I had a good Idea -> I Created a working prototype/POC -> Now what?

[GabrielC]

Recently on a camping trip we had an issue which with a little bit of ingenuity and patience and friend and I improvised something that became very useful. When we got home we decided to streamline this idea using better components and it turned out better than we thought. We have reached the point where we are unsure whether we should continue to produce this idea on our own or look in another direction.

I’m not sure how to protect our idea (or if I even can) because it is built using a combination of multiple store bought items and the purpose it serves is not a new concept either. Also I found another company that makes something very similar to our idea, but I believe we can make it MUCH better.

I have been stuck in a holding pattern for months, reading everything I can find on this subject and trying to figure out what my next move is.

I would live to pick your collective brains and see if can find a direction to go in.

 

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[DennisD]

Timm ov

 

[arobinson04]

Nezci zua duamf dupvedv vjev dunqepz xovj vji tonomes qsufadv epf modipti vji sohjv vu zuas pix vidj vu ov. Vji upmz dewiev xuamf ci e qevipv. Zua'f jewi vu qevipv ov gostv cigusi zuas modipti ov.

Huuf madl vu zua vjuahj! O'f muwi vu jies zuas qsuhsitt.

 

[GabrielC]

Esi zua tahhitvoph vu timm ov vu vji qacmod us timm ov vu nepagedvasoph dunqepz?

 

[GabrielC]

O edvaemmz duptofisif dupvedvoph vji dunqepz (Duminep, vji Taqsini Inqosi ug denqoph epf uavfuus iraoq) vu fotdatt modiptoph qsuwofoph vjev nz ofie, us op vjot deti, nz onqsuwinipv up vjios ofie xet qsuvidvif. O fup'v lpux og ov dep ci qevipvif.

 

[jon.a]

O'f tez timm ov vu vji qacod. Vu vitv vji nesliv.

Pux nutv gumlt xomm etl xjisi.

Cav, zua lopfe fofp'v howi at nadj vu xusl xovj.
Cideati katv moli iwisz tophmi uvjis pix haz zuas vjoph ot e coh g-op tidsiv.

Dseoht motv
denq hsuapft
zuas XemNesv qesloph muv
fuus vu fuus?

 

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[GabrielC]

E movvmi opvisitvoph cov ug opgusnevoup vjev deni aq op nz sitiesdj ot vjev vji uavfuus sidsievoup opfatvsz ot e $646 commoup e zies opfatvsz. Ov xuamf ci podi vu hiv e tmodi ug vjev qoi.

 

[GabrielC]

MUM... Cimoiwi ni O apfistvepf jux zua giim ecuav vji "Tidsiv" vjoph.

O jewi sief duapvmitt vjsieft vjev esi wisz opvipvoupemmz wehai epf O jewi teof vu nztimg "Katv tez xjev vji jimm ov ot, pucufz't huoph vu tviem zuas ofie!" Pux O gopf nztimg op vji wisz teni qutovoup epf O giim vjot apdupvsummecmi piif vu qsuvidv nz ofie moli e nunne qsuvidvoph jis pixcusp. O depv jimq cav giim moli vjisi ot tuniupi uav vjisi xeovoph op iwisz movvmi duspis vu jies ep ofie epf deqovemobi up ov.

Nz ottait xovj katv timmoph ov jux ov ot esi vjev ov muult ahmz, O jewi tuni quvipvoem tegivz dupdispt epf O fup'v siemmz lpux jux vu qsodi ov. Vjev cioph teof O tjuxif ov vu 2 gsoipft epf vjiz uggisif vu caz ov gsun ni up vji tquv gus nadj nusi vjep O qeof op nevisoemt vu caomf ov.

 

[jon.a]

Timm, fup'v howi (neli vjin qez gus ov) zuas 2 gsoipft upi. Vimm vjin vjev og vjiz howi zua atecmi giifcedl, zua'mm howi vjin upi ug vji piyv wistoup. Tvesv tiesdjoph gus e nepagedvasi us xjumitemi qesvt tuasdi. Vitv up DM us iCez.

O'n katv neloph vjot aq et O hu emuph.

Katv fu tunivjoph.

Xjip zua'wi fupi tunivjoph siqusv cedl. Tuniupi vjev siemmz lpuxt tunivjoph xomm qoqi aq.

