| Inventor
Boot Camp™
Agenda |
| 8:30
- 9:00 AM |
Welcome
- Coffee, Tea, & Soft Drinks |
| 9:00 -
9:10 AM |
Introductions
- Thomas Frey |
| 9:10
- 10:00 AM |
Becoming
Successful - Thomas Frey
- Learn
form Other People's Mistakes
- Become
an Expert on Your Product
- Learn
to Deal with the Emotional Part of Inventing
- The
Double Edge Sword of Secrecy
- The
Art of Becoming Successful
|
| 10:00
- 10:10 AM |
Break |
| 10:10
- 11:00 AM |
The
Invention Process - Bob Ogdon
- Invention
Phase
- Proof
of Concept
- Capitalizing
the idea
- Delivery
to the market
- Operating
toward break even
- Exit
Strategies
|
| 11:00
- 11:10 AM |
Break |
| 11:10
- 12:00 AM |
Patents,
Trademarks, & Copyrights - Carl Forest, Thomas Franklin,
& Ron
Gorsché
|
| 12:00
- 1:10 PM |
Lunch
Break - Restaurants Close By |
| 1:10
- 2:00 PM |
Personal
Effectiveness - Michael Cushman
- Do
you sometimes get stuck inside a problem?
- Are
problems bad for your health?
- What
part of a problem is real and what is illusion?
- In
50 minutes, experience a mindshift that can increase your
creativity, results, and happiness.
|
| 2:00
- 2:10 PM |
Break |
| 2:10
- 3:00 PM |
Licensing
Your Product vs. Manufacturing it Yourself - Warren Roh
& Scott Koepsell
-
What
is Licensing?
-
Advantages
of Licensing over Manufacturing and Selling
-
The
Importance of Strong Intellectual Property Protection
-
Positioning
Yourself for Licensing Success
-
Getting
Big Companies to Look at Your Idea
-
License
Contracts - Simple to Complex
|
| 3:00
- 3:10 PM |
Break |
| 3:10
- 3:50 PM |
Understanding
How Things Go Wrong - Stephanie Steinberg
- Stephanie
invented the Shade-a-Baby product and has a fascinating
story to tell about her invention adventures.
- Manufacturing
woes
- Knowing
who can’t be trusted
- Networking
with people in your industry
- Tradeshow
trauma
- Tallying
the “red flags”
|
| 3:50
- 4:00 PM |
Closing
Thoughts - Thomas Frey |
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