Product Competition

In today’s world, there is so much competition for the consumer dollar.  People have many choices about where and how to spend their money.   Getting them to put it on an inventor product takes marketing skill and a fair bit of luck or Divine Providence.

Product licensing isn’t easy work.   It takes time and is filled with redundant tasks and rejection.  It’s not for everyone, but over the years, I’ve learned a lot from both sides of the table.    I experienced the wide eyed optimism of being and inventor, the sober minded hope of running a small business, the disappointment of failure and the surge of responsibility bought by success.

My goal is to make a difference and add value as inventors consider the pros and cons of each next step in the inventing sequence.   Here’s a page with helpful information.

Nowadays inventors have many options for whom to choose as a partner.   You can Do It Yourself (DIY) or hire a professional.   Either way, securing a licensing agreement is a combination of hard work and luck.

Product Licensing

Licensing is a fun business.  Over 20 years, I’ve had the unique perspective of watching licensing agreements from both sides of the table.    This last few years, more of my time has been spend on the phone with inventors.    There is so much room for growth and opportunity now for everyone.

I enjoy long term relationships built on trust and mutual profit.    Please give me first look at your product ideas and let me help if I can.   I enjoy making money in teams.   No one person can take a product from concept to market on their own.  We need one another.   I love being on this side of the table where I see so many products and have a much clearer understanding of just how hard it is to succeed at making money on a product idea.  The launch costs are excessive.  Far higher then most inventors realize.  Certainly more time consuming then I imaged, as an inventor.

I look forward to getting to know you on social networks.  It’s very helpful when you participate and ask questions on the public domain for the good of all.

If you’re into social networking, connect with me on:

FACEBOOK      LINKEDIN        YOUTUBE       TWITTER

Carrie Jeske

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Today (about 3 years ago) was an interesting day in ASOTV licensing.    Those of you who know me realize my heart is the educate and inspire inventors to create great new products that can be licensed into the As Seen on TV distribution channel. that goes into mass market retail.

I’ve been at this for about 15 years total and three years ASOTV with serious focus growing this year because I believe it’s the fastest. least expensive way an inventor can make money on a product. even at concept stage.    I enjoy the freedom of not having to charge service fees. which gives me peace of mind since I don’t have to charge anyone any money.  Most products fail and about 90% of patents issues by the USPTO never see a store shelf so the invention business is not normally a quick or easy path to riches, but it is a path nonetheless.

I have quite a bit of experience in business, in general, and launching my inventor husband’s ideas but sitting on this side of the table is an eye opening and really fun experience.      I share the conversations below as a training tool for innovators.

A Tale of Three ASOTV Licensing Discussions

They start bad but end really well.

Let’s call the product, PickThick for training purposes….   This is a “Not So Great” Example for the MANUFACTURE and SELL invention strategy.

We had an initial conversation where a Term Sheet was sent to the Inventor of PickThick. A product already on the market selling in limited distribution.

This is an example of someone who wants to manufacture and sell their product and build a business around it.  They’ve experienced some sales success toward that goal.

I know this route well because it was my strategy for our SportsShade Canopy Awning product.     You can make more money in the long run, but the path is normally much more costly and difficult than you expect.   Having a strong background in business. strong capital reserves and a lot of persistence and tenacity.    Access to a pre-established distribution channel and sales teams is a must.  Funding product liability insurance, managing increasing manufacturing costs and expenses. protecting profit when faced with aggressive buyers who are trained to gain discount. managing massive vendor shipping requirements and navigating accounting issues are the norm.   Not to forget merchandising.  It’s one thing to get a product into the store and it’s quite another to merchandise it in a way that makes people buy it.     Single product vendors have a difficult time getting inside retail and doing well, once they do.

Pick Thick

Enter… a conversation with the inventor of PickThick. A product seeing some early sales success in limited distribution.    We like the item for TV and it makes it through three subjective committee reviews and a due diligence market analysis.  We’re ready to contact the inventor and offer a term sheet and licensing agreement with a guaranteed minimum first year royalty of $250,000.     If the product tests well, he makes millions in under a year.  If it fails, then released from the licensing agreement in under 3 months.

He was a very arrogant and rude man with a giant chip on his shoulder.  He said we’re all talking down to him because he’s this very accomplished businessman, which maybe he is????    But…. he’s spouting his relationship with Kevin Herrington from Shark Tank. (Which is the first clue he has no understanding of our industry because everyone inside knows Kevin is mostly selling services now.)