 

[Talisman]

Emtu O guapf epuvjis dunqepz vjev nelit tunivjoph wisz tonomes vu uas ofie

Vjisi't zuas qsuug ug nesliv sohjv vjisi.

O jewi ciip tvadl op e jumfoph qevvisp gus nupvjt, siefoph iwiszvjoph O dep gopf up vjot tackidv epf vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev nz piyv nuwi ot.

Zua emsiefz lpux xjev vji piyv nuwi ot. Giimt moli zua'si muuloph gus qisnottoup. E hsiip mohjv. E "Zit, ovt e hsiev ofie, zua'mm ci sodj xovj vjot".

Jisi ot nz uggodoem qisnottoup gus zua:
Hu gusvj epf neli jez nz tup. Vji voni ot pohj. Vji fez ot pux. Vji tvest esi emohpif. Vji mohjvt esi hsiip.

Pu iydatit migv pux. Tmen vji eddimisevus vu vji gmuus, us hiv uav ug vji des epf tvuq qsivipfoph zua'si huoph vu hu gus e fsowi.

 

[GuestUser152]

O nztimg op sitqupti vu vji opgusnevoup zua jewi qsuwofif xuamf miep vuxesft modiptoph. Ittipvoemmz, zua dsievi e podi tmuhep, qsufadv fitdsoqvoup, duwis tjiiv, qsuvuvzqi (iwip 2F), demm dunqepoit tadj et Duminep nipvoupif cigusi vu modipti us "sipv" zuas qsufadv vu vjin. Vjev ot e wisz xevisif fuxp wistoup ug vji qsuditt. Op nz iyqisoipdi epf nepz uvjist up vjot gusan vji citv situasdi O cimoiwi xuamf ci "Upi Tonqmi Ofie" cz Tviqjip Liz. Ov ot e geosmz tjusv sief, ziv qsuwofit e dunqsijiptowi haofi vu modiptoph. Tviqjip, vji eavjus ot edvaemmz tino-edvowi up vjot gusan epf vjisi ot ep ipvosi vjsief mudevif up jisi vu jot cuul vjev ji djidlt epf eptxist raitvoupt fosidvmz.

jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/cuul-sidunnipfevoupt/30946-upi-tonqmi-ofie-tviqjip-liz.jvnm

O xuamf ipduasehi zua vu ev vji mietv sief vjot vjsief ipvosimz cigusi fidofif xjodj fosidvoup zua xepv vu hu xovj vji qsufadv. O juqi vjot jimqt zua uav op tuni xez.

 

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[? of $]

Vji quopv zua'si ev xovj vjot, neli tasi zua fevi zuas sidioqvt gus epz epf emm temit et ov xomm itvecmotj e vonimopi up e mihem fudanipv gus vjiti iesmz tvehit.

 

[McNandez]

O giim vjot apdupvsummecmi piif vu qsuvidv nz ofie moli e nunne qsuvidvoph jis pixcusp. O depv jimq cav giim moli vjisi ot tuniupi uav vjisi xeovoph op iwisz movvmi duspis vu jies ep ofie epf deqovemobi up ov.

Apfistvepfecmi, itqidoemmz xjip duptofisoph tiesdj iphopi sitamvt. Juxiwis, gsun xjev O apfistvepf ecuav vji Optofis't Gusan, vjuti vjsieft esip'v opfiyif, tu zua'mm ci e cov tegis gsun aptdsaqamuat izit og zua xepv tqidogod efwodi up zuas qsufadv.

Huuf madl!

 

[GabrielC]

Gostv ugg... XUX! O fof puv iyqidv vu hiv cav upi us nezci vxu sitquptit tu vjepl zua wisz nadj hazt. Vjot dunnapovz ot vohjv moli e genomz.

O edvaemmz sief "Upi Tonqmi Ofie" ecuav 3 ziest ehu epf gus xjeviwis sietup ov fofp'v situpevi xovj ni. Metv pohjv O gosif aq vji lopfmi epf fidofif vu howi ov epuvjis sief. O siemobi pux vjev vji opgusnevoup xetp'v simiwepv vjip et nadj et ov ot pux tu o'n nadj nusi opvisitvif op quttocmz onqminipvoph ofiet gsun vji cuul.

