Empowered Inventing TV

What makes a product sell for a good price rather than just sitting unsold on a shelf in cyberspace? Don tells the story of nearly worthless trinkets that were turned into $ignificant Objects that sold, and the innerworkings of how that can apply to your product or business. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

When you have a great idea for an invention, what’s the first thing you should do? Don reveals that maybe rushing to the patent office is not a good idea for taking your first step, and why. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

What do you think of when you hear the word “Humbug”? Don tells the story of its use in a Christmas Carol, why the real meaning can be found in another movie – the Wizard of Oz, and how it all relates to keeping inventors and entrepreneurs safe from scams. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

If you’ve come up with a great idea for a product or business, you’ve got a decision to make: do you license, venture, bootstrap, or something else? Don talks about the differences in each, and how that can help you to make the right decision. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Don and Leo find EVEN MORE New Innovations at the 2022 National Hardware Show in Part 4 of our series of meeting innovators in the marketplace at NHS. Great products from inventors just like you and maybe even your next great gift idea! Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Can doing the important parts of your product/business’ journey in the right order make the difference between success and failure? Don thinks so, and shares the IdeaSteps that can he believes give you the best chances, plus save you thousands. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Don and Leo find even more fascinating new products at this year’s National Hardware Show. Among the great inventions we looked at were a great wheelbarrow accessory, air blocking mail slot, innovative stow step and more. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Have you found yourself picking yourself up after a fail or bad experience with a product or business? Don talks you through how to make the next time not like the last time, and why there should be a next time for you. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Don & Leo explore more of the new innovations exhibiting at the National Hardware Show. In Part 2 we talk to inventors of hot sauces, construction aids and innovations for bug bites, bees and more. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do you think your idea is a flop because you had a bad start? Don shares the story of how one invention that’s now a household name began with a very “wobbly” start, and what we can learn from it. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Are there still new innovations in the hardware industry? Don and Leo find out when they visited the National Hardware Show earlier this year. And they covered a lot of ground, so stay tuned for more.. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

There’s a really big opportunity that’s just hiding in plain sight right now for inventors and entrepreneurs everywhere. Don shares just exactly what this opportunity is and how to both find and seize it for your product or business. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

How can you test your market in a strategically controlled environment? Don & Leo did just that for their inventors, launching a New Innovations Area at the KY State Fair, leveraging a new twist on some old school techniques to really learn about their customers. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

When launching a product or business, you’re always looking for things that can give you an advantage. Don shows you 5 ways you can actually increase your chances for success with your idea. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

OK, so somebody told you “NO”. What do you do next? Don gives his advice to inventors and entrepreneurs who are discouraged from being told NO, and how to deal with it. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

How is it possible for someone to invent the fax machine 33 years before the telephone? Don unpacks this conundrum and what advantages inventors & entrepreneurs can take from it. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do Inventors & Entrepreneurs have an amazing, unique kind of Freedom that most people don’t have? Don walks you through what true entrepreneurial freedom is, and what it’s not. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

What secret is hiding in plain sight at the Hoover Dam for Inventors & Entrepreneurs? Don tells the story of this “secret” and how it can move you to step up your game

Tradeshows, Expos and Exhibitions can be exciting opportunities to gain traction for your product or business, but how can you get the most bang for your buck? Don reveals 7 tradeshow hacks you can use to level the playing field for you. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Can inventors come up with new ideas in the field of agriculture? Don and Leo find out at the launch of the New Innovations Area at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do you ever feel that while you’re intensely working on your idea, you still aren’t making real progress? Don talks through how not to be a “Helicopter Parent” with your product or business. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Did someone actually once take an old tin can, some fishing line and turn it into $41Million? Don shares the true story of inventor George Ballas, and 9 important lessons we can learn from him. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do you ever wonder why you feel you’re not making any progress on your idea for a product or business? Don relates just why he likes a “progress bar” on a toaster, and how that can help you. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Just how can a patent be like a banana? Don shows you exactly why he thinks that’s true, and what makes that very important for you. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Can you really discover a great invention by accident? Don tells the story of how the pencil eraser was invented totally by accident, the weird thing we did before erasers, and how we can recognize our own “happy accidents”. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? Join our inventor community at https://www.kyinventors.org See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com