First, you have to have a well made prototype.

The better the prototype, the easier it is to license.   However prototypes can be expensive so hedge your bet by starting with the least expensive, best looking version of your idea that you can do.

See Types of Prototypes for more detail.

It can be a low cost, but well done $5 Prototype, a hand made craft or a professionally done or 3D printer prototype.  Finished products are easiest to license or sell but higher risk and more expensive to the inventor.

Second, make a demo video.   

This can be professionally done, shot by an amateur or homemade with a smart phone or video recorder.   The key is to use the right language and shoe the product Problems / Solution / Benefits in under 2 minutes, but no more than 5 minutes.   If you have questions, read my blog, Demo Videos That Sell.  

Third, post your video online.

I recommend setting up your own YouTube or Vimeo channel because it offers you a free platform with the most control over your video content.  You can see a view count, telling you when your video is being viewed so you can keep an eye on the progress.   Generally, we need 1-3 views to start, 4-7 views if we’re interested and under 10 views to offer a licensing agreement.   The content remains under your control so you can delete the video at any time.

To maintain confidentiality:

• Vimeo:   Please be sure to set your privacy settings to “only people with a password.” Don’t forget to include your password in your submission email. Also, please select “download the video” option.

• YouTube:       Please adjust your settings so the video is “unlisted”, then      share the link with us via the submission form.

Finally, submit your product to Carrie Jeske

Always give us First Look before sending anywhere else.

1. Submit Online.   A member of our team will review your submission and reply with the next steps.

IMPORTANT: when you submit via email, be sure to include:

Subject Line of Email:   Simply list the Product Name.  This allows me to sort, track and forward to interested investors.

Link To Video in the Body of Email:  Copy/paste a link to a video from your YouTube, Vimeo, or website in the body of the email.

My email date and time stamps every email for my protection and yours.   All submissions are confidential, non-public disclosures.    I will reply to every single product submission with specific feedback related to the Characteristics of Successful TV Products.

To find out more Low Cost, High Return Inventing watch and SUBSCRIBE to Carrie Jeske YouTube channel.

Submit Products for review.

Onward & Upward,

Carrie Jeske

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The $5 Proof-of-Concept Inventor Mockup

Prototypes don’t have to be expensive.    When inventing new products for TV, you can secure a licensing agreement with a $5 Prototype.

I read an interesting article, written by Edmond John Dougherty, Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship at Villanova University and an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department who is teaching students how this is possible.  He says “you can “‘MacGyver’ a prototype for your invention and get funding.”

I agree. It’s possible to get a term sheet and licensing agreement on early stage prototypes, but in the last two years, it’s getting harder.  There are many finished goods that manufactures can choose from so you have to have a well made prototype and strong marketing pitch.

Proof-of-principle Prototypes instantly increase the value of your idea

If you really understand your idea, it is possible for anyone to build a demonstration prototype at a very low cost.   Low cost does not mean low quality.  It is important that the prototype look as high quality as you can make it.   After All, you’re asking investors to put $5,000, $10,000 or $30,000 into the concept to test the market viability so how well you communicate the value of the item is critical to securing funding.

There are some companies and distribution channels that won’t fund early stage concepts or license I.P. before the product has been tested for market viability.  If your invention happens to be geared toward an industry where this is true, you may have to go the provisional or utility patent route.   Even for TV items, there is a time and place for I.P. protection.     I just don’t believe that’s it’s before obtaining a confidential review, when all you need is a well-made, $5 prototype.    Waste not.  Want not.

If you want or need to invest more, there are 3D printers and product development companies that offer reasonable services.    If you need some good recommendations for some trusted providers, send me a note on LinkedIn.

Once you have the prototype ready to go, review the blog “Demo Videos That Sell”.

You could have the next great As Seen on TV winner and I can’t wait to review and give feedback on your product submission.

Onward & Upward,

Submit Your Product for review.

Onward & Upward,

Carrie Jeske

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Positive Comments Appreciated.

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Product Idea Pitch & Workshop

For Walmart “As Seen On TV” Shelves

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Product Idea Pitch & Workshop For Walmart “As Seen On TV” Shelves.

