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Is It Going to Work? And How Can I Make It Better?
I recently retained a patent attorney to help me with a product idea. I hired him for two reasons. First, I needed him to do a patent search for me. I had done some searching on my own and couldn’t find any similar products or patents. But I needed his expertise to determine whether other […]
Continue readingCurating Product Ideas on Pinterest
I’ve been using Pinterest periodically for a few months. It’s a fun way to curate pictures and ideas. For example, I have a board called “Products I Like.” Anytime I see a creative product or product idea, I pin it on that board. I find it’s good way to get the creative juices flowing. Anyway, […]
Continue readingWhy Open Innovation Is Creating a “Golden Age” for Product Creators
To the uninitiated, the idea of creating and licensing products to big companies sounds a bit far-fetched. After all, why would a big company care about YOUR idea? Stephen Key points out in One Simple Idea that the last two decades has brought with it the emergence of what’s called “open innovation.” He describes it […]
Continue readingBook Review: One Simple Idea
In 2011, I re-read The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. Except this time, I was intentional about taking action on some of the recommendations in the book. One of the recommendations was to buy and read One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work by Stephen Key. […]
Continue readingProduct Creation Work Group
I’ve been running a small private group on LinkedIn for the last half year or so. It’s called the Product Creation Work Group. Right now, we have about 16 members. Nearly all of them were hand-picked and privately invited. Members who aren’t active for more than 2-3 months get dropped. Nothing personal, but a dead […]
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