Make sure your invention solves a real problem. You can usually spot it by starting with a real problem you have, or asking someone about a problem they have, then solving that.
You have to cringe when Shark Tank presenters come in, and their "problem" that they "solved" is some weird, obfuscated thing that impacts nobody.That will not get you on the fastlane. They went about their process wrong; instead of really beginning with a problem, I suspect they had a (bad) idea that nobody else had patented before, then after wasting money patenting it, they invented a problem nobody had to go with it.
When an idea solves a problem, buyers and investors rush to you, and don't need you to explain why it's valuable to them-they get it right away and you get their money right away.
You have to cringe when Shark Tank presenters come in, and their "problem" that they "solved" is some weird, obfuscated thing that impacts nobody.That will not get you on the fastlane. They went about their process wrong; instead of really beginning with a problem, I suspect they had a (bad) idea that nobody else had patented before, then after wasting money patenting it, they invented a problem nobody had to go with it.
When an idea solves a problem, buyers and investors rush to you, and don't need you to explain why it's valuable to them-they get it right away and you get their money right away.