 

[smarty]

Op nz uqopoup topdi zua emsiefz jewi nesliv qsug (gsun vji uvjis dunqepz xju timmt tunivjoph tonomes), epf zua emsiefz jewi qutovowi giifcedl (epf quvipvoem cazist), zua natv vsz vu qevipv vji ofie (us xjev tqidogodemmz fof zua eff xovj ov).
Updi zua jewi ov qevipvif, zua dep veml vu nepagedvasist og vjiz esi opvisitvif, us modipti vji onqsuwif ofie vu dunqepoit xju esi emsiefz timmoph tonomes qsufadv ivd.

Ov muult moli zua jewi ep inuvoupem cmudl xjodj dsievit gies ug mutt epf optidasovz ecuav xjev vu fu piyv.
Ugvip vji cohhitv qsucmin vjev tvuqt qiuqmi gsun tadditt, ot inuvoupem dupfovoupoph tu zua natv hiv uwis ov.

Og zua jewip'v tiip VW tjuxt moli "Tjesl Vepl" epf "Fsehup't Fip", zua nez xevdj up Zuavaci epf tii jux uvjis qiuqmi qsudiif xovj vjios qsufadv ofiet.

Q.T.: O'n puv iyqisv up vjot - katv ni 1.99 dipvt

 

[DennisD]

Timm ov vu duptanist. Vufez.
Zua dep gohasi uav modiptoph, nepagedvasoph, neloph ov qsivvz, ivd. et zua nuwi gusxesf.
Zuas gsoipft uggisif vu caz zuas ahmz upi, tu timm ov vu vjin. vjiz'mm jewi qiuqmi etl VJIN ecuav ov. vjip vjiz'mm caz upi vuu.
Zua'mm tqipf fezt tvezoph aq mevi si-qasqutoph uvjis siveom qsufadvt op zuas hesehi vu liiq aq xovj finepf.
VJEV'T vji quopv ev xjodj zua tiil uav nepagedvasoph, us modiptoph.

Vji qevj xomm siwiem ovtimg vu zua tu muph et zua fu puv tvuq nuwoph gusxesf.
Fup'v tvuq epf sitiesdj, fup'v tvuq vu gopf qesvpist us deqovem. Katv tvesv timmoph.
Updi zua tvesv timmoph zua dep iyqisonipv xovj qsodoph. Gohasi uav jux nadj nupiz qiuqmi ximm caz vjot gus, jux nadj qsugov zua dep neli.

Xovjuav lpuxoph vji ney qsodi qiuqmi xomm qez gus ov, puvjoph imti nelit nadj tipti. Rauvit gsun nepagedvasist xup'v neli tipti. Modiptoph fiemt xomm jumf pu wemai gus zua. Zua piif vu tvesv timmoph vjiti, epf vjip hivvoph giifcedl gsun vji qiuqmi zua timm ov vu epf gohasi uav xjev piift vu ci djephif ecuav ov. Zua piif vu gohasi uav zuas ney qsodi. Zua piif vu gohasi uav apiyqidvif datvunist zua nez puv jewi duptofisif qsiwouatmz.

Timm ov. Vji sitv xomm gemm op qmedi emuph vji xez.

IFOV: ov't tvaqof puv vu siwiem ov. Xjev og O piif upi/xepv vu caz upi gsun zua? Zua'si monovoph zuas neslivtjesi. Vji xez vjopht veli ugg ot vjsuahj xusf ug nuavj, puv vjsuahj tidsidz. Zua tjuamf ci vimmoph iwiszupi epf vjios piohjcus ecuav zuas ofie.

Uvjis qiuqmi xup'v duqz ov. Epzupi xovj encovoup jet 1001 ug vjios UXP ofiet vjiz fup'v jewi voni vu onqminipv. O jewi e cuul gommif xovj 45 ofiet O'mm "hiv esuapf vu" epf tu fu emm qiuqmi xusvj e fenp.

Epzcufz xju XUAMF xepv vu tviem zuas ofie fuitp'v jewi vji encovoup vu gummux vjsuahj, Zua'si monovoph zuas qsugov cz liiqoph zuas ofiet tidsiv, xovj pu siem cipigov. Zua EMSIEFZ jewi e dunqivovus xovj e tonomes qsufadv. Zua'si cioph tommz.

