Inventing: Page 3
Want to Test Your Product Idea? Join the Makers.
Bringing your goods to a Maker Faire will grant you a creative audience that will test your designs. This worked wonders for the creator of a rubber band shotgun.
Quirky Ditches Device Manufacturing, Preps for New Investment
Its home automation spinoff, Wink, may also see additional investment in a separate round, CEO Ben Kaufman says.
5 Ways to Get Others to Pull Your Ideas to Market
Constantly pushing your service or product can get tiring. Instead, be smart and find another way.
The Maker of This Invention Kit Wants You to See the World as Your Playground
Jay Silver's first Makey Makey invention kit raised more than half a million dollars on Kickstarter. His second kit, called the Makey Makey GO, has raised more than $120,000 so far.
A Surprising and Unlikely Place to Look for Product Ideas
When you invent with the market in mind, you set yourself up for success.
Inventing a Small Improvement to an Existing Idea Is All It Takes
A simple thing I came up with while doing something I love continued to sell for a decade.
The No. 1 Mistake Product Developers Make
You may have just come up with a great idea, but it doesn't mean squat if you fall into this trap.
Don't Let Bumps in the Road, or Other People's Skepticism, Stop You From Success
A former toy maker turned inventor shares the story of one of his first big victories in entrepreneurship.
The 5 Qualities You Need to Successfully License an Idea
If you want to live the life of an inventor, you had better develop yourself into an inventor.
A Father-Son Team Raises $10 Million for Their Beekeeping Invention on Indiegogo
The Australian entrepreneurs set out to raise $70,000 for their Flow Hive honey-harvesting system. They have raised 14,720 percent of that goal.
5 Steps to Developing Your Tech Product
While developing your own tech product may seem overwhelming, it is achievable -- even for non-techie entrepreneurs.
Beekeeper Invention Sets Record for Most Money Raised on Indiegogo
The Flow Hive honey tap raised $5.3 million on the San Francisco-based crowdfunding platform.
Focus Your Creativity on These 6 Things Once You Have Your Business Idea
The actual inventing may be done, but you're far from finished getting your product out there.
The Companies That Apply for the Most Patents and Trademarks (Infographic)
Legal startup SmartUp generated this infographic summarizing who is getting patents, where and how long it is taking the application process to complete.