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SACRAMENTO CHAPTER

Two Person Expert Panel On. . . . . . . .


Venturing (Starting A Company And Manufacturing)
Vs.
Licensing (Renting Your Idea To A Manfacturer And Receiving A Royalty)"


With Successful Inventor Bruce Lundeen From Fobis Technologies &  Inventors Alliance President Andrew Krauss (See bio's below for details on both of these panelists backgrounds)

 
The upside and downsides to each path will be explored and many tips and tricks to be successful at both venturing and licensing an idea will be shared.

These two panelists will cover both venturing and licensing techniques, however Bruce will mostly focus on venturing and Andrew on Licensing since these are their respective areas of expertise.


If you haven't decided which path to take yet, this panel discussion will be an excellent method making that all important decision of whether to venture or license your ideas. If you've already made the decision we'll be providing you with many excellent tips for both paths.

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Panelist #1 - Bruce Lundeen
BIO
Bruce Lundeen and his partner John Stephen co-invented the Weemote TV remote control for kids. The Weemote has sold over 200,000 units in stores around the country! It was created, designed, developed and brought to market by only 2 people. http://www.weemote.com

Since its introduction at the New York Toy Fair in Feb 2000, Bruce and his partner have shipped over 200,000 units. The Weemote has been sold in Target stores, specialty shops, catalogs and through his web site. Bruce has also brought many other new products to market. He has a lot of experience!

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Panelist #2 - Andrew Krauss

BIO

Andrew Krauss is an inventor educator, Co-Founder of inventRight and President of the Inventors Alliance. He has coached and mentored thousands of inventors through his inventRight business over the years, talking to at least ten inventors each and everyday on the phone. He truely understands the needs of the indpendent inventor!

 

He was recently invited to be a representative of the independent inventing community by the Obama transition team, and asked to provide his opinion on what changes should be made at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Also, he's been rubbing elbows with super successful inventors for over eleven years. That's how he finds all the great speakers that come to the Inventors Alliance. He understands the many techniques successful inventors use to bring their products to market.

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Online Registration Deadline is Friday night February 20th at 6pm (the night before the meeting on Saturday, January 10th)

You will pay $5 more if you register at the door instead of registering on-line.

Please register on-line if you plan on attending. If you pay at the door you will need to pay cash.

NO EXCEPTIONS to on registration policy stated here. We need to have a good idea of how many people will attend for planing purposes. Thanks for your cooperation in helping plan for the meeting.

Saturday, February 21st

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Attend In Person In Sacramento, CA

Place:
Putu Bali Wine Bar & Grill "Tropical Balinese Cuisine" 2416 18th St Sacramento, CA 95818

Time:
9:50am - 10am Check In

10:00am - Hostess will take coffee, drink and lunch orders.

Please do not bring outside coffee into the meeting. Support our meeting place restaurant.

10:05am - Introductions

10:15am - Watch Video Of Speakers & Pause for group discussion when necessary

11: 15 - Lunch Served
+ Networking & Brainstorming

12:00 - Wrap Up

12:15 - Meeting Adjourns

All attendees will be expected to purchase a meal in addition to the door fee. We need to support our meeting place restaurant.

Putu Bali Wine Bar & Grill is letting us use their conference room in exchange for all attendees buying a meal. They have put an affordable tasty menu together for Inventors Alliance members.

Please Register In Advance On-Line, Then Give The Check In Person Your Name At The Door

 

 
product design     |  CAD modeling          |  CAD rendering
product research  | competitive analysis  |  market analysis
www.io-id.com

 

As always, we wish you much success in all your invention related endeavors,

Andrew Krauss
Inventors Alliance President
Educating People With Ideas Since 1993

Ed Silva
Sacramento Chapter Vice Presient

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