Learn everything you need to know about licensing products to the DRTV industry.

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Inside the As Seen On TV category, patents are not required, but in slower moving. niche distribution channels, they are critical.

As with any service need, you can Do It Yourself (DIY) or hire a professional.    It’s all a choice between time, quality and money.   Below is the sequence I recommend.   The most common mis-step I see inventors make is moving to Step 5 before 1-4 are complete.  This is a mistake since filing a provisional starts a 12 month clock that runs fast.   Negotiating licensing agreements takes time. so completing steps 1-4 first, maximizes your investment of money and time.

Whether your product is selected by our licensing agents and you hire Inventive Ideas or you decide to Do It Yourself. here are the next steps I recommend.   Inventive Ideas does not file patents so you will need to DIY or hire an attorney you can understand for that step.   

Here’s what needs to be done.

1. Step Back and Research

   1. Consider “Why” ASOTV passed.   Is your product still viable in niche markets or simply not viable at all?
   2. Evaluate competition dominance.   Do you have a better chance in niche markets?  
   3. Identify the niche markets.  It’s easier to get to selected groups and target companies then ever before.

2. Collect Data

   1. Find similar products being sold and gather manufacture name.  You can find it right on the packaging, online or at the public library.
   2. Develop a spreadsheet contact list of Top 5-10 manufactures.  Not retailers.   Retailers don’t normally license product.  You need to drill down to the manufacture name.   Look on the store shelves at the product packaging.  The manufactures names/brands are listed.  That is your target prospect for licnesing.  Make a list.

3. Gather Information

   1. Call the phone numbers or post online and ask if the company accepts outside new patent product ideas.   If no, cross them off your list and move on.  If yes, get the correct spelling of the person’s name, their direct extension, and email.   This isn’t easy but it’s possible.  Ask them about the kind of products they are looking for and gather information about the evaluation process.  Build a relationship. (You haven’t shown them your idea yet.  You’re simply making an introduction.)    What you really want, is the contact information.  It doesn’t matter if you speak to them or not at this step.   Get complete contact info.

4. Produce Marketing Materials of Concept Prototype

   1. Single Sell Sheet in pdf or short demo video hosted on Youtube in “unlisted” setting works best.   I’m not a fan of animations, unless the product is too complex to prototype.  If you spoke with a live person and have an email, move fast.   Make your own Demo Video or hire Fiverr.com to make a marketing flyer.   
   2. The better you make your prototype look, the more interest you’ll get.   Balance time and money costs.   For more information, see 8 Kinds Of Prototypes and When To Use Them.

5. File Provisional Patent.

   1. DIY or hire a pro.  Use Legal Zoom for $250 or find an attorney for $1,200 – $5,000.   Remember, filing a provisional patent starts the clock so be ready to roll by making sure steps 1-4 are done BEFORE you file.   The moment you file, the clock is ticking so start hot and begin step 5 within the first hour of having a filing number.    You have 12 months to move forward with a utility patent (3 years and $10-$20,000).   Use your time wisely to evaluate licensing potential and viability.   Waiting to file till steps 1-4 are done allows you to start hot.

6. Prospect & Gain Feedback.  

   1.  Use Telephone, Email, Online.   Connect on LinkedIn or other social networks.   Be persistent.    Call, mail, call, write, submit, till you get some interest.   Give Permission for negative feedback. You need to hear what’s tested and failed on their side.   Companies have access to insider information not found on the public domain.   If they tested similar products that failed, no patent was filed so it won’t show up in USPTO records or on Amazon, since the product was not manufactured.   Knowing this can save you thousands of dollars and years of time.

7.  Secure Interest &

   1. If they’re interested, they have questions.   This is the step when Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA’) get signed, after the call.  They want to know more about your product & patent protection.  You want to know more about their company, distribution channel, existing product sales and reason for their interest in this item.    Getting an NDA protects you from them making modifications to your design and leaving you behind.    The time to ask for this is at the end of the call, not before.

