Category Archives: Sell on TV

Inventor Financial Blunders – and How to Avoid Them

Posted on 05/15/2017 by ideaworth

Inventing is a challenging profession: it is capital intensive and many big costs occur in the beginning and the profits, if any, may not come until years later, if ever. Who wants to sign up? Obviously, I ‘signed up’ or I wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Inventors – Why Your Friends are Your Worst Enemies

Posted on 03/25/2017 by ideaworth

I have written a few posts about resources, many of which are free, readily available to assist inventors in developing their businesses. Below is the most recent post: Resources Galore for Inventors – July 2016 The July post described resources that were specific to invention – people and companies that could help you move forward with your […]

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‘Olympian’ Inventor: Go for the Gold

Posted on 08/13/2016 by ideaworth

The eyes of millions are riveted on their TV sets as the world’s top-echelon athletes compete in the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro . All the athletes are “going for the gold,” but very few will win gold, silver, or bronze … Continue reading →

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Turning No’s Into Inventing Success, Part II

Posted on 08/07/2016 by ideaworth

This post is a follow up to Turning No’s Into Inventing Success from last week. In that post, I described the most painful no I ever received – from a large wallet manufacturer who had initially been keenly interested in licensing my … Continue reading →

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Turning No’s into Inventing Success

Posted on 07/31/2016 by ideaworth

I hesitated to write this particular blog post. I knew lots of readers would roll their eyes and say to themselves, “oh boy, another tawdry tale about failing in the process of success.” I know. But, honestly, I had to … Continue reading →

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