December 2018

Kenton Brett (granted 15 U.S. patents, see bottom of this page) displayed one of his inventions for K-5 math education and shared insights he gained from his years of innovation.

Innovation takes a lot of time and money, always more than you expect.

You can make things happen by sticking with an inventive project.

If you think of a good idea, someone else will think of it too.  So get to the patent office and to the market first.

Get unbiased validation of your idea before you spend a lot of time and money on it.

You can sell just an idea, but rarely.

You can get compensated for infringement of your patent by a big company.  License or sell your invention to a mid-sized company that will actively seek compensation from the big company.

Get a recommendation from your potential customers.

Focus on your core idea to get a cash flow that can fund the rest of your ideas.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Mr. Brett!