In any case, he seemed peeved that we are all trying so hard to get him on board and gave me a quick, “Don’t call me, I’ll call you.  I’m a very busy man.” brushoff… so…. he has our number and I’m not holding my breath.    As of July 17, 2016, I checked back with him.  He’s selling a whopping $30,000 in revenue a year and missed his window.  There are lots of similar products on the market now.  It hurts me more then it hurts him I think, because I know how much money we both lost, by the delay.

Furnace Friend

Started off rough but ended really well.    It began with him playing coy about his meetings with all the big name buyer (which is almost always a lot more hope, than actual sales opportunity.)   Then he went into the “if it makes sense, I’ll entertain it” mantra.    Even so, I pressed in and connected with him because I sensed he was a nice man who deep inside knows he needs an opportunity break.

Once the walls came down and I sensed we were having real conversation rather than guarded salesmanship, it really went well.   I called from the Will It Launch office and hunted Ed down, then had a three way call, where Ed was stellar and Paul was honest.     It ended with Ed agreeing to send the term sheet for Paul to review.    Seems like the product, inventor and investor may be a great match.    I liked the whole thing and believe the product has a real chance.

write to me at carrie@inventiveideas.com and let’s see if the next winner can come from you!

See you on the shelves!

Carrie Jeske

ASOTV Licensing

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Congratulations.  Your crowd funding campaign succeeded.   Take a few minutes to enjoy your success, then WATCH OUT and BE SMART.    You’re on the public domain with a product people seem to like so remember competitors, as well as consumers have taken notice.

Take a few minutes to enjoy this step toward financial success.  High five with your family and team, but remember, this is just one step toward your goal of earning cash, it’s not the end of the game.   You’re just ahead at half time.

Here are the most common challenges of crowd funding success that I’ve noticed.

The Big Head

Successful crowd funding campaigns have a tendency to increase the circumference of the cranium for some inventors.   Often the value of campaign success is delusion-ally inflated, forgetting there is a long road ahead with many additional “small wins” required for serious financial gain.   Bottom line is; you’re going to need a lot more help to leverage the win from this one successful endeavor.  Choose your next step and your partners wisely.

Confusion

Inventors get bombarded with offers from service providers, serious licensees, strategic alliances and potential partners.  Sorting out who’s who is a chore.  Everyone seems to have the answer so deciding the best, least expensive / highest potential, next step can be a daunting task.   In truth, none of us has a working crystal or Magic 8 Ball.   Write out your options and consider risk vs reward soberly.  Go with your gut, but don’t let emotions mistake dreams for best practice product launch sequences.   There are no pie in the sky, get rich quick schemes in inventing.  Whatever you do next takes time and money.  It’s just a matter of who’s going to spend it.

Manufacturing

Inventors often think it’s smart to say they found overseas manufacturing and have traveled internationally to visit.  It sounds cool over drinks and makes you feel like a good business person.   The reality is that manufactures need volume so when you are a small, short run client your not really going to get the quality and time you think you are, in the early stage, no matter how much salesmanship makes you believe you will.   Even so, starting with a small run will fulfill your obligations and give you some market test data.  Don’t make too many units, even if the unit price is higher per piece.  I promise you, you’ll want to make design changes once your customers start giving real feedback.   Guard your cash like a junk yard dog.  You’re going to need it.

Before you take this step, be sure to count the cost, then double it.  There’s a training video on these challenges available on my YouTube channel in the Manufacturing playlist.

Capital Needs

The crowd funding money was a great start.  You’ve got a few seeds, but you’re going to need more cash to end well.  The more you sell, the more cash for operations & inventory you’ll need.   Be sure to save profits now and consider ways to maximize your finances.   You won’t get to pocket any money for a while.   It’s time to press in and lay a good foundation.

Competition & Knock-Offs

Since you did well, you can bet your competitors are alerted. I have 62 product scouts scanning the public domain looking for products that meet a narrow criteria of As Seen On TV. You can bet your competitor pays attention too.   They may contact you and want to license your product. If so, my advise if they are a large, dominate company, is to take the deal and say “Thank you”.

They are far better positioned to move your product quickly to market. If you decline or give them the impression you’re “difficult”, you should expect competition. Large companies can and will employ aggressive techniques when they find winning products in their sector. Everyone wants a piece of the pie. A tiny sliver is often better then missing out completely. Like in poker, the one with the most chips is at an advantage so don’t be foolish by finding yourself in legal battles you really can’t win.

