Thought Leaders
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.
By Stephen Key
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Building a Business
Inventor Artur Fischer, Who Held More Than 1,100 Patents, Dies at 96
The inventor of the first synchronized electronic camera flash surpassed Thomas Edison's record of most patents.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
What Business and Government Should Do When Innovation Outpaces Regulation
Through education, proactive self-regulation and collaboration with regulators, industry leaders can help speed the process of rule-making.
By Jan Verleur
Building a Business
Marvin Minsky, AI Pioneer, Dies at 88
The MIT professor invented vital research equipment and consulted on Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey.'
Thought Leaders
The Entrepreneur Who Inspired ‘Joy’ Talks Movie-Making and Retail
At one point, she shares, megastar Robert De Niro leaned in to ask her advice about his idea for an invention.
By Joan Oleck
Building a Business
Movie ‘Joy’ Celebrates Something We Already Appreciate: Entrepreneurs
Who knew that someone would make a movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper that centers on a mop inventor.
By Joan Oleck
Thought Leaders
How Long Should You Push Before Giving Up?
A successful entrepreneur reflects on how naivety kept him going forward although things were really rough.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
Watch This Jetpack-Wearing Entrepreneur Rocket Past the Statue of Liberty (VIDEO)
David Mayman realized the ultimate boyhood dream this week, high above the Hudson River.
Thought Leaders
The Fasten-ating History of the Humble Zipper
In which we unzip the up-and-down origins of the little mechanical wonder that keeps your pants from falling down.
Building a Business
How This Man Turned His Passion Into His Profession
A resourceful inventor brings his creative concepts to life.
Building a Business
Protecting an Idea Is Easy. Selling an Idea Is Hard.
I received great advice from my patent attorney after freaking out about one of my big ideas.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
The 4 Big Changes to Open Innovation During the Last 4 Years
It's easier than ever before to get your ideas licensed by bigger companies.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
8 Myths Technologists Believe That Sink Businesses
Rarely do inventors and product creators possess the business skills necessary to launch a successful startup. That's why they need an effective parter.
Building a Business
Partners Await Inventors Who Need Help Building Prototypes
Universities and the federal government have programs that provide more help than many inventors could otherwise dream of affording.
By Kedma Ough
Building a Business
The Real Reason Companies Are Looking for Your Product Ideas
Open innovation is flourishing because creative people want to work for themselves. It's as simple as that.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
The 4 Qualities That Inventors or Entrepreneurs Should Look for in a Partner
Rarely does one person fill both roles. To present an innovative solution to the market and build a profitable business, you need a team.
Building a Business
There’s Something Strangely Soothing About This Silly Key Ring on Kickstarter
Irked by the sound of keys clinking together? So is California entrepreneur Vince Ho.
Tech
Why This New Filament for 3-D Printers Could Make the Production Process Easier
3D Systems today unveiled a new support filament that dissolves in water as opposed to chemicals.
Building a Business
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.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
10 Resources for Today’s Inventors
You have no excuse not to get started.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
How Patents Proliferated in the U.S. and Around the Globe (Infographic)
Our nation's advanced patent system is very different the one adopted in 1790.
By Laura Entis
Business Ideas
A Surprising and Unlikely Place to Look for Product Ideas
When you invent with the market in mind, you set yourself up for success.
By Stephen Key
Building a Business
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.
By Stephen Key
Business News
5 Things You Don’t Know About Elon Musk
There's much more to the brainiac rocket man than Mars, money and machines.
Building a Business
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.
By Stephen Key
Business News
How a ‘Quirky’ 28-Year-Old Plowed Through $150 Million and Almost Destroyed His Startup
Initially, Ben Kaufman's platform for inventors seemed like a success.
Thought Leaders
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.
By Stephen Key