Invent PETER COHAN

5 Keys to Inventing New Products That Spur Growth

Solve the right problem well, aim at big markets, shun acquisitions, field an interdisciplinary team, launch often.

Invent STEPHEN KEY

Want to Learn How to License Your Ideas? Start Here

Do you have ideas for new products? You can harness the licensing business model to bring them to market inexpensively at scale.

Invent STEPHEN KEY

The Right Way to Contact Big Companies About Your Invention

LinkedIn has made reaching out and forging a relationship with decision makers at leading companies so much easier than it used to be.

Invent NICK HAWKINS

3 Tips for Bringing an Invention to Market – and Protecting It With a Potent Patent Strategy

Sleepme's founders spent years working on a high-tech way to keep you cool when you sleep. The other part of the puzzle they needed to solve: protecting the product they developed.

Invent PETER KEATING

This Startup Figured Out How to Contain Nuclear Energy's Biggest Costs-and Concerns

The U.S. power grid still generates 60 percent of its electricity from coal and natural gas. X-energy believes the solution has to include nuclear, and it's got the tech--and $1.1 billion in DOE funding--to make it happen.

Invent STEPHEN KEY

7 Signs You've Hired a Great Patent Attorney

Focus on hiring an inventor-friendly patent attorney, not one who lives near you.

Invent GABRIELLE BIENASZ

Before Starting His Law Firm, He Narrowly Avoided Prison. Now He's Giving Back by Helping an Incarcerated Entrepreneur

After his Boston law firm made the Inc. 5000, Keegan Caldwell started receiving requests from inmates for pro-bono patent work. One man's story really stuck out.

Invent JAY STEINFELD

Successful Entrepreneurs Share This Single Important Attribute

Entrepreneurs who accept that ambiguity is part of the journey are one step ahead of the game.

Invent JEFF STEEN

This Simple Trick Massively Improved My Reading Speed and Comprehension. It's So Easy Anyone Can Use It

Those at the top of businesses have lots to digest -- and little time to digest it. By asking 3 simple questions, comprehension and reading speed can dramatically improve.

Invent STEPHEN KEY

Why Big Isn't Better When Licensing Inventions

Understandably, inventors want to partner with market leaders. But these companies don't actually innovate.

Invent JUSTIN BARISO

How a (Free) 20 Year-old Book by Seth Godin Completely Transformed My Business

20 years ago, marketing genius Seth Godin tested a brilliant idea: Give your best stuff away, and watch it spread. It's just as useful today as it was then.

Invent KEVIN J. RYAN

This Startup Is Tackling One of the Biggest Challenges in Robotics

Fast-growing Colorado-based PickNik Robotics developed a platform that makes robots smarter.

Invent NICK HAWKINS

How Governments Should Fuel Innovation, According to Web Summit Founder Paddy CosgraveThe future is

The founder believes a lack of government guidance has slowed tech progress.

Invent SOPHIE DOWNES

Maki Kaji, Founder Who Popularized Sudoku, Dies at 69

Kaji didn't invent Sudoku, but he gave it new branding and led the company that turned it into a global phenomenon.

Invent STEPHEN KEY

What to Do When You Come Up With a New Invention Idea

10 things to consider before deciding to commercialize your new product idea.

Invent AMRITA KHALID

Amazon's Visionary Founder Jeff Bezos to Step Down as CEO

He leaves behind a long list of accomplishments, including ushering in the most profitable year in Amazon's history.

Invent STEPHEN KEY

The Uncertain Future of Trade Shows Makes LinkedIn a Better Option To Pitch Your Invention

Trade shows used to be one of the best ways to build relationships with companies that work with inventors, but given the current landscape, here's a solid alternative.


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