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    Getting Started In Product Development?

    IDEA MINDSET 
    I’m a retired engineer involved in product development and fairly new to FLF. To pay it forward, here are a few basic thoughts for those who have ideas for physical products and are thinking about moving them forward. The views below are strictly my own perspective. Hopefully, others with...
  2. RightyTighty

    A Well Paid Slave Looking For His Way Out

    INTRO 
    Ouch. This hit close to home. I was the founder/principal of a consulting engineering firm for over two decades. While I was able to steer the business into more lucrative industrial markets, my numerous efforts to leverage the business beyond selling time never succeeded. I would advise that...
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    What's the next step

    IDEA SAAS / APPS 
    I love a concise perspective check.
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    I don't belong to my tribe!

    OFF-TOPIC CHAT 
    Having a different set of values from your entire family has got to be painful in some ways, but in your circumstances it’s entirely necessary. Make your own path and don’t give in to their wishes, but try not to let your differences become a wall between you. Even if it takes effort, try to...
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    Never Too Old

    IDEA MARKETING MINDSET 
    Yes! I have a specialty knife with a large TAM in field testing. I am also developing two innovative items for the hobbyist/light commercial woodworking market. And I have a few early versions of some items in the pet and outdoors arenas. I’m trying hard to keep my focus on marketing right now...
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    Hi, everyone. I'm about to step out of the Slowlane.

    INTRO 
    AI is sure to skew the Entry component of CENTS in numerous arenas over the next couple of years. AI will prove to be a valuable tool, but too many seem to want to use it as a one-stop cudgel to whack problems on the head. My personal thought would be to select a problem and start developing a...
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    Never Too Old

    IDEA MARKETING MINDSET 
    I’m 68 and retired. I spent most of my career as the principal of a consulting engineering firm I founded. My family situation and my own inertia kept me on the slow end of the fast lane, but I had a very rewarding career and I was fortunate enough to be able to grow and sell my firm. I’ve kept...
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    The "Costanza Method" Challenge

    MINDSET 
    Ian, have you contacted your downstream (manufacturing) contacts to let them know about your company and explain how you can work together to develop a mutually beneficial relationship? I had a startup consulting engineering firm for 23 years that gravitated into mostly the industrial sector...
  9. RightyTighty

    Trying to figure out what i want to do for a business

    IDEA 
    In what ways have you excelled in 3D printing? Are you adept at tuning printer parameters for optimized printing with various filaments? Can you tweak the gcode as needed to address special circumstances and for troubleshooting? Instead of starting another D&D store or equivalent, pick an...
  10. RightyTighty

    The lifestyle, hobbies, and fun thread.

    HOT! CHAT 
    Wilderness backpacking - it helps to keep old men young. This photo is the Maroon Bells area in CO. Headed to the Beartooths in MT next months for five days of off trail adventure.
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    Licensing help/advise - Any one heard about inventright?

    INTRO 
    I have not been in the Inventright progam but I have most of Stephen Key’s books. If you are interested in product development for licensing I recommend you read One Simple Idea; you can get a used copy for under $10. It covers the basics. But make sure you also read MFL and Unscripted. An...
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    Product development process

    IDEA SOURCING 
    There can be a good bit of ambiguity in terms and also in workflow. Depending on the field and the level of complexity a prototype might be a non-functional model or a highly developed MVP. And modeling/prototyping can be an iterative process. As noted, it’s not uncommon for a rough prototype...
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    What's a window cleaning teenager progress?

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE EXECUTION 
    I truly enjoyed reading through this thread, following along as a young entrepreneur started at zero and is learning so many basic business lessons, and learning them in such a manner that they will never be forgotten. It was also great to see the patience and help offered by others. I salute...
  14. RightyTighty

    Young fastlaners: SHUT DOWN ALL SOCIAL MEDIA

    GOLD! HOT! 
    I loved this. I can walk past ice cream in the grocery store, but if I bring it home I find myself looking for the bottom of the cartoon. This tells the entire story of FB.
  15. RightyTighty

    I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Read the book. So much knowledge I wish I had gained years ago. Sending copies to my daughters.
  16. RightyTighty

    Forum update coming, what do you want?

    HOT! IMPORTANT! 
    Additional search categories - personal preference would include product development. Add skill sets to profiles and make them searchable.
  17. RightyTighty

    How do I get a physical product up and running? I have two "blockbuster" ideas ready and primed for execution.

    IDEA SOURCING QUESTION 
    James, I’m a retired electrical/mechanical engineer. I just joined this forum to learn about marketing for some of the inventions I have developed. I’ve read a few posts discouraging new members from taking without first giving back, so…. if you’d like to contact me (brand new here so I’m not...
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