Last week I took on a new inventRight student. As typically occurs during a first coaching session, this student and I got to know a bit about each other and he of course had many questions for me. We had a great conversation. He commented that the thought of...
How to evaluate your idea.
"Ryan, I can't wait to tell you about the product I want to license!" my new inventRight student proclaimed to me in an email prior to our first meeting. "Nothing like it exists!" he went on to explain. The following day, I took the student's call. He explained the...
Pitching your inventions
Yesterday while fishing, I realized that inventing products for different industries is a lot like fishing. I grew up fishing and I've always enjoyed watching a largemouth bass jump out of the water after my popper. Timing is everything and you have to hook 'em at...
What’s in a tagline?
There are many important things that go on a sell sheet, and many things that should not go on it. While some of those things are easy to weed out (such as long paragraphs about your product), others are a bit more difficult to decipher if you need it. Do you...
The Power of One Simple Idea
Watch the video to this article at the bottom of the post. Hi, Stephen Key here. In this article, I'm going to discuss my book, One Simple Idea, and why everyone who has ideas needs to read it. Back in the 2000s, I received a call from a vice-president in the San...
Inventor Help With Patents, Design and Licensing
Watch the video to this article at the bottom of the post. Hello, and welcome to another inventRight blog article. My name is Andrew Krauss. I'm one of the cofounders here at inventRight. The topic for this article is inventor help for patents, design, and licensing....
How to License a Big Idea
Watch the video to this article at the bottom of the post. Hello inventors. It’s Stephen Key again. In this article, I will explain what you need to license a big idea. Now, if you've been following inventRight on YouTube or social media for any length of time, you...
The #1 Reason Why Inventors Don’t Get Licensing Deals
The #1 Reason Why Inventors Don’t Get Licensing Deals So you’ve done the hard work of preparing your invention for licensing. You’ve done your market research, created a prototype, a sell sheet, filed your provisional patent application (PPA), written your scripts,...
How to land a licensing deal
Yesterday while fishing, I realized that inventing products for different industries is a lot like fishing. I grew up fishing and I've always enjoyed watching a largemouth bass jump out of the water after my popper. Timing is everything and you have to hook 'em at...
License Your Idea
I believe anyone can license an idea! Not only do I believe it, I know it! I see ideas get licensed every single week. From the wacky novelty products to ideas that can change the world! There is absolutely no reason why your creativity has to stay in your head....