Alan Beckley
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Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Alan discusses why coaching and community - are essential to invention success. Inventors are viewed as "loan wolves" - working alone at night creating their inventions. Successful inventors, howeve
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan debuts a new program offered exclusively to podcast listeners - 3 Proven Steps to Your Invention Success. Alan shares 3 steps inventors must take to get their invention on a solid course to succes
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Alan shares the most dangerous myth about licensing. It leads many to choose to venture their product - without understanding the significant capital risks. Alan debunks the myth and shows how licen
Alan interviews Evelyn Wilson. Evelyn Wilson grew up in Philadelphia and has been a nurse for over 30 years. One morning, taking her grandson to school, her nose was running, and she was "blowing and throwing" dirty tissues into the passenger s
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. When you create a new product and get it into the market - you'll change the world. I promise! Alan shares 3 examples of inventions - including his Wonder Wallet - that have changed the world. Isn'
Alan interviews Serena Fadlun. Serena grew up in Italy, then moved to New Zealand to finish high school and college. She returned to Italy and got married. She invented a unique broom called the Bendy Butler - to clean even hard to reach spots
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. How can you make your invention compelling for buyers - so it will be a success? Alan shares 3 ways you can make your product compelling, so buyers will say, "yes." It seems obvious you must highlig
Alan interviews Duncan Ashworth. Duncan Ashworth had a 41 year career in the semiconductor industry. After retiring, he began developing a Roomba-like robot that destroyed COVID on floors automatically. Today, he is testing and selling his Sani
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Alan shares that many inventors feel they can save money by - "figuring it out on their own" - rather than paying for help. In fact, trial and error is the costliest path and the longest path to suc
Alan interviews Greg Amundson. Greg Amundson went from shopping center management to custom home building. The 2009 housing bust transformed him into an inventor. Greg has transformed messy caulking to a simple task for anyone with his produc
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. What is your approach towards licensing your product: the shotgun approach or the rifle approach? Alan describes 2 divergent approaches to licensing your product. One approach is more passive, where
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode. Alan discusses two different market segments for inventors: mass market versus aspirational buyers. The mass market segment offers a potentially huge number of buyers who are price sensitive. The aspir
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. What is the success rate for inventors? Is it only 5% or 2%? Alan shares the truth - inventor failure rates are simply bogus statistics. Neither "inventor" nor "success" is defined - so ignore the a
Alan interviews Tom Klaff. Tom Klaff's business partner, Bruce, hated slow heating toasters and ovens. So, they replaced a century old coil design into a sleek, high-tech toaster unit that cooked better and faster. Now the Revolution Toaster de
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. As an inventor, you reach an important milestone and then wonder, "What should I do next?" Alan presents 3 examples of times in your business where you have a decision to make: what to do next? In e
Alan interviews Lisa Lloyd. From consulting for Fortune 100 companies to helping new inventors, Lisa Lloyd's invention career spans 30 years. Today, she is helping a Korean company scout for new innovative products, while working on 4 new inven
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Can your product succeed - at a premium price? Alan cites examples of 2 recent guests on the podcasts who answer "yes." Ember high-tech coffee mugs and Kara Pure water are 2 successful premium produ
Alan interviews Charlie Cannon. Charlie Cannon loved riding his skateboard down long hills but hated using his shoes as brakes. So, he invented VibeRide - an innovative brake system for skateboards - providing a safe and enjoyable skateboarding
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. As an inventor, you must be willing to consider changes to commercialize your invention successfully. But at the end of the day, you are the boss, and it is your product. Sometimes you must be willi
Alan interviews Cody Soodeen. Cody Soodeen's parents lived in a town with contaminated well water - so they had to buy bottled water. This led him as an architect to invent a way, using desiccants, to extract pure water from dry air. Today, hi
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Here's a provocative question: "Why would anyone want to be an inventor?" Alan presents 3 examples of the negative view of this question: the high-level view. Then, he presents 3 examples of the pos
Alan interviews Clay Alexander. Clay Alexander hated too hot or too cold coffee. So, he invented Ember - temperature controlled coffee mugs. Next, he invented a self-heating baby bottle that provides the perfect temperature for baby. His compan
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Is your product compliant - with all consumer product government safety requirements? Many products, especially toys, must be compliant with the CPSIA and also California Proposition 65. Your produc
Alan provides a new Me on the Mike episode. Alan introduces a new feature on the podcast: your ability to have Alan answer your question on the podcast. Is there a question that's been needling you for a while - but you can't seem to find an an
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. It's imperative you believe in your product - if you wish to succeed as an inventor. Alan shares examples from Steve Jobs and Elon Musk that illustrate the power of strong belief in a product. Valid
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