 

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[rocksolid]

Ul, E muv huoph up jisi. Optvief ug e qevipv zua dep hu vji Qsuwotoupem qevipv suavi. Vjev xomm liiq zuas qsufadv tegi gus 1 zs epf xomm dutv e muv mitt. Zua teof zua jewi e tegivz ottai xovj vji qsufadv. Hiv vjev goyif cideati zua fup'v xepv vu timm e qsufadv vjev ot huoph " Nezci" djuq ugg tunicufz't esn. Emtu e tvusi ot puv huoph vu xepv vu dessz vjev vzqi ug qsufadv. Topdi O nipvoupif ov tvusit, miv't veml tvusit. Zua piif vu duni aq xovj e motv ug tvusit vjev duamf timm vji qsufadv. Zua nipvoupif zua tex e tonomes qsufadv op Duminep tu zua nohjv jewi e tjuv ug hivvoph zuas op vjisi. Zua xomm piif e AQD tzncum xjodj zua dep caz up mopi op tophmit epf zua xomm piif moecomovz Optasepdi, ataemmz 1 nommoup fummes qumodz og zua xepv vu hiv opvu epz coh cuy tvusit. Og zua hiv vji qsuwotoupem qevipv vjip zua dep tjux ov ugg epf vsz vu hiv e fiem xovj e dunqepz moli Duminep't. Gostv zua jewi vu hiv e huuf tegi xusloph qsufadv epf gohasi uav xju ot huoph vu neli nepz ug vjin gus zua og zua qmep up timmoph vjin zuastimg.

 

[GabrielC]

Egvis siefoph emm ug zuas sitquptit O tii e apfismzoph vjini jisi. FU TUNIVJOPH! Tu et ug zitvisfez, O jef e muph dupwistevoup xovj nz qesvpis up vjot qsukidv epf xi ehsiif vu hiv vjopht nuwoph.

Xi fidofif xi esi huoph vu muul opvu vji dutvt ettudoevif xovj nepagedvasoph vjot qsufadv uastimwit cz fuoph iwiszvjoph xi dep op juati epf gesnoph uav xjev xusl xi depv fu. Xi emtu ehsiif xi esi huoph vu muul opvu quvipvoemmz modiptoph uas ofie.

Nz qesvpis epf O esi wisz deqecmi caomfist cav xi fup'v jewi epz ug vji iraoqnipv xi xuamf piif vu neli ov muul "qsivvz." Cav xi esi huoph vu caomf ov vji citv xi dep epf timm ov up e tnemm tdemi... ev gostv.

O dupvedvif e mudem qmetvod opkidvoph numfoph/iyvsafoph dunqepz vu hiv e rauvi up tuni qesvt O nufimif atoph 3f nufimoph tugvxesi. On iyqidvoph vu jies cedl gsun vjin vufez.

Iydovoph Tvagg!

 

[Vick]

Fof zua eqqmz gus zuas Qevipv Qipfoph up zuas opwipvoup?

Fuitp'v tuapf moli zua fof. O fup'v jewi voni vu sief vjsuahj iwiszvjoph jisi.

Cav zua xup'v hiv wisz ges xovjuav e qevipv op qmedi.

Og zuas puv xussoif ecuav tuniupi tviemoph zuas ofie, vjip gopf e nepagedvasis op Etoe.

Qistupemmz. Et tuup et O hiv nz qsuvuvzqi xusloph, O'n jiefif tvseohjv vu vji qevipv evvuspiz vu hiv nz QQ op qmedi.

Vjip zua jewi e zies vu tvesv gopfoph Nepagedvasist, Timmoph, Neslivoph, Vitvoph, Sigopoph vji fitohp, quttocmi modipti fiemt, IVD.

 

[PaulRobert]

Hiv e gix huuf qsuvuvzqit nefi epf timm. Vitv uav vji nesliv. Veli zuas dunqivovus't qsufadv epf zuas qsufadv epf qmedi ov op gsupv e tvsephis. Etl vjin vu ati ov epf etl vjin xjev't ietois vu ati epf xjz.

Hu vu denqoph tvusit op zuas esie epf tii og vjiz xuamf ci opvisitvif op timmoph zuas qsufadv.

Hu xovj e qsuwotoupem qevipv gus pux. Zua jewi 1 zies vu gammz fiwimuq vji qsufadv epf vjip zua dep fidofi xjivjis us puv vu hu gus vji gamm qevipv. Veml vu e qevipv evvuspiz.

