February 15, 2018

The 4 Biggest Mistakes Inventors Make

Bringing a product to market isn’t for the faint of heart. Persistence, flexibility, and self-education are critical. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been mentoring inventors […]
February 15, 2018

Which of Your Great Ideas Should You Work on Bringing to Market First?

To my great joy, I get to work with extremely creative people day in and day out. Some of them are nearly bursting at the seams […]
February 21, 2018

The 4 Big Changes to Open Innovation During the Last 4 Years

Like everyone else, I discovered that figuring how out to support myself while doing something I truly enjoyed was going to be difficult. I knew at […]
February 21, 2018

The Real Reason Companies Are Looking for Your Product Ideas

When I explain that for many years I made a living out of licensing my product ideas to powerful companies for passive income, people are often […]
February 21, 2018

What Does It Take to Get Your Product on QVC?

Every entrepreneur has thought about how to get his or her product in front of the right people. We know consumers will want what we have […]
February 21, 2018

Want to Test Your Product Idea? Join the Makers.

Testing the market is one of the most challenging aspects of product development, especially for independent inventors. You think your idea is great — but will […]
February 21, 2018

5 Ways to Get Others to Pull Your Ideas to Market

Every entrepreneur knows what pushing an idea uphill feels like: not great. Despite your best efforts, you’re just not able to get any momentum going. You’re […]
February 21, 2018

A Surprising and Unlikely Place to Look for Product Ideas

There are many ways of coming up with new ideas. Everyone has his or her own little method. When I quit the toy startup I had […]
February 21, 2018

Inventing a Small Improvement to an Existing Idea Is All It Takes

Basketball has been a lifelong love of mine. I started playing when I was in the fifth grade. Soon after, I was shooting hoops in my driveway […]