The Lean Invention Workshop in an interactive and collaborative event where aspiring techpreneurs will learn about and actively apply the Lean Invention method to help them take the first and often overlooked step to building a startup business. An experienced team of entrepreneurs, business mentors and experts will show inventors how to write and file provisional patents, collaborate with others, create prototypes and introduce their products to the marketplace via crowdfunding. The cost to attend is $124. Registration is available at the event and online through Jan. 31 at http://bit.ly/LeanInvention.
Agenda:
8:00 - Registration
8:30 - Invent More, Spend Less: How to Minimize Costs from the Get-Go - Introduction to the LeanInvention Methodology
9:45 - Safeguard Your Invention and Share without Worry - The Ins and Outs of Law and Technology for Inventors
11:00 - Break
11:15 - Guest Speakers – “Survivor Games” – Steve and Eddie Gonzalez
12:00 - Working Lunch – Collaboration/Group - Project/Group Project Pitches
1:00 - Break
1:15 - It Takes a Village to Build Your Dream Collaboration Methods: Online Tools, Apps, and Revenue Sharing
2:00 - The Who, What and Why of Your Invention - Product Identity: Branding
2:45 - Build Your Prototype without Breaking the Bank
Prototypes, Manufacturing Feasibility, and Idea Validation
3:30 - Break
3:45 - How to Wisely Use Other People’s Money Crowdfunding Overview
4:15 - Bring It All Together with Software that Serves School of Invention Platform Demo
4:45 - Bring Your Idea to Life Inventor Pitches
5:30 - Celebrate Your First Step - Connect with Collaborators/Happy Hour