As Seen On TV Products

If your product is a physically small product that solves and everyday problem in a visually demonstrable way, I hope you’ll give me “First Look” BEFORE your crowd funding campaign begins or as soon as possible whether funded or not.   We license products with no patent, on a simple mock-up prototype and home made demo video, in under 30 days.  Checkout Will It Launch?

My suggestion is enjoy your crowdfunding success and leverage it for a licensing agreement.    If you need help and want to hire a licensing agent, checkout Inventive Ideas.

Simultaneously, start building your business by fulfilling your crowd funding obligations with good communication and excellence.   It’s time to prove there is market demand, leveraging your crowd funders networks, and generate more cash.  Don’t believe you have to go big.  Sometimes it’s better to start small and build a profitable business organically, then take on a bunch of debt or investors and risk the family farm.

Whatever you decide, send me a link to your campaign with the product name in the subject line and I’ll do my best to chime in with some free advice and promote it if you’re active on my social networks.

Congratulations on your crowd funding success.  See you on the shelves!

crowd funding success!

Carrie Jeske

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This is a great time for innovation so capitalize on the trends and invent smart.

There is much opportunity for independent inventors from TV shows to invention contests and more.  The main concern for inventors, is in this public and social environment.  

There are a lot of resources available, but putting your inventions online can usher in unnecessary competition.  

If you go that route, be prepared to make decisions quickly and full court press your momentum.   Submitting products online telegraphs problems that consumers may be responsive to and gives “deeper pocketed” competitors an advantage in the speed to market game.

  Understanding the pros’ and cons can help inventors make wise decisions and capitalize on this excellent time for innovation.

In the inventor community, companies and experts often position themselves as one stop shops, when the core competency is actually far more finely tuned.  

Here’s my assessment of some of the current players and how they can help your quest to see your product on retail shelves.

United Inventor Association (UIA)

The United Inventors (UIA) is a non-profit inventor group aimed at helping independent inventors.   To me, the best part of the UIA is found in the inventor clubs located around the country.  

These groups are made up of a combination of service providers, entrepreneurs, inventors and positive people wanting to add value.   

The current president is John Calvert, formerly with the USPTO.   I interviewed John in 2013 and reconnected again just a few months ago.   He’s a sharp man with much value to add so I’m excited to see where he takes the organization. 

Edison Nation

Working with Edison Nation can be a good choice if you have a concept that does not meet the 7 criteria for successful ASOTV products. 

  They have a strong presence in many industries and would be a great partner, in you need help developing and licensing a non-ASOTV item at concept stage.

The first time I met the companies CEO, Louis Foreman, was in 2013 at the USPTO Independent Inventor Conference.    He advocates heavily for independent inventors legislatively.  I found him to be a compelling speaker and he seemed genuinely concerned about helping independent inventors.

Edison Nation charges submission fees and take approximately 50% percent of the inventor royalties.    I haven’t seen a win come from this group since the Gyro Bowl and I did hear through the grapevine their cash flow is tight.

So it will be interesting to see what changes emerge.

If your invention does meet the criteria for successful ASOTV products, why give up 1/2 the royalties?    There are many companies like Edison Nation that sub-license to my ASOTV back end partners.   After all, knowing who to turn to is worth something. 

Quirky

(update 1/1/16:  Quirky was found dead.  Excessive expenses with diminshed product revenues starved it to death.)

The folks at Quirky are strong product developers.  

Many of the inventors active in the Quirky community also serve on my product scout team so I review a lot of their items.

The company is unique in that it relies on a community of influencers to help select which submissions to move forward with.  You can learn a lot about the product development process simply by observing the submissions that succeed and fail.    

Since the core competency of Quirky is product development.

Many of the inventions are simply “better mousetraps” with trendy new designs. 

  Recently, the company has struggled to find functional value and to differentiate it’s products in a way that spark consumer spending interest.   

Where Quirky has been successful is in the electronics category.  

They have several winners in this market segment so my Q insiders say that business segment will remain in tact.

Even as change is in the wind for the other product categories.

Private equity partners have brought in GE and Mattel as partner companies.

  I’m told the company will return to it’s product development roots and be more willing to license it’s designs.

Rather than incur the cost and risks inherit in the operational challenges of taking a product onto the retail store shelves.

  I would surmise most of their new products will household and toy.

Quirky can be a great resource for non-ASOTV items that need development, but like Edison Nation, they take a percentage of royalties, so for ASOTV products.

