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Advice for Inventors This is an excerpt from an email from a consumer-product designer, who is also a repeat customer of AON Invent. His testimonial offers some great advice for other inventors… “As an inventor myself, I have the advantage of being able to design and engineer my own innovations. That is a big help […]

Two Invention RulesRules were made to be broken, right?  Read on and see if you feel like breaking or keeping these two invention rules. How does one make the inventing process easier? Why does one invent? Wherein does the benefit of the invention lie?Invention is not some magical gift imparted to a few illuminated ones. I […]

Are you an inventor who is trying to figure out how to market your invention?  In previous posts, we have covered the expense of taking a product to market: design, engineering, prototyping, testing, tooling, manufacturing, warehousing, branding, advertising, and marketing and distribution.  If that doesn’t overwhelm us would-be inventors enough, let’s consider the fact that […]

Considerations for funding for your invention. It has been jokingly said that FFI is the first stop for an inventor with an idea and in need of validation and funding. Haven’t heard of FFI?  Sure you have: it’s Family, Friends, and…. idiots. Untold millions of dollars are spent on product development each year based on recommendations […]

I am an inventor. Sure, I may be a bit overly optimistic at times, but my drive and determination are my strengths. I see a problem, I look for the solution. After all, I am an inventor and that’s what we do, right? We’re problem solvers with minds that won’t let go until I have […]

At some point in our lives, most of us will have at least one, commercially viable product concept. Maybe you know someone who seems to come up with great ideas all the time. Perhaps you are that person. And in that case, you may ask yourself, “Now what should I do with my invention idea? […]