by Stephen Key | Sep 25, 2020 | Prototyping
Post Views: 414 The feeling you get when you build a prototype of one of your ideas is truly magical. Suddenly, something that only existed in your head you can now touch, see, and play with. I’ve been licensing my inventions for decades, and I still feel that...
by Stephen Key | Sep 25, 2020 | Intellectual Property and IP Strategy
Post Views: 484 Before you hire a patent attorney or patent agent to help you write and file a patent application, you should know about their policies and practices. Most of the inventor-friendly patent practitioners I know are willing to spend 60 minutes free of...
by Stephen Key | Sep 25, 2020 | Social Media For Entrepreneurs and Inventors
Post Views: 422 Are you a brand? Today, social media is the best way of marketing your business, because you can directly connect with, learn from, help, and inspire your customers. You don’t need a publicist–with social media, you are your own publicist....
by Stephen Key | Sep 25, 2020 | Inventing 101
Post Views: 436 I received Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by the Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou for Christmas, and wow! This is a startup story on steroids! It is one hell of a page-turner for any entrepreneur. The book —...
by Stephen Key | Sep 25, 2020 | Toy and Novelty Gift Industry
Post Views: 410 Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing a remarkable toy inventor named Mary Couzin. In 2003, Couzin founded Chicago Toy and Game Week — affectionately known as ChiTAG — to bring toy inventors, toy companies, and toy lovers together....