What are the traits of successful inventors?
                     WHAT ARE THE TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL INVENTORS?
They don't fall 
in love with 
their ideas
Yo u r  i d e a s  a r e  n o t  y o u r  c h i l d r e n .  
S u c c e s s f u l  i n v e n t o r s  u n d e r s t a n d  
t h e  i m p o r t a n c e  o f  d e t a c h i n g  
t h e m s e l v e s  f r o m  t h e i r  i d e a s .  
I n v e n t i n g  i s  a  n u m b e r s  g a m e .  
S o m e  o f  y o u r  i d e a s  w i l l  b e  
p r o fi t a b l e ,  b u t  o t h e r s  w o n ' t .  Yo u  
n e e d  t o  b e  a b l e  t o  t e l l  t h e  
d i ff e r e n c e  b e t w e e n  t h e  t w o .
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
They test their 
ideas
S u c c e s s f u l  i n v e n t o r s  s e e k  
o u t  p r o o f  o f  d e m a n d  e a r l y  o n .
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
They keep their 
ideas to 
themselves
T h e  o n l y  o p i n i o n  t h a t  t r u l y  
m a t t e r s  i s  t h a t  o f  t h e  
c o m p a n y  y o u  a r e  s h o w i n g  
y o u r  i d e a  t o ,  a f t e r  a l l .
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
They don't file 
patents right 
away
S u c c e s s f u l  i n v e n t o r s  fi l e  
p r o v i s i o n a l  p a t e n t  
a p p l i c a t i o n s  fi r s t .  T h e y  n e e d  
t i m e  t o  d e t e r m i n e  w h e t h e r  
t h e  i d e a  i s  g o i n g  t o  b e  
p r o fi t a b l e ,  a f t e r  a l l .
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
They stick to 
one industry
T h e  s u c c e s s f u l  i n v e n t o r s  I  
k n o w  d o n ' t  j u m p  a r o u n d  
m u c h .  I n s t e a d ,  t h e y  f o c u s  o n  
b e c o m i n g  e x p e r t s  a n d  f o r g i n g  
m u t u a l l y  b e n e fi c i a l  
r e l a t i o n s h i p s  w i t h i n  a n  
i n d u s t r y.  T h i s  s t r a t e g y  i s  
i n c r e d i b l y  e ff e c t i v e .  
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
They outsource
To  b e c o m e  a  s u c c e s s f u l  
i n v e n t o r ,  y o u  w i l l  n e e d  t o  
d o n  m a n y  d i ff e r e n t  h a t s .  Yo u  
c a n ' t  b e  g r e a t  a t  e v e r y t h i n g .  
A s s e s s  y o u r  s t r e n g t h s  a n d  b e  
s m a r t  a b o u t  y o u r  t i m e .
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
They know it's 
up to them
S u c c e s s f u l  i n v e n t o r s  
u n d e r s t a n d  t h a t  t h e y  a r e  
g o i n g  t o  b e  t h e  o n e  w h o  
u l t i m a t e l y  c h a m p i o n s  t h e i r  
i d e a  a c r o s s  t h e  fi n i s h  l i n e .  
T h e y  k n o w  t h a t  t h e y  a r e  
g o i n g  t o  h a v e  t o  w o r k  h a r d e r  
t h a n  a n y o n e  e l s e .
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
They are 
persistent
E v e r y  s u c c e s s f u l  i n v e n t o r  I  
k n o w  h a s  b e e n  r e j e c t e d  
c o u n t l e s s  t i m e s .  R a t h e r  t h a n  
g e t t i n g  d i s c o u r a g e d  a n d  
g i v i n g  u p ,  t h e y  a s k  q u e s t i o n s  
t o  t r y  t o  u n d e r s t a n d  w h a t  
w e n t  w r o n g  a n d  t r y  a g a i n .
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
They're not 
afraid to fail
" Fa i l  f a s t  a n d  f a i l  o f t e n . "  Yo u  
w o n ' t  b e  a b l e  t o  m o v e  o n  
u n t i l  y o u  d o .  B e c o m i n g  a  
s u c c e s s f u l  i n v e n t o r  t a ke s  
m o r e  t h a n  h a v i n g  a n  i d e a  
s c r a w l e d  o n  a  n a p k i n .
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
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