Category: Inventing 101

Success Goes Beyond Dollars

Posted by John Rau | Jul 21, 2018 | Inventing 101

Searching for That ‘Secret Sauce’

Posted by John Rau | Jun 18, 2018 | Inventing 101

Why Do So Many Start-ups Fail? Two Surveys Highlig...

Posted by John Rau | May 21, 2018 | Inventing 101, Resources

Consider Mobile for Your Next Invention

by John Rau | Apr 16, 2018 | Inventing 101

Commercializing and patenting smartphone apps involves a different set of issues than those confronting people who deal with traditional types of inventions.

Common Barriers to Commercialization of Your Invention

by John Rau | Mar 6, 2018 | Inventing 101

Before you attempt to commercialize your invention, you should consider whether there are any major barriers ahead. Here’s some common ones

The Secret to the ‘Wow Factor’: Understand the criteria; learn from past examples

by John Rau | Feb 8, 2018 | Inventing 101

The co-founders of Wham-O, Inc., were experts at deriving their own version of an object and...

One Path to Success: Think Lazy

by John Rau | Jan 25, 2018 | Inventing 101

Believe it or not, you can commercialize inventor laziness! You can invent products for lazy...

5 Steps to a More Effective Product Pitch

by Don Debelak | Jan 25, 2018 | Inventing 101

Many inventors whose ideas fall by the wayside have great ideas but fail to gain the trust of the...

6 Steps to Catch an Inside Contact

by Don Debelak | May 14, 2017 | Inventing 101

Making that key company connection boosts your invention’s chance of success. Inventors have a much better chance of launching their product with a larger company if they can find an inside contact to give them advice and...