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Send us Fan MailWenowcometooneofmyfavoritepartsoftheinventionprocess,thiswerewebegintoexplorewhatothersmightthinkaboutyourideaorinvention.Thisisnotonlyabigstepbutcanbeoneofthemoststressfullegsofyourjourney,thisiswhere youwillfindoutanswerstoyourquestionsthatyoumaynotwanttohear, somegood, somebadandsomethatjustdonothelpatall,butit’s allforthebettergood.Soyouhavebeensecretlyworkingonthisnewinventionideaforawhilenow,youhaveprobablytoldsomepeopleaboutitandmaybeyouhavebeenworkingon thisideaforseveralyearsandhavediscussedwithmanypeopleeitherwayitistimetoreallynaildownsome informationandthoughtsfromatrustedsourceofpeoplewhetheryouhavejuststartedthisidea,haditforyears,toldnooneorhundredswejustneedtogetclarityandmovethroughthissteptoitscompletion.Nowwegettothepointwhereyoustartthinkingaboutwhatthefirstversionof yourproductmaylooklike,Iamsureyouhavealreadycreatedafewsketchesordrawingsforyourproducttoshowpeoplewhatyouweretalkingabout,butnowwearegoingtocreateaversion1.0sketchofyourproduct.Youcan usepaperandpencil,acomputer,crayons,whateveryouliketogetsomethingdone.Ihavehadclientscomeintoourofficeswithideasanddrawingsonthestrangestthings,fromactualnapkinsandburgerwrapperstopictures ofproductsketchedinthesand.Eitherwayaslongasyoucangetthisdownandonpaperisallthatmatters.Makecertain tojotyournamedownonthecornerofanysheetsofpaperthatwillnotbeinyournotebook,youneedtorecordeverystepofyourjourneyandgettingaccustomedtosigning,initialinganddatingeverythingyouworkonwillbecomesecondnatureasyouworkthroughthisprocess.Financial Matters with Richard OringRichard Oring, from New Century Financial Group in Princeton, New Jersey, discusses...Listen on: Apple Podcasts