by Stephen Key | Sep 25, 2020 | Licensing and Inventing Success Stories
Post Views: 434 Most of us are struck with ideas for new products, at least from time to time. Far fewer of us take action. For example, have you struggled to stuff tissue paper into a gift bag so that it looked beautiful and elegant, instead of mangled and crinkled?...
by Stephen Key | Sep 23, 2020 | Stephen Key's Personal Life Stories
Post Views: 1,694 Like many creative people, I have a learning disability. Specifically, I have dyslexia, which means I cannot make out the differences between and among the sounds of letters in the alphabet. As a result, spelling is nearly impossible and pronouncing...
by Stephen Key | Aug 21, 2018 | How to Become Successful
Post Views: 428 For former mechanical engineer George Burkhardt, being resourceful is a way of life. Since the Texan retired about fifteen years ago, he’s achieved great success bringing his ideas for new products to life. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing...
by Stephen Key | Aug 18, 2018 | Inspiration For Inventors
Post Views: 435 I left college early. I thought I had completed my fine arts degree at San Jose State University. But in fact, I would later discover, I had received an incomplete in silk screening. I needed three more units to graduate. I wasn’t overly...
by Stephen Key | Jul 12, 2017 | Stephen Key's Personal Life Stories
Post Views: 462 I remember realizing that I was different from the other kids in the second grade. I couldn’t pronounce words that my peers could. As I struggled to read and express myself verbally, I grew terrified of being called on in class. It felt as if I...