Monthly Archives: August 2014

Inventors Success: Partnership and Trust

Posted on 08/30/2014 by ideaworth

Many articles are written about licensing, manufacturing, patenting and other elements important to inventor success. To my experience, inventor success depends crucially upon partnering with and trusting others. Yet almost nothing is ever written about partnering and trust, so: Today’s topic: … Continue reading →

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Key to Successful Licensing – Compromise

Posted on 08/27/2014 by ideaworth

In my last post, I described the strange lives of inventors. Now I’ll go back to a more conventional topic of interest to inventors: licensing: Today’s topic: Key to Successful Licensing – Compromise Almost every inventor dreams of licensing his … Continue reading →

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The Strange Lives of Inventors – Personal Journal

Posted on 08/23/2014 by ideaworth

In the previous blog – The Strange Lives of Inventors – I described the challenge of explaining the twists and turns of the invention process to colleagues at work. An easy conclusion is the more an inventor tells colleagues about their endeavors, … Continue reading →

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The Strange Lives of Inventors

Posted on 08/16/2014 by ideaworth

To quote Monte Python, “now for something completely different.” Today’s topic: The Strange Lives of Inventors Just about every inventor has a “water cooler” conversation with a colleague at work that goes something like this: Colleague: I heard you were … Continue reading →

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Key to Inventor Success – Research Marketing Channels

Posted on 08/14/2014 by ideaworth

In recent blog posts, I have described a variety of reasons why inventors often fail. So now, let’s look at reasons why inventors succeed. Today’s topic: Key to Inventor Success – Research Marketing Channels A key to success for any … Continue reading →

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Key to Inventor Success – Keep it Simple!

Posted on 08/09/2014 by ideaworth

In recent blog posts, I have described a variety of reasons why inventors often fail. So now, let’s look at reasons why inventors succeed. Today’s topic: Key to Inventor Success – Keep it Simple The KISS principle very much applies … Continue reading →

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Key to Inventor Success – Invent Strategically

Posted on 08/06/2014 by ideaworth

In recent blog posts, I have described a variety of reasons why inventors often fail. So now, let’s look at reasons why inventors succeed. Today’s topic: Key to Inventor Success – Invent Strategically First, let me lay out a couple … Continue reading →

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Key to Inventor Success – a Clear Goal and a Plan B

Posted on 08/03/2014 by ideaworth

In recent blog posts, I have described a variety of reasons why inventors often fail. So now, let’s look at reasons why inventors succeed. Today’s topic: Key to Inventor Success – a Clear Goal and a Plan B New inventors … Continue reading →

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