8. Set Up An Conference Call. Carrie Jeske Optional.

   1. This is the time to get Carrie Jeske involved.   Depending on how much time and effort it takes, Carrie Jeske will lead the call and work to close a licnesing agreement for you.   Carrie Jeske will provide a Licensing Agent Agreement to you and agree to a fair royalty split.  She’ll fund her expenses, you fund yours.  At this point, there usually aren’t any.  She’s investing her experience, legal agreement templates, value added extras and win-win business model.
   2. Confirm with the Prospect a conference call for any Monday, Wednesday or Friday.   These are high value calls so Carrie Jeske will make them a priority.    Send an email to the Prospect and Carrie Jeske and Carrie Jeske will reply with a Conference Call Call In number that we can use, if you don’t have one yourself.    Carrie Jeske will contact you for a PRE-CALL planning conference call to insure the Goal, Scope and Information Given is understood.   She’ll run the call and you listen in.
   3. GOALS:  1) Identify their Licensing Process. 2) Confirm Nature of Initial Interest.  3) Build Rapport.   4) Confirm Next Steps – sign NDA, send sample, schedule follow up.

9.  Conference Call De-Brief.

   1. Carrie Jeske and you will discuss how the call went and work on next steps.   Normally, the NDA is completed, samples are sent and next steps confirmed.   Carrie Jeske will lead the remaining steps to signed licensing agreement, audits and royalty payments.

10.  Receive Mailbox Money.

    1. You’ll receive “mailbox money” every quarter, once your product hits retail sales.Whatever you decide, knowing when to press forward and when to cut bait is an important and intuitive choice.

When making calls, if all you hear is “No Thank You” or crickets, find a place of peace, consult with those closest to you. whom you trust, and make changes to press onward or drop it and move on to your next idea.

Inventing is a gamble for individuals and companies.  Never invest more then you can afford to lose and never make financial decisions out of desperation or fear.

Cautious Optimistic Hope is your friend.

See you on the shelves! 

Carrie Jeske

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Make Product Demo Videos by Carrie Jeske

You don’t have to use a professional videographer to make good demo videos that can secure a licensing agreement.  It’s possible to shoot the demo video yourself using a smart phone or video recorder.   There are many free video editing apps and software available and you can post them on a free YouTube account in an “unlisted” setting.   As an inventor, it’s important that you become or partner with a video resource that can make demo videos that sell.   Of course, you want to make the best video possible with the least amount of expense.

As Seen On TV Logo.

Whatever you do, DO NOT include the As Seen on TV red/white logo on your product packaging or video.  Many inventors think adding this well-known icon helps communicate TV viability.  In reality, it suggests the product has already been tested by another TV distribution company and since is not widely seen in the market, it must have failed the early stage viability testing.   Failing a market viability test makes the product toxic within the As Seen On TV industry.   Who wants to fund a product that’s already failed?    That’s like throwing good money after bad.     However, many products that fail to gain mass market ASOTV exposure can go on to earn profits or royalties in more niche sectors, business to business channels or traditional manufactures.  Contact my agents at www.InventiveIdeas.com  for help licensing non ASOTV products.   To submit directly for As Seen On TV consideration, checkout www.Willitlaunch.com.

Also, give me First Look before showing the item around town or put it on the public domain.    Speed to market and confidentiality are important in our business so if everyone is reviewing the product idea at the same time, it loses uniqueness, which is an important characteristic of success.    In these highly competitive times, finding a partner you trust is important for all parties concerned.   No one wants to be double dated.

Target Investors or Consumers?

For TV products, we need to convince a group of investors that this item is worth funding.    It must meet the Characteristics of Successful TV Products and be well made enough to capture their interest.    Don’t include any fluff.   We review 20-100 products per day/week so we “get it” fast.    Steer clear of the inventor headshot with blah, blah, blah, blah.    Just show us the product, explain the problem it solves and demonstrate your product solving it with benefits.

You may consider targeting the end user consumer.   This often is a better way of explaining the problem and solution.  Plus, it helps in the testing process since many of the inventor assets can be used.

First: What Is It?

