Of all the strategies that I have used to get feedback, I have found the Inventor’s Clinic of IANE to be the most painless and most helpful.  Although I have yet to present, I attended my second last night and left wondering why this type of meeting doesn’t happen all the time across the world.  [...]

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As you dive into your research to discover the market, competition and technology around your invention, the materials you have uncovered start to pile up. If you are like me and you like hard copies to take notes on, highlight and organize, then you will start to develop giant piles, binders and folders loosely [...]

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Bryan Daigle’s (founder and president of Idea Tango) recent blog  about surveys got me thinking. While I completely agree that a quick and dirty survey, especially early in the idea process is essential, some experts prefer in-depth interviews with customers. In-depth interviews can be very helpful in finding latent (hidden) needs, details on [...]

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This is a continuation of our previous post, “So I’ve Got A Great Idea, Now What? Part 1″ If you haven’t read it, please do as this post follows those previous steps. Don’t forget to USE YOUR NOTEBOOK.

If you have completed the last step you should have some similar patents. Read through the [...]

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