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    The Revival of My Father's 18 Year Old Invention

    INVESTING PEOPLE QUESTION 
    If ONLY a Provisional Patent Application was filed AND the innovative aspects were not publicly disclosed, you can re-file a PPA or file for a Utility Patent. If a Utility Patent was granted, all aspects contained in it are now in the public domain and cannot be patented again. If this is the...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    You refer to it only as an “idea” so I take that it’s a service and not a product? Probably the best way to proceed is to engage likely users and feel them out without giving up too much. Read “The Mom Test”; it’s the go-to reference for this method.
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    Trademark Lessons

    MARKETING TAXES | REGS 
    You’re correct, that was a poorly thought out comment. Can you tell me more? Did you have to unload branded product? I’m trying to figure out the chicken and egg thing; how to float a brand name out there to see if you missed someone - especially a common use (un-registered) brand - in your...
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    The job description that hurts people the most

    MINDSET 
    You’re blaming McDonalds for making you fat.
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    Trademark Lessons

    MARKETING TAXES | REGS 
    No, it’s not futile. 1. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are all part of the due diligence I mentioned previously and will help to provide the best protection attainable. IP is like fences; it keeps honest people honest. For those who intentionally infringe, it affords the legal standing to...
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    Thought Experiment: A New Country with the Best of All Countries?

    HOT! CHAT 
    In America there is almost one lawyer for every engineer. In Japan the ratio is 1 to 20. The lack of personal accountability in the US, as shaped by the legal system of torts, is nothing short of apalling.
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    An interesting book you seldom hear mentioned anymore is “The Millionaire Next Door“. The book was published in 1996, so they’re talking about $2 million in today’s dollars. It’s definitely not fastlane, but the lessons of work ethic and living below your means are always applicable. There is...
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    Intro w/ a question

    INTRO 
    Look up “Noah Kagan coffee challenge”. Everyone new to entrepreneurship should do this asap. It really is amazing the barriers we create for ourselves.
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    How would you leverage this?

    IDEA 
    On the surface I like it. But how broad and deep is the available capacity? If you can provide the electronics but not the injection molded or stamped metal cases for products, your market will be limited. And have you really worked the math? How much are your labor and local logistics costs...
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    Trademark Lessons

    MARKETING TAXES | REGS 
    UPDATE: I engaged a lawyer to respond to their letter. They replied back that they would continue to monitor the situation. Apparently, in lawyer jousting lingo this means they don’t have a problem now but I better be a good boy. We don’t expect them to intervene with the USPTO over the...
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    New effort at licensing!

    EXECUTION 
    There can be a large gray area here. I am not a legal expert; the following is my understanding and opinion. NDA’s will afford protection, but it’s awkward asking a stranger to sign one in return for the “opportunity” of testing your product, and corporate entities typically won’t sign one...
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    New effort at licensing!

    EXECUTION 
    $2,000 is not a lot of money. Sounds like yor partner is not convinced that you have a valid product. Make sure you don’t let your guard down just because you have a PPA. Licensing efforts tend to gobble up the 12 months of IP protection afforded by a PPA, but if you don’t disclose publicly you...
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    Help from someone who has or is inventing electronic devices?

    QUESTION 
    Research and dive into arduinos; they’re open source and everything you need to learn is readily available. Purchase one of the many kits and breadboard a bunch of projects. DO NOT use chatgpt, especially for programming, until the digital/component relationships have become intuitive. Do the...
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    Has anyone heard of The Rainmaker Family?

    GURUS 
    They’re monthly meetings and we just had one so it’ll be a few weeks. Sending you a DM.
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    Has anyone heard of The Rainmaker Family?

    GURUS 
    Just no. There is nothing they can teach you that you can’t learn on your own with some digging. Start by searching the posts here, and join the monthly Inventors’ Meetup. Check out the “Invent With Me” Youtube channel. And your first book should be “The Right It” by Alberto Savoia. Like all...
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    Helping engineers pass their professional exams

    EXECUTION 
    Professional exams are more of a test of drive and persistent than of knowledge. A million years ago I took the PE exam the first time with zero prep, just to learn and to prevent procrastination. I failed, but learned what I could count on doing well on and where the low hanging fruit was for...
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    an example of genius marketing and positioning from 2 E-Com brands

    MARKETING RANT 
    This caught my eye. I’ve been a man for a long time and I’ve never connected to mainstream soap brands. Or felt the need to. Or even thought about it. But that’s just me and I’m glad I read this. Because the real lesson is not in the success, but in the back-story. I wasn’t familiar with Dr...
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    Addiction Doesn’t Exist: The Billion-Dollar Lie Keeping You Stuck

    BOOKS MINDSET HEALTH 
    The best thing I ever learned from a therapist is “You’re a grown-a$$ man and everything you do is a CHOICE”. This has simplified many things for me through the years. I don’t know much about addiction and severe mental health issues, but we need more “tough love” based solutions. It seems...
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    Intro/Question

    QUESTION INTRO 
    Kudos to you - so many ask broad questions before making any effort. Keep digging and you can come back and ask better, more probing questions that get peoples’ attention….and their respect.
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    Inventor's Virtual Meetup

    HOT! MEETUPS 
    They need to. @Mikkel, are you out there?

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