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The Secret of the Penny
The Penny is the beginning of all wealth. Or whichever your currency is, the smallest unit is that with which to begin. The idea is the germ of the inventor. From the humble beginnings, the idea, the seed and the penny proliferate and cover the swamp as the hyacinth does. have you planted your seed, have you invested your first penny or have you put that idea for high tech invention down on paper to make it become a reality? Start today to make you dreams a reality, entrepreneurs. Begin at the beginning, plan, grow and multiply.
Famous Hair Accessories-The Women Inventors Behind Them
The personal stories of the women inventors behind the TopsyTail, Hairdini, FanTail, and Whirl-a-Style. How did they get into such a unique business? What traits drive their success?
Convert an Asteroid into a Think Tank
Today's business leaders need to focus on what's above their head. Set high standards and reach for the stars.

How I Invented YouTube
A controversial article about how YouTube really got started from the mouth of its inventor. Highly criticized and viral, the video "I Invented YouTube!" is featured mainly in Europe. Why? The American status quo of course! Failure? Victim? Hoax? Crackpot? You be the judge.
Idea Versus Execution
An article that addresses the common issues of "idea versus execution" and getting the credit you deserve. This article is partially a response to the Tech Crunch article, "If Execution is What Matters, Where Does That Leave Ideas?"

You Generation: How Big Business Turns You Into Asset
Article reprinted from the book "A Universe of Interactions", by H. Elwood Gilliland III, edited by Ziva Borlja
Ray Kroc McDonalds
What would have happened had Ray Kroc never met the MacDonald brothers? How would the landscape of today’s fast food industry be different? The story of Ray Kroc and McDonald’s demonstrates how one idea can be turned into something completely different when it is placed in the hands of someone else.

Lesson #3: The Best Product is the One that Sells Itself
“Developing and marketing a product are like left and right feet,” says Popeil. “They both have to work for the product to succeed.”

"The Word" According To Marshall
Marshall Goldsmith is widely considered to be the premier executive coach, more or less the inventor of the genre. We have been together on several programs, I like him immensely—and I think he does great work.
HAIL TO THE ENTREPRENEUR WHO SAVES LIVES
An ingenious invention by a California entrepreneur could put a spring in the step of endangered healthcare professionals coast to coast. Doctors and nurses soon will no longer have to worry when giving injections, thanks to Jack Dillard and his company, Protectus Medical Devices, Inc. His patented invention will soon be saving the lives of nurses, as he has designed a syringe with a special spring, which for the first time automatically covers needles with a plastic sheathing if they’re ever dropped or mishandled, thus eliminating accidental needlesticks that nurses are always prey to when using or disposing of syringes.

After 150+ Years, 3D Is About Ready to Come Home
Go to a content conference, convention -- heck any conference, any convention. What's the leading subject of conversation? OMG 3D movies are fantastic. 3D video games are so real. Did you hear what Sir Howard said the other day? Yep we're all going to have 3D TV by the end of next year...all of us!!! Gee and we're still paying for our big screen HD TV sets (all of them!). DreamWorks Katzenberg, Sony, Panasonic and "them" are hellbent to make certain you get the economy moving in the right direction. Don't get us wrong. This round of 3D movies are much better than the stuff of the 50s. Notice most of them are animated films? Easier to turn 2D into 2.5 or 3D movies. Games? Kids love em.