Show you value  time by telling  WHAT the product is from the start.  I’ve seen videos that burn 15-30 seconds on a corny introduction and take over a minute before we even know what we’re supposed to be reviewing.   Show us the item right from the start quickly, then move directly into the PROBLEMS of living without it is what sells.

Ready, Set, Action.

Include action and demonstration in every aspect.   TV is visually demonstrable form of media.   What sells is seeing the problem in action.  What is the pain of living without this product?  Connect to the emotional struggle that brings.   Seeing the product in use solving the problem and bringing joy, comfort and ease of use to the situation is what sells.   Showing and demonstrating use after use increases the value perception of the item showing investors its worth funding and buyers it’s worth owning.   Products that solve everyday problems in demonstrable ways are the most successful.

 Is There A Real Problem?

It may be a real mass market problem?   Is it a mass market problem that really needs to be solved?   More important, is is a problem that consumers on a mass market scale will pay to solve?   Why?   Your ability to visually demonstrate the pain associated in living without your new invention is key because it can motivate the purchase.   Pain creates the impulse to buy, but it has to be positioned in a positive, helpful way that makes everyday life on planet earth more joyful.   No negative, safety, preventative, fear-based or downer language.    Just help the viewer connect with their struggles in a way that sparks a desire for change… something better.

Benefits / Value.  Benefits / Value.

Once you position the problem in a realistic way, move into showing the benefits and value of the item.   Create believability by showing the product doing what you say it will do.   Connect viewers emotionally to the value of the solution.   Value can come in many forms.   Ease of use, many uses, and positive impact of the solution are just a few.    Think it through.   Try using before/after shots or with and without examples.   Write out a script or just shoot the video on the fly and post and submit.

In The End.

If you have info about competitive products, costs, industry trends or other info that will help us make a decision to fund the product, please put it at the end, unless you built it into the problem.

What’s In A Name?

Not that big of an issue because we usually change it but if you want to brainstorm, make sure the name reflects the use.    It’s better if it’s descriptive of the solution or clever.   Many TV products seem to have two word names starting with the same letter.  Consider Magic Mesh,Windshield Wonder, Jupiter Jack.

Then, there are single word names that do well with a super power quality such as Groutinator.

How Long Should The Demo Videos Be?

Under 2 minutes would be great, but no more than 3 minutes, at most.     A good rule of thumb is:

15 seconds to show the product.

Then 15 seconds to 1 minute to explain the problem.

15 seconds to 1 minute to explain the benefits/value.

In Closing.

Make the problem look BIG and the Solution look “WOW”.  Simple right?   The more videos you make the better you’ll get at making content strong and compelling.   It doesn’t have to cost cash, but there is a time investment to learning.   Keep at it.    Just takes 1 winner to make millions.

To find out more, read:

The $5 Prototype

How To Submit Your Product For Review

See you on the shelves,

Carrie Jeske

Info@InventiveIdeas.com

Make good demo videos.

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By Carrie Jeske

Good inventors wanted.   Everyone has an idea, but few people have the skill and drive to actually make it happen.   Those who do, often get discouraged or disillusioned by how many products fail before the golden eye of the consumer twinkles and sparkles with positive results, that actually make money for those on the team with even a tiny percentage.     It truly does take a village and launching a product single handily is  impossible.  In today’s fast paced market, even with the benefit of the internet and direct sales channels.

I love the line in the movie when Jerry Maguire pleads, “HELP ME, HELP YOU”.

Sometimes, people just don’t realize the value of team work until they’ve tried to succeed alone.   They can’t see the chip on their own shoulder until someone brave points it out.  During a time they are actually willing to listen.

Are You A Battle Tested Inventor Entrepreneur?

Battle tested inventors know the disappointment of wasting money on travel expenses to the endless supply of cattle call retail events.  They promise success to inventors, but, more often, deliver free publicity to retailers and service providers.

Battle tested inventor entrepreneurs paid monthly retainers and fees to consultants, coaches and invention submission companies who rarely deliver on expectations. Instead, they’re long on spoon feeding hope of future royalties, in return for the purchase of another service or resource.

