WSJ: From floodgates for homeowners to “diapers” for absorbing storm waters, they’ve come up with ways to tackle the problems brought on by tornados and other major events—including, of course, Hurricane Irene. “Often large disruptions such as natural disasters create the basis for new business opportunities,” says Andrew Zacharakis, a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson […]
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A reader wrote: Who said “Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door?” Is it true? The phrase is usually attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. The phrase is actually a misquotation of his statement that, “If a man has good corn or wood, or boards, or pigs, to sell,
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ThinkGeek has a long tradition of inventing and manufacturing amazing products across a whole host of categories: the ThinkGeek Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt, the Annoy-a-tron, Bag of Holding, and the iCADE just to name a few. Now, they’re opening up their proven product launching process to inventors just like you with the ThinkGeek IdeaFactory! How
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WSJ: From floodgates for homeowners to “diapers” for absorbing storm waters, they’ve come up with ways to tackle the problems brought on by tornados and other major events—including, of course, Hurricane Irene. “Often large disruptions such as natural disasters create the basis for new business opportunities,” says Andrew Zacharakis, a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson
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The Next Big Zing is all about finding the latest and greatest products across 12 categories. Dhana Cohen, the founder, is an expert in the inventor world, a judge for INPEX, As Seen on TV, UIAUSA.org, writes a monthly column in Inventors Digest, and co-hosts an internet radio show. She not only shines a spotlight
Today in Germany, Austria and Switzerland it is Inventors’ Day (Tag der Erfinder). November 9th is celebrated as the holiday because it is the birthday of the actress Hedy Lamarr. She invented frequency-hopped spread spectrum in 1942. The most celebrated invention of frequency hopping was that of actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil, who
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On this day in 1900, American inventor, Joseph Friedman, was born. His most successful invention: the flexible drinking straw. While sitting in his younger brother Albert’s fountain parlor, the Varsity Sweet Shop in San Francisco, Friedman observed his young daughter Judith at the counter, struggling to drink out of a straight straw. He took a
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Walmart’s Get on The Shelf contest is in full swing. The contest, if you don’t remember is a competition that anyone can enter for the chance to get their product sold on Walmart.com and Walmart stores. Any product in any category currently covered by Walmart is eligible ranging from housewares and electronics to toys and
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Many business and inventor-based television shows have made an appearance on television in recent years, and Quirky has signed on as well. The series looks at the inner workings of Quirky and how they help everyday people make a little money off a simple idea. Quirky is an invention website that takes ideas from its
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Last year on this date, Rich Whittle spoke with with Julia Rhodes, who took her dry-erase marker eraser invention and turned it into a big business. Video below.
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