The Right Move
Eco-entrepreneur Spencer Brown is saving consumers a lot of time and money and changing the way they move with his company, Rent-a-Green Box.
The "C-H-I-N-A" formula for selling services or products to China
If you want to succeed in promoting and exporting American-made products or professional services in the China market, think "C.H.I.N.A." -- an acronym I created to help Westerners understand the Chinese mind and their business conduct.
I've Got An Idea
What do you do with a great business idea? Forget about it until someone else runs with it and hits it big? Or do you have the commitment, time and energy to really do something with it?
Extraordinary Day
The other day a friend made an off-hand comment that made me laugh at first and then ponder. We had had a brief chat early in the day and then he said, “OK, you right the world and I will speak to you later.” There was something paradoxical and empowering about that comment. I would do something totally earth shattering during the day and then we would have another routine chat that evening. Rather like the line “Only got 4 minutes to save the world” from Madonna’s song “4 Minutes.” When I listen to that song, I think, “Well, if Madonna can save the world in four minutes, I can definitely accomplish everything on my to do list,” no matter how daunting it looks.
Entrepreneurship Part 1
The entrepreneur is the key person to the successful development of any business. He/she is the person who perceives the market opportunity and then has the motivation, drive and ability to mobilise him/herself to meet the requirements. Innovative skills – Not an “inventor” in the traditional sense but one who is able to carve out a new niche in the market place, often invisible to others.Professional risk-taker. To succeed means taking measured risks. Often the successful entrepreneur exhibits a step-by-step approach to risk-taking, at each stage exposing him/herself to only a limited, measured amount of personal risk and moving from one stage to the next.
Leadership Eureka
How silent contemplation helps a leader to create groundbreaking renewal.
How to Think Your Way to Success: The Science of Results Oriented Thinking
Learning to think “to be successful,” means learning to think in a different way. In the science of results oriented thinking we learn that thinking is the most powerful tool available to you to help you succeed and create your life with. It is the inventor of all ideas, all riches, all wealth and can even turn a Doctors death sentence into a miraculous recovery.
Industrial Design and Your Invention
Industrial Designers offer the ability to improve your inventions usability, aesthetics and ergonomics increasing your inventions perceived value and potential.
From Founder to Leader – Building a Company From an Idea
“Right now it's only a notion, but I think I can get the money to make it into a concept, and later turn it into an idea.” -- Woody Allen Much has changed since Woody Allen came up with this line in 1977 – but the basic premise remains – any entrepreneur has the ability to bring an idea to fruition with the right backing. However, it takes more than money to make it work, and one of the main points of pain in building a company is making the transition from founder to leader. It’s a tough transition, and one that many startup founders fail to make.

Getting investment from BBC's Dragons Den
In August 2008, Buggyboot creators Charlotte Evans and Carolyn Jarvis appeared in BBC's Dragons' Den TV series to seek investment for their business. Charlotte and Carolyn made a spirited presentation, which they describe as being one of the most challenging and nerve-wracking pitches they've ever given. After demonstrating the product and explaining the business, Charlotte and Carolyn secured the full amount of funding they sought and the support of a Dragon - Deborah Meaden. Read more how they got started
The Special Force of Mentoring
Having a mentor I an integral part of getting where you want to go and achieving what you want to achieve, as fast as possible, with the fewest mistakes. I consider mentors to be key components of maximizing your Conquering Force. In your life, you have probably already enjoyed the help of several mentors. For example, you may have had a parent, coach, teacher, or associate who made a major impact on your life. A mentor could even be someone you don't know personally-someone whose philosophy or example touched you so deeply you decided to emulate him or her. In some way, directly or indirectly, these people were there for you. They knew what they were talking about, and they showed you a better way to achieve.
Newest PI Sponsor Receives Patent That Will Forever Change The Software Vendor Landscape (e-LYNXX Corporation)
In an upcoming profile article I will be be reviewing the value proposition of the e-LYNXX organization. What will make this particular profile unique is that e-LYNXX recently received what has been described as a “landmark competitive procurement patent,” for a revolutionary methodology that will have a significant and far reaching impact on the supply chain industry as a whole, including tier one vendors such as Oracle, SAP and Ariba.
Fashion and Beauty Invention Success – Bang or Bust!
From the overwhelming success of TopsyTail to Snuggie’s initial slow start, transforming into a success story, the market sees thousands of new products every year; but only few rise to iconic status. Accessory Brainstorms explores some of the winners and losers of the past decades and recognizes key elements they share or lack, which may influence their outcomes.
Creative Follow-Up Idea: Send a Helpful Video
Here’s a clever networking idea from Mike Koenigs, inventor of the video promotion tool Traffic Geyser: When you come home from an event with a pile of business cards, follow up with them immediately via a short, personalized video. This can be done in two simple steps.
The Secret Of Great Ideas
Many entrepreneurs spend their lives looking for the One Big Idea that will make them rich.
Unconventional Inventions
Quirky creations led to success for these entrepreneurs
Outsourcing Saves Lives (Your Life)
How every entrepreneur and business can outsource their time-eaters to cheaper, better, and foreign professionals.
A Patent Search in 7 Steps
How new entrepreneurs and businesses can quickly do their own patent search before spending hundreds or thousands on a professional.
Life’s Problem Solvers: Duct Tape and WD40
“All of life’s problems can be solved with two things—duct tape and WD40. If it moves and it shouldn’t, you need duct tape. And if it doesn’t move and it should, you need WD40.”—Unknown
Common and Uncommon Sense
I have long been intrigued by people who have become known as universal men and women. These are people who have succeeded at the highest level in more than one field of endeavor. The person who probably most embodies the concept of a universal man is Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was a statesman, inventor, scientist, publisher, and philosopher just to name a few of his areas of accomplishment.

