You have decided the job of your dreams is to be able to share your creativity with the world while creating a nice income. You long to see your product idea come to fruition so you never have to work for anyone else again. Stephen Key has been living this dream for over 30 years and has provided the roadmap for others in his best-selling book about licensing inventions, One Simple Idea. One Simple Idea has helped thousands license their product ideas. Stephen has reinvented the inventing process.
Forget the patents, forget the prototypes, forget starting a business. Sell the benefit first instead! Today it’s all about selling first and selling fast. His roadmap for licensing success is now being taught in major universities.
Become a Professional Inventor is the follow-up to One Simple Idea because people are now asking...
I love being creative and I want to do this for the rest of my life, how can I become a full-time professional inventor?
How can I go from amateur to professional full-time inventor?
What industries create the largest revenue?
What is the best way to work with these companies so I build a successful long-term relationship?
How can I license even more products ideas?
Why aren’t companies getting back to me?
How do I get the highest royalty rate?
Why are my product ideas getting rejected?
What type of protection do I actually need?
What is the best way to submit my product ideas?
How can I tell if a company is truly inventor friendly?
How do I use non-disclosure agreements?
How do I license ideas without any intellectual property?
How do I negotiate a licensing agreement to make sure I get paid regardless of intellectual property?
For the first time ever, Stephen has uncovered the consumer product licensing industry from the inside. He has interviewed 28 leading experts across 17 different industries, as well as professional inventors, to share their knowledge with you — so you too can now become a full-time professional inventor.
Here are a few industries included in this book:
Kitchen
Hardware
Automotive
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Pet
Dental
Hospitality
Toy and Game
Cannabis
Novelty Gift
Health and Beauty
and more!
Stephen peels back the curtain to give you an insider’s guide to how companies evaluate your product submissions so you can become a professional inventor.
Also included:
Sample Sell Sheets
Sample Non-Disclosure Agreements
Sample Term Sheets
Sample Licensing Agreement
Sample Calling Scripts
Sample LinkedIn Contact Scripts