by Alan | Feb 7, 2017 | Culling ideas, Focus, High profit margin, Invention, Licensing, Paths for your product, product pricing, Risk versus reward
When I conceived my idea for a thin, flexible wallet invention in 2002, I was very excited about the potential of my invention. But, I had no clue what I should do first. So I found a patent attorney and filed for a utility patent on my product. Ready, fire, aim!...
by Alan | May 15, 2016 | Focus, Invention, Persistence
Very few inventors achieve commercial success with their products. Successful inventors typically toil tirelessly for many years before they succeed. Would you like to accelerate your inventing success? Consider a simple 3 F formula: Focus Faith Follow Through Full...
by Alan | Feb 4, 2016 | Creativity, Focus, Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Marketing, Problem-solvers, Surveys, Why inventors fail, Why inventors succeed
The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem (disentangling an “impossible” knot) solved easily by loophole or “thinking outside the box”...
by Alan | Dec 8, 2015 | Career success, Creativity, Focus, Ideas, Invention, Keys to Success, Resourcefulness, Strategy, Why inventors fail, Why inventors succeed
Many parents have heard these fateful words from their sons or daughters: Mom and Dad, I'm dropping out of college to become a ——— Fill in the blank with actor, rock star or inventor. All three endeavors have one common thread: many aspire and strive...
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 | Apr 18, 2015 | Career success, Focus, Ideas, Invention, Keys to Success, Licensing, Marketing, Product validation, Strategy, Why inventors succeed
The next three blogs will address three topics important to inventors: Focus Finance Feedback The focus (pun intended) of this first blog: Focus. I have touched on this topic in previous blogs including this one. Focus is a key tenet of successful...