We know how important that perfect product description is when you submit an idea. At Edison Nation, we are successful when our innovators are successful. We want to give you tips and tricks to present your invention idea and give it its best chance at success. Let’s kick it off with crafting the perfect idea description. So you have a great idea, you’ve done your prior art search and market analysis to confirm demand for your product, now you’re ready to put the pieces together in a beautiful package, your Description. Let’s start with your invention idea. It’s your baby, and you know ..read more

We know that being an entrepreneur can be exhausting and difficult at times. With that said, it can be good to restart your brain. What better way to do this than to go back to the basics? In this blog post, we are going to look over and review the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. You never know what you might have forgotten or what ideas can come out of it! Throughout this post, we will be using information that can be found in Entrepreneurship by Laura Portolese, Jaclyn A. Krause, and Julie R. Bonner. This book does a good job of explaining different ideas that lead to business venture succ ..read more

We here at Edison Nation know that with busy lives, family obligations, work and everything going on in the world around us, it’s difficult to stay motivated. That’s why we decided to revisit one of our older blogs “InvENting 101: Finding Your Motivation.” Let’s do this, let’s get motivated! Does this quote inspire, motivate, and uplift you? It may, but let’s face it, even though we love them, quotes are only so powerful. You have to put work behind the words and make them actionable! Whether you’re working to come up with your first great idea or you’re a serial innovator, sometimes finding ..read more

Written by Jeremy Loslaw, Eventys There are more Bluetooth enabled devices in the world than there are people. Such is the importance and widespread adoption of the short range wireless technology that more than 2 billion Bluetooth products have shipped each year since 2013, topping out at approximately 4 billion devices last year and still growing. It is a technology that has gained widespread adoption and has a massive influence on our daily tech lives. It is the core technology that powers so many of our devices from the ubiquitous speakers and headsets and headphones to phones, keyboards ..read more

Stop! Warning! Danger! …Not this time! The color red seems to be best associated with negative things. Red meaning stop, don’t go there, don’t do that. We also know that it’s not what you want to see after you submit your idea for a licensing opportunity but we want to challenge you to see the Red X as a new opportunity. An opportunity for learning, to get better and grow with your idea creation and submissions! If you read our blog, Education Behind the “RED-X” we have more insight to share! As a follow-up to the articles, Education Behind the RED-X (Part 1) and “Fly on the Wall”, we want to ..read more

We recently published an article detailing our team’s step-by-step process for product selection. If you missed it, you can read the “Fly on the Wall” post here.  After publishing the article, we thought it was important to follow up with what happens when your product doesn’t get selected. We briefly discussed this in the previous blog but are now going to explain all things Red X.  We know that receiving the X can dishearten many, but you should NEVER give up! Receiving the X does not mean your idea was a bad one. We want to see everyone be successful, so let’s break down the talks ..read more

No one likes waiting. People are already very anxious by nature, but then add giving your unique ideas over to someone else and having them review it? Nothing is scarier. That is why we wanted to show all you inventors and innovators what goes on behind the scenes when we get a product idea. Everyone knows that we here at Edison Nation review all ideas we receive—no matter if it’s a sketch on a napkin, a prototype, or a patented invention. We never throw away ideas but instead review all ideas following a set evaluation guideline. Before getting into an in depth look at the stages of evaluatio ..read more

Every Monday at Edison Nation, we share a Monday Motivation quote.  These are meant to inspire you, motivate you and uplift you. But let’s face it, quotes are only so powerful. Whether you’re working to come up with your first great idea or you’re a serial innovator, sometimes finding that motivation can be tough. So we ask you to ask yourself this question… What drives you to invent?  To solve a problem? To make life easier? To make something better? To help people? All of the above. In this InvENting 101, we are digging in to find what truly sparks the inventing process. What moti ..read more

A new & renewed licensing agreement for Franklin Ramsey’s Pressix technology! Here’s a quick recap of Franklin Ramsey’s journey as it started on Season 1 of Everyday Edisons to the present day, newest licensing agreement on Pressix! Have you ever wondered, “Is there a solution to this simple, everyday problem?” If so, you wouldn’t be alone! Franklin Ramsey, an inventor featured on the very first episode of Everyday Edisons, believed inventing and innovating occurs when there is a problem that needs solving. Ramsey didn’t spend his days creating and designing new products. He was just a man ..read more

Congratulations, Jessica! A Licensing Deal on your Table-2-Go! Jessica has been a member of our EN community since 2018. We had the pleasure of talking with her and learning more about where her creative spark comes from. An easy take-away from our conversation is the kind and generous spirit Jessica has and everything she gives back to the people she works with. EN: “We at Edison Nation are excited about the opportunity that is ahead for Jessica’s innovation. One of the reasons we are excited has to do with the timing of the announcement, and the licensing deal itself. Obviously things have c ..read more