Category Archives: Wiling to reconsider

When is Your Next Gig? The Gig Economy

Posted on 04/21/2016 by ideaworth

Every musician dreams of becoming the next big rock star. The reality for most  is having a primary income – their day” job – and working periodic “gigs” on weekends or evenings playing in whatever club will have them. Musicians … Continue reading →

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3 More Keys to Inventing Success

Posted on 04/03/2016 by ideaworth

In last week’s blog, I described 3 keys to inventing success: Solve an annoying problem Retail Sales Price is Less than $20 Must Have a 4X to 5X Mark Up In today’s blog, let’s consider 3 more keys to inventing … Continue reading →

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Inventing Basics: Focus, Finance, and Feedback – Part III

Posted on 04/25/2015 by ideaworth

The next three blogs will address three topics important to inventors: Focus Finance Feedback Today’s topic: Feedback The process of dreaming up an idea, transforming it into an invention, then a product, and getting it into the marketplace is a meticulous, difficult … Continue reading →

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Inventing Basics: Search, Prototype, Validate

Posted on 03/21/2015 by ideaworth

New inventors often say to me, “I have an idea I think is great, now what do I do?” My most succinct answer is to do the following: Search: USPTO.gov, retail and online stores, catalogs Prototypes: Begin building prototypes of … Continue reading →

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Inventing Basics: Why Your Invention Won’t Work!

Posted on 02/26/2015 by ideaworth

 I have mentioned in past posts that less than 5% of all patent holders ever make a cent from their products. Some of the reasons are that inventors don’t realize how difficult it is to market a product successfully, how … Continue reading →

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Inventing Basics: the 3 R’s of Inventing

Posted on 02/18/2015 by ideaworth

Successful inventors live by the 3 R’s of inventing (be) Resourceful (be) Resilient  (be willing to) Reconsider Inventors are creative problem solvers. Successful inventors, however, are resourceful in every aspect of their businesses, whereas unsuccessful inventors, all to often look … Continue reading →

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