and one your friends and colleagues will never understand no matter how you try to explain it. Lonely Days and Lonely Nights Many inventors...
by Alan | Jul 2, 2015 | Career success, Invention failure, Keys to Success, Persistence, Resourcefulness, thriving in chaos, Why inventors fail
Entrepreneurs must be prepared to take risks, sometimes spectacular risks. Billionaire technology mogul, Elon Musk, famously accrued $165 million from the sale of his share of PayPal to eBay. He then invested virtually all of it into three speculative ventures: Solar...
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...