Battle tested inventor entrepreneurs know the pain of product returns, disappointing consumer feedback and market test failure, yet they find strength somewhere deep inside to soldier on.  Knowing the valuable lessons they’ve learn and investment in a Master’s Degree from the School of Hard Knocks is destined to pay off big.    These inventors, entrepreneurs, licensing agents and product scouts are willing to put in the time because they know with persistence, patience and time Lady Luck or Divine Providence will smile upon their efforts.   These are the relentless optimists that I’m calling to the team.

Help me, Help you!

Some inventors have even tasted the sweetness of early stage success by selling their product online.  Likewise, they have sells from trade shows and maybe even been awarded retail test rollouts and won awards.

Sadly, Only to find out the operational costs, vender shipping requirements, product liability expense and end result profits were not nearly as lucrative as they imagined.  They experienced firsthand, that with sales success comes an increased need for cash to buy inventory and less money to pocket as compensation.   Debt or Fund Raising become the only option and time becomes the enemy since public domain products face inevitable market competition when big money is a real potential.

The need for capital to sustain growth increases exponentially.  Few good sources are available to obtain the cash needed to thrive.

Inventors Wanted

Like Jerry, I pled with you, dear product inventor.  “Help me, Help You”.   Let me show you a better way of inventing.    Tuck away your fear of loss and surrender your individualism to the strength of great teamwork.   Connect with the best potential to develop, fund, and distribute your great inventions with the speed and excellence of an army of experts.

We’re waiting to review your invention and will provide you fast and specific feedback on the viability of your product for mass market distribution.   If my team agree’s to test your product for market viability, you receive a term sheet for a licensing agreement in 30-60 days with testing complete in under 120 days.    No one can promise consumers will buy your product, but we can promise that trustworthy and skilled experts will review your idea and make the most of it, with your involvement or your blessing, whichever makes the most dollars and cents.

Let’s get started.  Submit Your Product Here   or  learn from my blogs and videos.

Carrie Jeske

How Can I help?

www.InventiveIdeas.com    –   Free education and fee based licensing agent services.  Product Criteria:  Patent filed.  Products in any catagory or price point.    Must submit hand-made prototype and smartphone demo video at minimum.

www.WillitLaunch.com  –  Direct licensee for “As Seen On TV” catagory.  Product Criteria: No patent needed.  Physically small products that solve a mass market problem in a visually appealing way.   “As Seen On TV” catagory only.  Must submit hand-made prototype and smartphone demo video at minimum.  Higher the quality prototype and video, the easier and faster to test consumer responsiveness.

www.InventingWorkshop.com –  Non-profit 501c3.  Product Criteria:  IDEAS WELCOME.    Let’s talk every month here. We take word only submissions and anything from concept to market ready product submissions.  Teams of positive and creative people join forces to make money.   This is a fun and collaborative workshop, founded by a nonprofit company, for the public good of innovation.    Join a monthly workshop or start one of our local groups in your town.

(c) 2013 Jeske.   Request reprint rights in writing at Info [@] InventiveIdeas.com

(c) 2016 Updated September.

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I’m amazed at how many people believe complaints, reviews or complements they read online. It’s marketing, you know?

Remember when people used to think what they read in newspapers and magazines and saw on TV shows was real? Then we discovered the whole industry of Public Relations (PR) and realized for $5,000 a month a good PR company can have anyone on Good Morning America, as an expert.  I won’t pay that kind of extortion just to look like everyone likes me.  The truth is, not everyone does…. but MOST PEOPLE DO.

Coaches promote signed licensing agreements for product that were simply tested but failed; never making the inventor a dime.   Inventors should not believe everything written online for the good or the bad.   Use your common sense and intuition about people and soberly discern the right next steps for your product.

Most people who write bad reviews are just mad their product failed our test.   Please call or write me yourself before you decide your opinion.