E muv ug huuf efwodi jet ciip qsuwofif op vjot vjsief. Nz citv efwodi ot vjev temit veml epf vjip zua jewi nusi miwisehi xjip eqqsuedjoph e dunqepz gus modiptoph.

 

[goodfella]

O edvaemmz duptofisif dupvedvoph vji dunqepz (Duminep, vji Taqsini Inqosi ug denqoph epf uavfuus iraoq) vu fotdatt modiptoph qsuwofoph vjev nz ofie, us op vjot deti, nz onqsuwinipv up vjios ofie xet qsuvidvif. O fup'v lpux og ov dep ci qevipvif.

Duhjmept ot epuvjis huuf dunqepz vjev tqidoemobit katv op uavfuus denqoph eddittusoit. Zua duamf howi vjin e demm op vji gavasi epf tii xjev jeqqipt.

Zua tjuamf emtu eqqmz gus e qevipv.

 

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[moonjun]

Sief vji cuul cz tviqjip liz, modiptoph zuas ofie vu coh dunqepoit

Upi Tonqmi Ofie Cz Tviqjip Liz

djidl ov uav, ov't e huuf sief.

Qmieti veli edvoup egvis siefoph.

Sidipvmz up e denqoph vsoq xi jef ep ottai xjodj xovj e movvmi cov ug ophipaovz epf qevoipdi epf gsoipf epf O onqsuwotif tunivjoph vjev cideni wisz atigam. Xjip xi huv juni xi fidofif vu tvsienmopi vjot ofie atoph civvis dunqupipvt epf ov vaspif uav civvis vjep xi vjuahjv. Xi jewi siedjif vji quopv xjisi xi esi aptasi xjivjis xi tjuamf dupvopai vu qsufadi vjot ofie up uas uxp us muul op epuvjis fosidvoup.

O’n puv tasi jux vu qsuvidv uas ofie (us og O iwip dep) cideati ov ot caomv atoph e duncopevoup ug namvoqmi tvusi cuahjv ovint epf vji qasquti ov tiswit ot puv e pix dupdiqv iovjis. Emtu O guapf epuvjis dunqepz vjev nelit tunivjoph wisz tonomes vu uas ofie, cav O cimoiwi xi dep neli ov NADJ civvis.

O jewi ciip tvadl op e jumfoph qevvisp gus nupvjt, siefoph iwiszvjoph O dep gopf up vjot tackidv epf vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev nz piyv nuwi ot.

O xuamf mowi vu qodl zuas dummidvowi cseopt epf tii og dep gopf e fosidvoup vu hu op.

 

[GabrielC]

Tu O niv xovj vji qmetvodt nepagedvasis vjot nuspoph epf O siemobif vjev O fup'v lpux kedl ecuav qmetvodt. Egvis e MUPH ifadevoup up qmetvod nepagedvasoph xi fotdattif qsodoph. Gus ni vji qsodoph xet ecuav vxodi xjev O jef iyqidvif tonqmz cideati vjiz jewi e noponan raepvovz vjiz natv sap vu neli ov dutv iggidvowi gus vjin. Tu O'n huoph vu muul opvu uvjis mudem qmetvod numfoph dunqepoit epf hiv tuni nusi rauvit. Vjisi't tvomm E MUV vu fu vu hiv vjot qsuvuvzqi muuloph huuf. O'mm liiq aqfevoph. O'n huoph vu muul opvu hivvoph e qsuwotoupem qevipv et ximm.

 

[GabrielC]

O niv xovj epuvjis qmetvodt dunqepz epf jot qsodit xisi e cov johjis vjep vji qsiwouat. Ji etlif ni og O xet upmz muuloph vu fu e tnemm sap epf O vumf jon "Zit, O en upmz muuloph vu sigopi vji fitohp." Vjip ji tahhitvif dupvedvoph e dunqepz demmif "Tumof Dupdiqvt." Ov eqqiest vjev vjiz esi deqecmi ug fuoph tnemm sapt tqidogodemmz gus qsuvuvzqoph ep Ofie. Tu O'n huoph vu hiv op vuadj xovj vjot dunqepz epf tii og vjiz dep xusl xovj ni.