InventNet | Deborah | Activity https://inventnet.com/members/deborah-b/activity/ Activity feed for Deborah. Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:03:42 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fa7fba3068123d8e320e3b3fe692f8f9 Deborah replied to the topic Tips on turning idea into invention in the forum Developing Ideas http://inventnet.com/forums/topic/tips-on-turning-idea-into-invention/#post-7265 Wed, 19 Sep 2018 09:20:01 -0700 The first and foremost thing you have to do before anything else is make sure your idea is new! I can’t stress this enough. There have been sooo many cases where people would even go as far as trying to patent their idea only to find out it’s already on the market and they wasted so much money for nothing.

And even if it’s not on the market (or…[Read more]

]]> 0 ac8a9ef6e328b370196d6811c5732f0c Deborah started the topic Group recommendations for Phoenix, AZ in the forum Local Inventor Groups http://inventnet.com/forums/topic/group-recommendations-for-phoenix-az/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:35:05 -0700 Hi, can anyone recommend a good inventors’ group in Phoenix, AZ? By good I mean having a lot of members who are involved, having meetings, being supportive, stuff like that. Thanks!

]]> 0 8e170ae942d85633a124d4bcfbc79cdb Deborah replied to the topic Be careful who you share your idea with in the forum Invention scams http://inventnet.com/forums/topic/be-careful-who-you-share-your-idea-with/#post-7256 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:34:21 -0700 I’ve heard of many cases where people would see TV commercials of companies that allegedly helped inventors develop their ideas, which turned out to be total scams. And I’m talking hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It was a bit of a shocker to me when I first heard about this because I assumed that if it’s a TV commercial it HAS to be real,…[Read more]

]]> 0 fb80e3cc5a06cc96b0b0835ecf49c781 Deborah replied to the topic Advice on developing idea with no experience in the field in the forum Developing Ideas http://inventnet.com/forums/topic/advice-on-developing-idea-with-no-experience-in-the-field/#post-7196 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 20:16:24 -0700 Hi,

I would worry less, at this stage, of whether or not you have the money to develop it or market it. Instead focus your energy on getting to understand the sector it’s in. The more you understand about the market, the more you will be able to understand your inventions’ role in it.

Not having any clue as to what it is makes things difficult!…[Read more]

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