Stephen Key
Co-Founder of inventRight; Author of One Simple Idea Series
Stephen Key is an inventor, author, speaker and co-founder of InventRight, LLC., a Glenbrook, Nev.-based company that educates entrepreneurs in how to bring ideas to market.
Product Development
Get Your Seasonal Toy Into Walmart in Under Two Years Without Breaking the Bank
An Entrepreneur contributor interviews someone who pulled off this feat and reports on seven takeaways this man had to offer.
Marketing Bootcamp
Apple Air Pods Will Likely Be a Hit Once They Get the Bugs Out
There will be plenty of consumers who are going to love and embrace Apple's wireless vision.
Marketing Bootcamp
3 Ways to Slay the Risk of Bringing a New Product to Market
Making money from your ingenuity requires getting people as excited about the opportunity as you are.
Marketing Bootcamp
6 Strategies to Stand Out on Social Media
Be creative and be tenacious in your social media marketing.
Prototypes
5 Ways to Create an Almost-There Prototype Marketing Video
Building it makes your idea real; video captures it visually. Do less of the first and more of the second to test the market sooner.
Marketing Bootcamp
6 Ways to Use Video to Sell New-Product Concepts
The trick is to show the benefit of your idea without disclosing exactly how it works.
Inventing
The 4 Biggest Mistakes Inventors Make
Product development is a business. You can't afford rookie errors.
Success Strategies
The Crucial Moment That Separates the Pros From the Amateurs
When you pick yourself up after being rejected, you become a professional.
Luck
10 Ways to Become Luckier in Business
Luck is about chance, the chance of something good happening and finding reward in the opportunities.
Patents
3 Basics for Filing a Patent That Actually Has Value
A provisional patent application will provide as much protection as you need while determining if your idea can really go the distance.
Inventing
Winning at Inventing Is a Numbers Game
Inventors too often focus on patents and expensive prototypes when what they really need is proof of demand.
Inventors
The Inventor of the George Foreman Grill Sets the Record Straight
Michael Boehm explains how he created one of the bestselling infomercial products of all time.
Niche marketing
Have a Lot of Clever Ideas? License Them to the Novelty Gift Industry.
When I walked into Hallmark and saw "Sweet Darts," darts inscribed with the words 'I'm Stuck On You," I smiled. Seeing my name on the back never got old.
Patents
Are You Trying to Protect Your Idea -- or Sell It?
Do you really need a patent? It all depends on who you ask.
Careers
Money Might as Well Grow on Trees Once You Pursue Work You Truly Enjoy
If you're on the career path you're meant to be on, financial freedom will take care of itself.