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FAQ: I have a great invention idea. What do I do first?
by Michelle » Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:48 pm
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FAQ: I have a great invention idea. What do I do first?[/b]
by bottleslingguy » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:50 pm
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Don't quit your day job.
This is a serious answer. If you skip this step you are at serious risk of failure to not only your invention but also harm to yourself and/or family. Don't delude yourself into thinking this is all going to happen overnight and you will be rich by next year so you should spend your mortgage payment on a prototype or a invention help firm.
Don't quit your job, sell your house or put your children into servitude (ok that last part was supposed to be funny, sorry) I think the very first thing you need to do is to go about your every decision with clear, rational thought.
This is a serious answer. If you skip this step you are at serious risk of failure to not only your invention but also harm to yourself and/or family. Don't delude yourself into thinking this is all going to happen overnight and you will be rich by next year so you should spend your mortgage payment on a prototype or a invention help firm.
Don't quit your job, sell your house or put your children into servitude (ok that last part was supposed to be funny, sorry) I think the very first thing you need to do is to go about your every decision with clear, rational thought.
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by Roger Brown » Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:14 pm
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BSG, please stick with the rules so we get useful info.
Your first step is to do research to find out if your great idea already exists or is patented. This can be done through a search of the patent offices website,internet searching and looking in stores that would carry that item.
Your first step is to do research to find out if your great idea already exists or is patented. This can be done through a search of the patent offices website,internet searching and looking in stores that would carry that item.
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by Michelle » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:31 pm
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I think the first step in the invention process once you have an idea is to read everything you can get your hands on about the invention process and then decide if you are still interested in pursuing it.
The best thing to do is to look through what is available on this website and also skim through some inventor books (check in the library or if you like, in our Amazon store)
Reading:
The Brutal Truth About the Invention Process
http://inventorspot.com/truth_invention_process
is also great place to start.
It tells you the hard realities of the processl
If you are still interested in moving forward, then, you will have good information about what lies ahead and be much better prepared to do what it takes to get "lucky"
Michelle
The best thing to do is to look through what is available on this website and also skim through some inventor books (check in the library or if you like, in our Amazon store)
Reading:
The Brutal Truth About the Invention Process
http://inventorspot.com/truth_invention_process
is also great place to start.
It tells you the hard realities of the processl
If you are still interested in moving forward, then, you will have good information about what lies ahead and be much better prepared to do what it takes to get "lucky"
Michelle
by bottleslingguy » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:22 am
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I second the motion on the Brutal Truth article. Well done.
by Scrupulous » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:40 am
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The first step is to do what you can to determine whether someone else has thought of a similar idea already; and if so, why they never marketed the product.
The reason is, assuming that money is an object, you would want to be pragmatic when deciding that gaining money is a possibility, and/or in recognizing that losing money may be an actual likelihood. It also makes sense to get quick answers, before devoting too much time, effort, enthusiasm, and so on, toward a project that doesn't stand to offer much of a return.
This doesn’t mean set a course to travel the world, looking for evidence of your invention. It means take reasonable steps to find readily available information that may bear on your project.
The second step would be to determine the manufacturing feasibility of your project (when appropriate). The first two steps can go hand-in-hand if the insight required for the second step would make it easier to take the first step…a two-legged bunny hop, if you will.
The reason is, assuming that money is an object, you would want to be pragmatic when deciding that gaining money is a possibility, and/or in recognizing that losing money may be an actual likelihood. It also makes sense to get quick answers, before devoting too much time, effort, enthusiasm, and so on, toward a project that doesn't stand to offer much of a return.
This doesn’t mean set a course to travel the world, looking for evidence of your invention. It means take reasonable steps to find readily available information that may bear on your project.
The second step would be to determine the manufacturing feasibility of your project (when appropriate). The first two steps can go hand-in-hand if the insight required for the second step would make it easier to take the first step…a two-legged bunny hop, if you will.
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