The conditions of Compulsory Licensing under the TRIPS Agreement
An overview of the conditions under which compulsory licensing may be triggered under the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Fulfilling Your Dreams by Changing Careers
How I went from drama teacher to Invention Marketing “Guru”.
How to Get Your Consumer Invention to Market.
You have an idea for a great invention, so what do you do now? Joan Lefkowitz, agent for the most successful hair accessory invention in history, the TopsyTail, offers a step-by-step “informed approach” on how to turn your consumer invention into a bonanza of extra income.
The Reluctant Consultant
The letters, emails, faxes start like this: “Dear Ms, Mrs, Sir (I love that one!), Miss Lefkowitz: I need advice, and I know only you can help me. I have a great idea for a fashion accessory (or whatever) invention. I know it’s good because I told my family and friends, and they think it’s great too. I know this product could make a lot of money. The only problem is I don’t know what to do now, or, I don’t have any money, or, I want someone to take my idea and do whatever it takes to get it out to the public. Can you help me?” Does this sound familiar?

What Leaders need to know about failure
Failure is not the opposite of success, says Phil Dourado, leadership author. Organizations, particularly their formal leaders, need to re-think failure, he argues in this short article.

Wall Street Journal covers African ingenuity
Recently the Wall street Journal’s front page, featured one of the most inspiring stories of African ingenuity today.
Mubarak Abdullahi’s home-made helicopter takes Nigeria’s Kano Plains by storm
Yahoo! News (among other sources) carries a story from October 21st about Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi of the Kano Plains of Nigeria who has built a working helicopter over the last 8 months using scrap aluminum and parts from a Honda Civic, an old Toyota and from the remains of a crashed Boeing 747.

Other inventor Related Articles

Build it and will they come? A business tip from Thomas Edison
If you build it, will they come? Well, maybe. But don't count on it or you might be waiting an awful long time. This vignette from the life of the great inventor, Thomas Edison, illustrates this brilliantly (yes, pun intended!)
"The Word" According To Marshall
Marshall Goldsmith is widely considered to be the premier executive coach, more or less the inventor of the genre. We have been together on several programs, I like him immensely—and I think he does great work.
How I Invented YouTube
A controversial article about how YouTube really got started from the mouth of its inventor. Highly criticized and viral, the video "I Invented YouTube!" is featured mainly in Europe. Why? The American status quo of course! Failure? Victim? Hoax? Crackpot? You be the judge.
Who Really Invented The Telephone
While Alexander Ghaham Bell is credited with being the father of the telephone, with any great invention there exists controversy. Elisa Gray, an inventor working on the telegraph at the same time as Bell, claims to have been the first to invent the device.

Life of Nikola Tesla & His Place in the History of the Telephone
Nikola Tesla was Yugoslav-American inventor who helped develop various power systems and motors. Related to the history of the telephone, he patented a type of wireless telegraphy. Though regarded as extreme, his work was important for gains in early telephone developments.

Sir Charles Wheatstone & Traveling Sound
Sir Charles Wheatstone's place in the development of the telephone cannot be overlookes. Wheastone, a prolofic inventor, worked to develop the concertina, stereoscopy, and popularized accurate measurements of DC resistance which led to advancements in sound travelling electronically over long distances.

Alessandro Volta and The Voltaic Cell
Alessandro Volta was an Italian inventor who studied electrostatics and electrochemistry and is best known for inventing the Voltaic cell.

Christian Doppler's Contributions to Telecommunications
Christian Doppler is the inventor of Doppler radar which embodies the concept of of the frequency shifting effect between motion and sound.

Creative Follow-Up Idea: Send a Helpful Video
Here’s a clever networking idea from Mike Koenigs, inventor of the video promotion tool Traffic Geyser: When you come home from an event with a pile of business cards, follow up with them immediately via a short, personalized video. This can be done in two simple steps.
Generating Publicity & Media Exposure in 2012
EVERY business, inventor or entrepreneur can increase the chances of media exposure by following a few technological tips.
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