It’s best to submit directly to WillitLaunch.com where the inventor receives full royalties with no split or submission fees.

Related: 

How the invention factory at Quirky almost imagined its way out of business

Shark Tank

Shark Tank is a popular reality show that is a buzzing machine of entrepreneurial and inventor education.   I just love free education!    There are many online radio shows and blogs dedicated to detailed analysis and play by play of the Shark Tank drama.    

Recently, I met Barbara Corcoran at the Park University’s Xerox Global Business Lecture series.  She said many of the deals that get made on the show, never materialize during the due diligence phase.    She elaborated on the behind the scenes saga that now is becoming the Beyond The Tank series.    

Most inventors will spend time and travel expense to audition and not be selected.

  For those that are, a few will (out of pride or promotion) walk away from the opportunity of a life time.  For others, their dreams will become reality and their products and services will sell millions.   

The popularity of Shark Tank has sparked an increase in innovation and the shows investors do have the ability to produce product and grow company revenue, in very short order.    

My Caution!

My caution is, don’t pin your dreams on Shark Tank as your only solution.  Contact retail buyers and work to license your intellectual property before going on the show.

  If you do get a deal, guard yourself against the sales spike by controlling your expenses during the feeding frenzy and save profits, to be re-invested in future inventory.    Don’t expect money in your own pocket for a while.

My insiders tell me the Sharks often encourage companies to bring on debt, since future funding is often needed and the equity pie is already nearly 1/2.

  This is a concern for me because it reduces the financial risk of the Shark, but puts the inventor at higher financial risk.

  Debt is a strategy I strongly advise against, in almost every instance.

Good Books

The Inventor’s Bible 

by Ronald Louis Docie Sr.

This book is an easy read and helps inventors with simple ideas.

Patent Pending in 24 Hours 

by Richard Stim and David Pressmen

David Pressman, a leader in intellectual property for independent inventors.  This book offers a comprehensive overview, along with detail in just the right places.

Simple Steps To Retail – See Your Idea “As Seen On TV” by Carrie Jeske

Forgive the shameless plug, but I’ve been gaining experience to write this book since 2013.

  For a sneak peak, read my blogs or check our social networks for the coming launch.

Inventive Ideas, Inc.

Inventive Ideas got it’s start by launching and licensing it’s own products in 2000 and expanding it’s reach through volunteer service in the inventor community. 

The company develops, trains and supports a team of product scouts and licensing agents, located around the globe.  Inventive Ideas set’s up Open Innovation platforms to manufacture/distributors looking for products and offers Licensing Agent services to inventors who have a patent filed.    

Pam Woods, VP of Licensing says, “We can’t guarantee we’ll get you a licensing agreement, but we’ll give your product it’s best shot at success.”

Inventive agents collaborates with product owners to build a top 25 hit list, then works that list over a 3 month term gathering feedback. Gaining interest and securing well written licensing agreements.    

Considering time, their most valuable resource, the team is highly selective about which products and inventors to work with.

  Working with only a few clients a year, licensing success rate is very high.

Crowdfunding

My team of product scouts, along with every other company, service provider and merry band of inventor and entrepreneurial resource are all on the Crowdfunding bandwagon. 

  I’m told the next big wave is called “Equity Crowdfunding”.

Where instead of product sales you offer a piece of the company pie.   

I have a friend who raised almost $60,000 on a kids toy and has built the business to almost 1 million dollars from his garage, with the kids doing order fulfillment.  

Now that’s a success story.    

Don’t forget.  

It’s a crowded platform now so you have to market your campaign well and if successful.

Quickly sort through service providers verses licensee partners.    If you’re item does well, you’ll need to move fast to net a profit.    Decided between “Make and Sell” and “Licensing” as quickly as possible and go for it.  Your on the public domain so competitors will emerge faster than you might think.

Fiverr & Elance

What a wonderful time to find service providers!   There are so many low cost resources available that the start-up costs of inventing can remain very low.  

Graphic design, sell sheets, demo videos, CAD drawings and freelancers are all willing to work on your project at a fraction of what it used to cost.     

Popular sites like Elance and Fiverr are hot beds of opportunity.  

  I have not used Elance but I use Fiverr all the time.    I find it’s best to go with the more highly rated service providers.  

Also, be careful not to stray outside the box of what they offer.   Many have services or “gigs” that are very specific for only $5. 

