by Alan | Jun 27, 2015 | Career success, Innovation, Invention, Invention failure, Keys to Success, Marketing, Patent Search, Patent strategy, product pricing, Success rates, Why inventors fail
Every great invention begins first with an idea, an aha moment. Dealing with problems often points to unexpected opportunities. Not surprisingly, many invention ideas are solutions to annoying problems. Now that you have your aha moment, your great idea, what should...
by Alan | Jun 23, 2015 | Creativity, Focus, Invention, Invention failure, Keys to Success, Paths for your product, resilience, Strategy, Visualize your success
Rule #2 from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Begin with the end in mind. This advice is particularly relevant for inventors. Being laser focused upon what you want to achieve will guide you to success more quickly. I wish I had taken this advice when I became an...
by Alan | Jun 13, 2015 | Career success, Innovation, Invention, Invention failure, Keys to Success, Marketing, Patent Search, Patent strategy, product pricing, Success rates, Why inventors fail
Like most businesses, invention has its myths and its maths. Myths are beliefs that, while intriguing and enticing, simply are not true – they are myths. Maths are the opposite of myths; they are concepts that are intrinsically true, but, far from being...
by Alan | Jun 11, 2015 | American Dream, Career success, Invention, Keys to Success, Leverage, Perceived market value, Salaried workers
In the previous post on Leveraging the American Dream I addressed a key challenge affecting lower and middle-income workers: they have no effective leverage to obtaining higher wages. The hourly worker may indeed work more hours, but they cannot work 24 hours per day...
by Alan | Jun 6, 2015 | American Dream, Career success, Invention, Keys to Success, Leverage, Perceived market value, Salaried workers
Most people cannot lift a 500 pound weight off the ground by themselves. But, by using a simple lever with a long bar and a fulcrum, they can use a small amount of force with leverage to lift a heavy weight. I have written a number of posts on the American Dream...