by Alan | Jul 31, 2016 | Dealing with rejection, Invention, Invention failure, Marketing, Paths for your product, Product success, QVC, resilience, Sell on TV, Setbacks
I hesitated to write this particular blog post. I knew lots of readers would roll their eyes and say to themselves, “oh boy, another tawdry tale about failing in the process of success.” I know. But, honestly, I had to write this post. Why? Three reasons:...
by Alan | Jul 24, 2016 | Benefits are easily demonstrated, High profit margin, Invention, Profitability
This post is the third of three key issues that every new inventor should consider. The reality is that your new invention idea: May not really be new May not be patentable May not be commercially viable For this post, we'll focus on the fact that your new...
by Alan | Jul 16, 2016 | Invention, Patent Search, Patents
This post is the second of three key issues that every new inventor should consider. The reality is that your new invention idea: May not really be new May not be patentable May not be commercially valuable For this post, let's focus on the fact that your new...
by Alan | Jul 10, 2016 | HSN, Ideas, Invention, Patent Search, Patent strategy, QVC
The next three blog posts comprise a “reality check” that every new inventor should consider. The reality is that your new invention idea: May not really be new May not be patentable May not be commercially valuable For this post, let's focus on item 1...
by Alan | Jul 6, 2016 | Invention, Inventor resources
When I first started as an inventor in 2002, resources for inventors could almost be counted on one hand, good inventor resources were few. Now there are many, many helpful resources to assist inventors. In this post, I'll provide a gamut of resources I have found to...