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Inventing – The Road(s) Not Traveled

by abeckley | May 3, 2017 | Career choices, Creativity, Ideas, Innovation, Invention, Licensing, Marketing, Patents, Setbacks

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost The above poem,one of the most oft quoted from poet Robert Frost, resonates with millions more than 100 years after it was written. Inventing...

Consumer Electronics Show – Las Vegas

by abeckley | Jan 11, 2017 | 3 D Printing, Consumer Electronics Show, Innovation, Invention

    I usually write a blog post each week, but I am a bit late with this post. Last week I attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. CES is a phenomenal event that occurs every year in January in Las Vegas – the only city with...

Your Life in 2024

by abeckley | 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...

Inventors Hold the Keys to Success

by abeckley | Jun 21, 2016 | Career success, Innovate or deteriorate, Innovation, Invention, Keys to Success, Success rates, Why inventors matter, Why inventors succeed

Inventors work full time at their “day jobs” and nights and weekends spending time, energy, and capital hoping their inventions will someday “hit it big.” Yet less than 3% of patent holders ever profit from their inventions. Inventors hold the...

Why You Should be an Inventor

by abeckley | May 29, 2016 | Crowd funding, Indiegogo, Innovate or deteriorate, Innovation, Invention, Kickstarter, Licensing, Persistence, Shark Tank

I and many others have written about how risky it is to be an inventor. If you are reading this you either are already an inventor or want to be an inventor. Let's talk about reasons why you should be an inventor! Barriers to entry are low Tools and resources are...

Cutting the Gordian Knot to Inventing Success

by abeckley | 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”...
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