This was a question a colleague of mine asked me the other day.
My answer . . . yes, it will. And it’s way too easy.
Now that you know that your product will be copied, how do you best protect your product from copycats?Conventional wisdom says you should get a patent. But as I’ve mentioned before, [...]
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Will My Invention Be Copied?
May 15th, 2010
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A Good Friend on ABC's Shark Tank
October 9th, 2009
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Earlier this week my good friend and previous IdeaTango business partner Lisa Lloyd was on ABC’s Shark Tank reality show, where entrepreneurs pitch a panel of investors. She was trying to raise money for her new line of plush toy organizers called TC Pets. Of course, she blew them away and had them fighting for [...]
How to manufacture a product in China
September 21st, 2009
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Video on how to manufacture products in China.
Why get a patent when you don’t have to?
August 21st, 2009
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Save time, money, stress, and find out how you can avoid getting a patent for your invention.
Top Venture Capital Investing Companies of 2007
December 7th, 2008
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We ran across a list compiled on Entrepreneur.com of the top venture capital investing companies for 2007, so we’ve decided to share a list of the top 30.
How to Get Your Invention on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
November 14th, 2008
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We just received word that several IdeaTango members, and InventBay expo exhibitors will have their 15 seconds of fame TONIGHT, November 14, 2008, on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’s Pitch to America segment.
Here’s a sample Pitch to America segment from September.
Once we have video of our inventors, we’ll definitely be posting that on our [...]
Inventor Trends During Down Times
November 5th, 2008
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Some buddies & I were debating the other day if more people start businesses during recessions, or during periods of growth. I didn’t have access to yearly data on entrepreneurs, but what I do have is access to the US Patent & Trademark Office data. So if we asked another question, do more people [...]
Putting on a Giant Expo
October 21st, 2008
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Now back in college, I ran a couple events for the University of Texas Ultimate Frisbee Club Team. Our biggest money maker as a team, and a way to subsidize our spring season travel ($50,000 travel budget), was hosting tournaments. Back when I was there, our club team hosted two tournaments.
I learned a great deal [...]
Lighten Up! – Some Invention Trivia
August 28th, 2008
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Let us pay respect to the inventions of yesteryear.
Pager. Oh how we miss receiving messages via beeping noises and LCD screens. Invented in 1959, the pager completely revolutionized communications in the 80’s and 90’s. Motorola, the company that pioneered the field, helped the pager go mass market when it created a small receiver that would [...]
Find What People Want – Conduct an Idea Survey
August 14th, 2008
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Before your creativity comes into play and forces you to invent something unique, a piece of advice to you: always keep in mind that it is absolutely essential to know what the market wants before you go on inventing something. I’ve learned this lesson the hard way in the past.
To know what your market wants, [...]