Anything outside that box costs more.    Start with simple requests within the $5 simple range till you get comfortable with the system and the people. 

  I have my own stable of go to experts now that provide great work, in a short time frame, without much expense.  

To me, that’s a match made in heaven.    

Make your designs look so real that companies can’t wait to buy and manufacture your ideas and inventions.

3-D printing

Making a prototype has never been easier.  There are many good product developers on Linkedin.  Join a group and start asking questions.  

If you’re looking for 3D printing services near you, here’s a webpage that might help.    Also, many public libraries are adding 3D printing to their list of services.    

These machines are becoming so prevalent and so cost effective that I anticipate a major surge in innovation in every category.  

However, 3D printers are especially helpful in the ASOTV distribution channel.

They allow us to to produce well made prototypes that make the market viability testing process more successful.

As Seen on TV

The fastest, least expensive way an inventor can make money on an idea.   It’a category, not a company.   The red and white logo is public domain but don’t use it because it makes insiders think your product was tested and failed.  

That is the kiss of death for a licensing agreement in this category.

There are no submission fees and we pay full inventor royalties!    We review hand made mock-up prototypes, finished goods and imports.  

Just send a link to a demo video or website with the Product Name listed in the Subject line.    Our email date and time stamps your submission.    

We’ll review the idea in a few days and reply with specific feedback.  

Term sheets to test market viability can be offered in under 30 days with tests completed in under 120 days or less.  

To find out more, watch my video, Sell Your Invention With No Patent and a Simple Prototype.

In closing, however you choose to move forward, I wish you all the best.

  This is a great time for innovation.  

Keep your costs low, choose the right partners and sprinkle a bit of pixy dust for luck along the way.

See you on the shelves,

Carrie Jeske

© 2015 Jeske.    Do not copy.   For reprint rights contact Carrie Jeske directly.

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Small business is thriving in Missouri.  I drove to the Missouri University in Columbia. Spoke with the advisors about As Seen on TV products.

And was really impressed.   The experts there have so much to offer inventors and entrepreneurs.

The Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MO SBTDC) help businesses in every stage. From concept to start-up, growth to renewal, mature to succession.

MO SBTDC experts, located statewide.

Providing help on a variety of business topics through:

• Professional business analysis
• Business consultations and access to technology resources
• Educational training seminars on a variety of business topics: financial analysis, strategic planning, technology commercialization, management, HR, social media, marketing, taxes, customer service, business plan, start-up and more.

Earn $330,000 Inventing Products for TV or $27,500 in Finders Fees.   Find Out More.

If you have a new product concept that can be licensed or manufactured.

Please contact us.    Too many inventors go into early stage small business debt.   We recommend low cost, high return inventing.

Be careful to avoid debt in the early stage of small business development.   It’s better to start small and make a profit along the way, rather then find yourself in a big hole you dug.

You may need to keep your full time job going.

And work extra hours to get your start-up small business off the ground.  That’s part of it.   Don’t give up.   Just keep increasing sales and keeping expenses low.

Learn and grow in a steady way.

Onward & upward

Carrie Jeske

Contact Inventive Ideas 

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Yes, with a disclaimer .

If you can’t get traction in licensing or you just want to manufacture and sell the product yourself, we can help.

Disclaimer….

Don’t count on me or anyone to do this for you.   The only person who can live your dream, is you.  I must warn you, product innovation is not easy.

Don’t spend any more of your money,

unless your fully prepared to spearhead this endeavor to the end and give it significant time and energy.

Worst case scenario is that the product is not accepted by the market,

and it becomes something between a failure and a lesson learned in your life experience.

Never count on anyone else to make your dream happen.  When others do add value in some tangible way, just count it a blessing.

There are a million false prophets in this industry but there is a path that leads to success….

The problem is… only you can discover it for yourself.

Here’s how we may be able to help.

1)  If you can’t get traction licensing your product, you should consider funding a SMALL production run and selling the units yourself to TEST the market.   Don’t invest in too much inventory and save the profits in a separate account for future production.   Don’t pay yourself until it’s financially viable and keep your day job.    Spend your savings or raise money from friends and family or online crowd sourcing, but DO NOT invest your retirement or other wealth building investments.

Sell my product help…

Inventive Ideas may be able help you:

Get Listed On Websites for Online Retailers – 

Get Featured in Catalogs –

We’ll need:   Product Photo, Description, Feature/Benefit list, video link.  We charge a 10% sales commission on the wholesale value of each unit sold and a $100 set up fee on the first order received.

