Empowered Inventing TV

In inventing, business, and life, how do you get along with everybody without being a doormat? Don talks you through the difference between good and bad compromise, and how deciding which one to do effects everything. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do you think you can’t get started because you don’t have the “that one thing” you need first? Don shows you how to reverse that bad thinking and use your own creativity and resources to advance the development of your product or business. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? 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? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Does it REALLY take a lot of money to get an idea for a product or business off the ground? Don shares his experiences and advice on how starting with less money can be used to your advantage. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

When you’re entering a market with a new product or startup, how do you deal with the competition? Don walks you through common reactions inventors and entrepreneurs have, and what the best responses are to stay one step ahead in the game. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Did you know that at one time the Patent Office required that you send a prototype to them? Don talks about why that wouldn’t work today, but why the idea of doing that is important for inventors and entrepreneurs. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do you ever feel like you’re just stuck in the inventing or entrepreneur process, but don’t know why? Don reveals one common fear that holds many inventors and entrepreneurs back, and how to overcome it. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Did you ever wonder what they did before alarm clocks were invented? Don shares the story of how the alarm clock was invented, patented more than once, and the important lessons inventors and entrepreneurs can take from it today. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Inventors and entrepreneurs can be so creative when they come up with their idea for a product or business, but many times they leave it behind when doing other important parts of the process. Don unpacks why you should be taking that with you and how to leverage it further down in your journey. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Successful inventors & entrepreneurs know that people are important, and the difference between a live wire and a dead one is connections. But who exactly should you be connecting with? Don talks you through 5 important people who you should be making a connection with. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Is it too hard and complicated to start your own business around your idea today? Don gives his advice about launching your own startup business, and the people you should and should not be listening to. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do you ever feel like giving up when a product just isn’t selling anymore? Don tells the story of how a wall cleaning product about to go bust was instead transformed into a best-selling toy, and why the lessons learned from that is important for inventors and entrepreneurs today. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

It doesn’t matter if it’s automotive, HVAC or inventor products or services, there are really good ones and really bad ones. Don walks you through 5 ways you can identify and pick the good ones while staying away from the bad ones. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Did someone see your successful product in the market and decided that they’d copy you? Don tells about different times his ideas were actually copied, and the essential perspective you need to have in order to be truly successful in the long run. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Should services for inventors and entrepreneurs always be free? Don talks about this important issue of whether you should equate buying products or services with the idea of it always being either good or bad. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Jeans are considered one of the most common pieces of clothing on earth, but where’d they come from? (Hint: An Invention!). Don tells the story of the inventor of modern jeans, and why his strategy is important for inventors & entrepreneurs today. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

How do you get big investors, buyers or licensees interested in you, your product or startup? Don shares insights on what makes people really sit up and notice you, and why it’s an important strategy. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? 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? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do you ever feel like you and your product or startup are trapped in a Twilight Zone episode and just can’t escape? Don shows you how you can trap yourself in the abandoned town of “Tinkerville” - and how to get past what’s holding you back. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

As an inventor or entrepreneur, what is your knee-jerk reaction to sudden problems and change? Don talks you through 5 ways you should be taking advantage of what everyone else sees as a problem. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

When you become part of one of the many Inventor or Entrepreneur Groups around the country, are you serious about your idea or do you just want to play at it? Don talks about why he REALLY doesn’t like the name “club” for these groups, and the important underlying principle involved. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

How are you measuring your invention? How about your progress with your product or business? Don unpacks just how you should be measuring your idea’s value, your progress with it, and why those have 2 completely different units of measurement. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

So you’ve got your Frankentype up and running, and now you’re ready for the next step. But how do you get that product Demotype ready to go? Don walks you through 5 ways you can prepare for that all-important product demo, and still stay in your budget. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

How could a company think that what turned out to be a great product was a bad idea? Don tells the story of Post-It Notes, how it went from an “unimportant” idea to best-selling product, and the important lessons it tells inventors & entrepreneurs. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

When you feel like you’ve hit a brick wall with your idea or startup, you’re faced with the question: “should I pivot or persevere?”. Don reveals just what that should mean to you and how you should approach it. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com