Here’s how REAL PEOPLE review Carrie Jeske.  click  Carrie Jeske Profile

Related:  Inventing Home Run or Single Income Product

It’s the same thing with online reviews now. I recently read a list of very positive reviews for a company every industry insider knows is a scammer. They sounded wonderful. Five Stars. People loved them! There were glowing reviews starting with the initial call by an inventor and what great phone service was provided. Then another reviewer discussed the contracts and how simple to understand they were. I read on to find what fantastic customer service and order fulfillment processes this company had. Then, more about how satisfied and happy with the specific services (written keyword friendly, how convenient.), even sighting employee names, as if they were long lost friends, who’d been reunited.

Seriously? Do people really believe this? It’s a Social Networking Expert, you know. For $5,000 a month (or $5 on Fiverr), you can hire a company to write positive reviews and post them all over the internet. It’s just business. Specifically… it’s todays marketing. Lets go negative.

The Wild Wild West of Online Complaints & Reviews

Anyone can say anything, anytime. Do you think some people might actually be crazy, unbalance, manic? As a semi public figure who’s just posted a few educational videos online for inventors, in a pretty small market segment; I get hassled online all the time. People make all kinds of comments, tweets, reviews based on whatever popped into their head at the moment. True, untrue, fact, fiction, opinion, emotional response, bad hair day…. who knows why? I’ve been threatened by people I’ve never met or worked with in any capacity.

The sad thing is it hurts people and it hurts business. Back in the day, the Better Business Bureau used to be the gold standard of who’s who in the scammer company zoo. Business didn’t like them much because no one wants negative information shared, but at least they required a specific injustice be sited. They required a confirmed real person making a real complaint of a legitimate contractual infraction. Also offer a real opportunity to rebut or make restitution. They provided a true chance for customer satisfaction where parties could agree on how to make a situation right. It was an uncomfortable pain in the butt (as fixing all true
mistakes is), but it worked. Now, they are a relic.

More comments from real people I’ve worked with and helped.   Facebook Album of Testimonials.

Be Careful!

We have every manner of Rip Off Report, Pissed Customer, Consumer Advocate, Watch Dog, Social Network where anyone can post anything at anytime. What a great platform for disreputable competitors and the temporarily insane.

These sites will post anything, any time, by anyone. Real, anonymous or made up people with real or made up facts. That seems disreputable to me.

They promote slander under the disguise of public helps. Under the banner of justice. Once names of the accused are locked in, “never to be removed from the public domain”, the real scam begins. Many start an email campaign warning the accused that their company name or personal name may on the verge of “irreparable damage if you don’t act now!” For a small fee, they guarantee to bury or remove all negative information for a price. Hmmm, how convenient for them. The ole’ scammers scam. I hope all the class action law suits against these sites sort out the honest truth.

Are Some Inventors Temporarily Insane?

Lets discuss the “temporarily insane”.  That’s something I and most inventors have fallen victim to at one time or another. We love, love, love our own ideas and when we put money into them, the emotional connection borders on worship. (You know it’s true.) When others don’t value it or recognize it’s splendor, that makes no logical sense. Snap. Temporary insanity begins. It happens all the time and now there’s an internet where people can post…. WHAT? Anything, anytime, as anyone. Bottom line…. my grandma used to tell me to have Horse Sense? I’m not sure really how much sense that actually is, but if a company wants money to provide a service for your great new product and has no current product success stories, you might want to reconsider. It may be as simple as that.

Whatever you do you can count on me to tell you the truth, as my experience sees it. I’ll be candid and direct. You won’t always like my advice.

The Truth Hurts!

When you spend money on an invention, it’s a high risk, high return play. Most inventions fail. Most patents don’t produce a financial gain. Never spend more then you can afford to lose and realize sometimes it does take money, to make money. Show some Horse Sense about it. Whether you’re an independent inventor or a big company, the game is the same. Find and/or develop a product mass market consumers buy and get a small piece of the upside.

If you’re a fair minded, reasonable inventor, call or write me anytime. I value long term, honest relationships with real people. I hope we get lucky on a product together. If not, I guess I’ll skim past your posts online (whoever you are) and not let the door hit me in the back.

Onward & Upward,

Carrie Jeske

Related:  A Tale of Three ASOTV Licensing Discussions

Related:  Licensing – The Other Side Of The Table

RipOff Report Sept 23, 2016 Update

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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.

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Carrie Jeske

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