8 Tips for Successful Crowdfunding
August 8th, 2011
Slava Rubin, founder and CEO of crowdfunding site IndieGoGo has these tips for inventors looking to seek funding from the Internet crowd: Have a personal, engaging video. Donors give more when they see a human explaining why they’re passionate about what they’re trying to accomplish. A good video campaign will earn 122% more than a [...]
Chat with Your Trademark Commissioner
August 4th, 2011
In June, The United States Patent and Trademark Office appointed Mary Boney Denison as Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations – a big boon for inventors and those in the invention industry. Tonight, Mary joins host Brian Fried on Got Invention Radio Presented by Inventors Digest. Here’s your chance to chat live with Mary. The show starts [...]
USPTO | Independent Inventors Conference
August 3rd, 2011
The United States Patent and Trademark Office and Invent Now will hold a West Coast regional conference at Pasadena City College on August 12-13. Senior USPTO officials, successful inventors, including National Inventor Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Gary Michelson, and intellectual property experts will be on hand to provide practical advice and information for novice [...]
Raise Dough | Think Outside the Brownie Box
August 2nd, 2011
Beyond the Bake Sale By Haley Dunn The Beatles proclaimed, “Money can’t buy me love.” However, money can buy plenty of other things. The value of a dollar is learned at a young age — even the youngest entrepreneurs know that a lemonade stand and a gap-toothed grin are good for a pound of candy [...]
How to Find Funding | Raising Money
August 1st, 2011
When independent film producer Joe Avella sought funding last year for his Master of Inventions movie, he looked beyond the usual suspects – he turned to the crowd. Avella and his filming cohorts posted a video plea for money on Kickstarter, one of dozens of websites where inventors and others with new products, ideas and [...]
9 Tips for Pre-Presentation Preparation
July 29th, 2011
By Patricia Fripp If you ever find yourself invited to speak to a group, perhaps you have overlooked a few final details. To guarantee success there are still a few final steps to take before you face your audience and thrill your boss, client, colleagues or meeting planner. 1.Check in early Arrive early to check out the logistics of [...]
Learn How to License Your Invention
July 28th, 2011
Trevor Lambert is the president and founder of Lambert & Lambert, one of the leading invention agencies involved in licensing consumer products on behalf of inventors, product developers and small companies. He’s also the founder of Enhance Product Design, an industrial design and engineering firm. Listen and chat live with Trevor tonight on Got Invention Radio [...]
Top 5 Inventing Tips for Inventors
July 27th, 2011
1.) Have your invention evaluated by a non-biased professional – even if your mom’s in the business, go to someone else. It may be nice to know that your friends and neighbors like your idea, but do they know anything about new product development? Do they know about manufacturing or how to price a product? [...]
$10M Engineering Center Launched
July 25th, 2011
NSF Awards $10 Million Grant to Stanford University to Launch National Center to Educate Entrepreneurial Engineers Next generation of engineers will combine innovation and entrepreneurial know-how with technical skills to power the nation’s growth The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to launch a national center for teaching innovation and entrepreneurship [...]
Five Questions With … TechShop
July 22nd, 2011
TechShop is a membership-based workshop that provides inventors, tinkerers and do-it-yourselfers with access to tools and equipment, instruction and a community of creative people to build the things they have always wanted to make. Think of TechShop as a fitness club, but with CNC machines, lathes and band saws instead of elliptical trainers and treadmills. Founder [...]