You’ll need:   To set up your own business.  PayPal account or e-commerce buttons, to handle shipping each unit to the end user client (Drop Ship), etc.

RECOMMENDED – Consider buying a Member Page on www.i3resouce.org for $500 per product.   ICKC is a nonprofit organization that hosts monthly educational meetings and offers an extensive video library.   The group has been awarded keyword advertising grants from Google Adwords and Youtube.   When featured on the ICKC Member Pages, products are allocated keywords that enhance visibility of the product and offer the inventor a low cost way to promote direct sales testing for the purpose of growing a business or securing a licensing agreement.

Carrie Jeske

If you’re into social networking, please connect with me on:

FACEBOOK      LINKEDIN        YOUTUBE       TWITTER

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Developing mobile apps is a lot like launching new consumer products to market.

Developing Mobile Apps & Starting a Tech Company.

Developing Mobile Apps and Starting a Tech Company from Curt McMillan on Vimeo.

Developing mobile apps used to be a fast way to make money.   When cell phones were new.   Now, it’s like any other crowed business category.    Finding ways to leverage low cost marketing that produces maximum sales is the key.

Often product developers misunderstand the financial burdens of launching a product.  They often spend money on the wrong resources.    This is true for people with business experience because they think it works like every other business.   What’s overlooked, is that launching a new product to market is not easy for any business.   It’s a very risky endeavor with success coming through expensive trial, error and persistence or luck.

Here’s how I can help.

1)  Watch this video to learn how to earn up to $100,000 per product, as a product scout, while you sharpen your skills in our category. 

http://www.willitlaunch.com/how-to-make-330000-inventing-for-tv/

2)  For even more help read blogs and watch links: 

http://www.willitlaunch.com/inventors-corner/

3)  Also here’s some NEXT Steps if you want to work on licensing outside ASOTV.

http://inventiveideas.com/when-as-seen-on-tv-wont-fly/

4)  Here’s some of my agents available for hire, to make connections for you.

http://inventiveideas.com/licensing/

5)  Also join me on social networks and keep learning and helping others.

FACEBOOK      LINKEDIN        YOUTUBE       TWITTER

Just takes 1 winner to earn millions.

Stay close,

Carrie Jeske

913-312-0200  x110

Direct Response As Seen On TV Products at Will It Launch?  – No Patent Required.

All other products at Inventive Ideas – Patent Required.

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Innovation Process – with lots of patent questions.

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Inventors Center of KC members meeting, webcast LIVE from the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, July 2012. Special guests – expert panel, ICKC Board of Directors & Committee Chairs.

Low Cost / High Return Inventing Steps

1)  Watch this video to learn how to earn up to $100,000 per product, as a product scout, while you sharpen your skills in our category. 

http://www.willitlaunch.com/how-to-make-330000-inventing-for-tv/

2)  For even more help read blogs and watch links: 

http://www.willitlaunch.com/inventors-corner/

3)  Also here’s some NEXT Steps if you want to work on licensing outside ASOTV.

http://inventiveideas.com/when-as-seen-on-tv-wont-fly/

4)  Also here’s some of my agents available for hire, to make connections for you.

http://inventiveideas.com/licensing/

5) Also join me on social networks and keep learning and helping others.

FACEBOOK      LINKEDIN        YOUTUBE       TWITTER

Just takes 1 winner to earn millions.

See you on the shelves,

Carrie Jeske

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Raise Money Online & Set Up Your Business are two important pieces of information.

There are many sources of legal expertise and online resources.   Here’s an interesting talk given at the Inventors Center of KC, during Carrie Jeske board of directors tenure.

Lea Bailes, attorney.

Inventors Center of KC members meeting, webcast LIVE from the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, August 2012. Special guest –

Low Cost / High Return Inventing Steps

1)  Watch this video to learn how to earn up to $100,000 per product, as a product scout, while you sharpen your skills in our category. 

http://www.willitlaunch.com/how-to-make-330000-inventing-for-tv/

2)  For even more help read blogs and watch links: 

http://www.willitlaunch.com/inventors-corner/

3)  Also here’s some NEXT Steps if you want to work on licensing outside ASOTV.

http://inventiveideas.com/when-as-seen-on-tv-wont-fly/

4)  Here’s some of my agents available for hire, to make connections for you.

http://inventiveideas.com/licensing/

5) Also join me on social networks and keep learning and helping others.

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Just takes 1 winner to earn millions.

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