Empowered Inventing TV

Did you know that your patent really does not automatically include an impenetrable forcefield? Don shares the reasons of why too many inventors think this way, get into trouble by basing their behavior on it, and how you can avoid it. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

We just love to click on exciting news and information, but is it taking you anywhere with your product or business? Don shows you what it is about the so-called “boring” stuff that can lead you to real success. 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 something is holding you back from taking the next important step in your invention or entrepreneurship journey? Don talks you through 5 fears that may be paralyzing your progress – and how to overcome them. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Just how important is a trademark for your product or business? Don talks about why this often overlooked IP protection tool can be important as you build product’s identity in the marketplace. 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 go from commanding 90% of a market to filing for bankruptcy? Don tells the ironic story of Kodak, and the important lessons on change and opportunity 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

When making important decisions for your product or business, who should you be listening to? Don unpacks just who the types of people you should listen to are, who are not, and why it’s important. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Just how can a patent be like a banana? Don walks you through just exactly why getting a patent can be like buying bananas, and why it’s vital for you to treat it that way. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Ever feel like you’re just trapped on a hamster wheel with your invention or startup? Don reveals 5 time wasters that can derail the progress of your product or business, and how to get past them. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do most successful inventions or startups begin with a bang, or a whisper? Don shares the story of Hawaiian Tropic inventor Ron Rice, and his secrets of going from a garbage can in his garage in Murray KY to a $1.9B exit. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? See all the courses, coaching and more at https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Ever try and use wire cutters to hammer a nail? Don shows you why trying to do the same thing with different parts of developing your product or business can be just as disastrous, and how to avoid it. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Sign up Now for InventorCon 21: https://www.inventorcon.com

What if your idea for an invention accidently gives you an idea for a totally different product? Don tells the story of Richard James, who through serendipity discovered a toy idea while trying to solve a problem for battleships, and reasons why that’s important for you. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Sign up Now for InventorCon 21: https://www.inventorcon.com

Tradeshows can be exciting opportunities to make some great traction with your product or business, but it can also all fall flat if you’re not prepared. Don talks about how you can leverage tradeshows to level the playing field for you. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com

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You may already know how the power of compound interest works with money, but did you know it can also apply to your idea for a product or business? Don reveals how this extraordinary power can give you dividends that go way beyond just cash alone. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com

Do you have REAL hope that your idea for a product or business will be a success, or are you being led by false hope? Don unpacks the difference between the two, and why it’s important for you to follow the right one. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

Just when do you stop calling your idea an invention or startup, and start calling it a real product or business? Don talks you through what you need to truly make it all real. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

Nothing will destroy an invention, startup or company faster than dysfunction. Don walks you through 5 ways you can avoid letting devastating behaviors creep into your business, startup or invention’s progress. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

When you think of Alexander Graham Bell, you think inventor of the telephone. But have you heard of the time he got it completely wrong? Don shares the story of AGB’s idea that didn’t work out, and how we can learn and apply this to our own invention or startup’s journey. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

Too many inventors & entrepreneurs make horrible mistakes with their money resulting from bad decisions with their invention. Don rants gives some “tough love” to inventors and entrepreneurs to help them avoid these very costly mistakes. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

You don’t usually think of cardboard as an invention. Don tells the strange story of how cardboard came to be, and the important underlying truths of why it’s important to inventors and entrepreneurs today. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

What does your invention, product or business – and keeping a jet airplane from falling out of the sky – have in common? Don draws some important parallels that can keep your idea from crashing and burning. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

Does everything you put in your patent need to be in your product? Don reveals some important truths you should know when preparing your patent, and how it should compare to the product you sell. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

Are you prepared to pull off a flawless product demo? Don tells the story of Elon Musk’s demo gone wrong, and how you can avoid doing it yourself. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

Distracted driving a car can get you killed, but could you be a “distracted driver” of your product or business? Don talks about how this is an easy place to get sucked into, and what you can do to keep your focus. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com

What would you do if you heard 1,000 no’s? Don walks you through how KFC’s Colonel Sanders went from penniless at age 65 to the icon we know today, and why his story is important for inventors and entrepreneurs. Need help with your idea for a product or startup? https://www.empoweredinventing.com Online Courses at Empowered Inventing Academy: http://learn.empoweredinventing.com