The First Step Every Inventor Should Take

Stephen Key and Andrew Krauss, cofounders of inventRight, discuss the first step every inventor should take before starting to work on bringing their idea to market.

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[brrryan]

Discovering you guys at this point in my life is PERFECT! Thank you for not being a greedy "sell additional services" organization.
If I am successful with my latest idea, it will largely be due to your "next step" videos. Thank you again!

[dixonbuttes]

You guys are a perfect balance of energy and communication styles. So helpful, and thankful that you’re taking the time to share your expertise on YT!

[danielsloberg]

Stephen Key man... You truly are the key to so many things.

[unathimalose]

How do you then get started with your intention, in terms of introducing or presenting it to the market place?And when is the right time to do so ?

[waymaster]

It is also nice to know that your ideas are coming to you, they are viable, and you did not happen to see the product with your physical eyes. You have real creativity. Now cultivate that skill. Happens to me all the time.

[franciscomtirado]

hello gentlemen, stumbled upon ur you tb channel, what an instrument of knowledge, and wealth of ideas. thanks! happy holidays.

[nicsalamin]

I’m skeptical of searching for “my idea”(any product) for fear that there is a company out there that does nothing but monitor such searches just to steal your idea. Is this being paranoid ? Your thoughts ...

[sheric]

Brilliant advice to keep inventing after you see your idea during the initial research. I look forward to learning more about how minor improvements can make an existing produce a new idea.

[crazago]

A word of advice Andrew. Your camera seems to always be slightly out of focus. By the way you guys are great.

[THEJODEA]

for me the very first thing to do is to grab a sheet f paper and make a drawing or written description of the bones of the idea, ,, once its there in front of you it becomes much easier to envision the path forward, ,, imo but then yes absolutely its research then and google is a good start point,

[johnhancock]

So I am currently trying to start a business and need additional funding… I think I am going to take the direction to get more money using kick starter. My question for you guys is Do I wait and file The provisional patent when I’m ready to sell the product or when I am ready to put it on kick starter to protect my idea when it is released onto the kick starter website? Because like you guys were saying in a previous video I only have one year to use up the provisional patent. Another question, is what needs to take place after that one year when the professional pad is used up??

[stephaniebarber]

Lol, the dynamic here is great! Thanks for sharing these video's, truly appreciate you both.

[veesoho]

You guys ! So fun to watch and insightful!

[pdub]

Ty ty ty. Learning a bunch. Love your raw inventiveness. Just so happy to be here

[cranna]

I found you guys last week. I've watched most of your videos. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You 2 are amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. If I make anything from my ideas it will be because of you 2.

[TheMregglet]

What do you do to avoid patent infringement? Let's say if you have an idea similar to your competitors, as long as your idea has distinctly different aspects to it, are you safe? Do you need patents of your own besides a provisional patent? Or are you just plain out of luck? Id really like to see a video on this or some input because I have a lot of questions. Thanks.

[sanjanewmoonlife]

Together we can incorporate all my ideas into real life.
You pay to patent it all in my name, make it, and then sell it all over the world.
You have business people, companies, you are experienced in everything.
Let's agree on everything and how much to take a percentage of the sales of my inventory products.

[brothercaptaintechmarine]

my ideas fit in to the military category do you know if there is a a market for that because I want to be a navy seal and inventer. I'm
14 years old and I am a rapid thinker I of new ideas every second and think about new perks everyday so I make them harder to steal.

[KimFL]

I agree with Stephen to study the market place. You want to know supply & demand & your competitors.

[chrismarcrom]

Hello guys, I have a problem that I have an invention that is in the life safety category. So the problem that I have is the money or cost side any ideas would help a lot. I’m not from money how do I do this?