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Send us Fan Mail J.D. Houvener had the pleasure of interviewing entrepreneur and owner of The Cut Buddy, Inc. Joshua told his story of inventorship by necessity as he recounted his father cutting his hair when he was a boy and how much he hated his haircuts. He had invented the first version of his Cut Buddy over a decade ago - and even showed on camera his original inventor's notebook. He th...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt had a great interview with Texas-based business attorney Shann Chaudry about starting a new medical practice and the key considerations around sheltering revenue streams, bifurcating ownership and structuring separate entities around the real estate, the company, and the intellectual property all separately. Shann went on to discuss key aspects of privacy law, and ad...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt co-hosted an awesome guest, Matt Werner of IPISC who explained the two main types of insurance offerings available for inventors and trademark holders. Matt explained that IP owners can get enforcement insurance for as little as $1,000 a year to help them afford $100K in legal fees to help enforce their IP rights against someone infringing. Matt also explained that y...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt interviewed E-Commerce rockstar Shane Hohenstein of Voyageur Group. Shane shares some of his secrets to showing up like no one else on Amazon, Walmart, and Target. He talks about how important pricing is and the power you can have over margins when you have multiple UPCs. The three critique a Shark Tank Episode in their "Bold Bite" of the Hamboard surfboard...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt share their experience at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas which took place on April 5th-7th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Lots of really innovative products, great inventors and business owners were there. JD shows off some of the products as he walks through the aisles and Matt brings up great points with respect to branding and how surprising it is th...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt discuss products and inventions they've seen related to cleaning and J.D. talks about how cleaning products/devices is a great example of how people can start to think about everyday products and improving/changing them to make life easier/more productive. We dive into a Bold Bites segment where we critique the Blueland's cleaning product business model and...

Send us Fan Mail JD interviews designer and brand expert, Michael Christian of Smeltzer Global. They talk branding and seaprating the founder's identity from the company's identity - powerful stuff!  Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learning more? Download our FREE Inventor Kit here: https://keap.page/gw292/inventor-kit.html DISCLAIMER Everyth...

Send us Fan Mail JD interviews Kevin Meredith, Founder of 4th Sector Innovations based in Ontario, California. He and JD talk about accelerators, incubators, and what the big trends are with in-person physical spaces and how human-to-human interaction has become a forgotten hidden value amid pandemic and we'll see a shift back in the post-pandemic era. Free Screening Session Here: https://cal...

Send us Fan Mail Guest Doug Bend of Bend Law Group speaks about how business owners can best protect themselves when it comes to issues that can come up for any industry. He covers customer service, contracts, insurance, and legal entity protection in detail! Free Screening Session Here: https://calendly.com/business-consultations/am06-podcast Visit Website here: https://boldip.com/ Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail J.D. and Matt host special guest, Eric Askeland of Askeland Design talking about the keys for inventors to know as they get started working with a designer. Free Screening Session Here: https://calendly.com/business-consultations/am06-podcast Visit Website here: https://boldip.com/ Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learning more? Downloa...

Send us Fan Mail We have a GREAT show for ALL entrepreneurs with new products that are interested in starting companies or are already started. If you have or are planning to hire employees/contractors or hire 3rd party engineers or developers, you MUST listen to David's advice here. Free Screening Session Here: https://calendly.com/business-consultations/am06-podcast Visit Website here: http...

Send us Fan Mail Great discussion about the two major types of utility patent filings and which one is best for you! Free Screening Session Here: https://calendly.com/business-consultations/am06-podcast Visit Website here: https://boldip.com/ Support the show Have an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learning more? Download our FREE Inventor Kit here: https://keap.page/gw292/inv...

Send us Fan Mail When you apply for a patent, there are several categories where you can petition to have your patent application get the "special" status, which helps to expedite examination and get your patent granted sooner! Find out how in this episode. Free Screening Session Here: https://calendly.com/business-consultations/am06-podcast Visit Website here: https://boldip.com/ Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail Here are essential things you need to know before starting your business in 2022. Hear key IP law issues as well as business formation, funding and operating  advice from two guest business attorneys! Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCffsP31_hk Free Screening Session Here: https://calendly.com/business-consultations/am06-podcast Visit Website here: https://bo...

Send us Fan Mail We cover why an inventor would want to assign (give up ownership) to a company, their own company. And, of course - when NOT to do this. And also we had a special guest, Dan Nguyen, a Business Attorney based in CA to help me answer questions about assigning IP to a business. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktXOr9AeMFg Free Screening Session Here: https://cale...

Send us Fan Mail Find out what you should consider if you're selling a product without a patent (risk of being sued), and what to think about if you're selling while your patent is pending, and lastly, if you have the patent granted, and you're selling (watching out for those pesky infringers). Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHwmu0MtcSA Free Screening Session...

Send us Fan Mail Investing in research and development? Paying Patent Attorneys to give you opinions, and draft/prosecute your patents? That money you're investing in your company CAN and SHOULD be banked or used to offset your taxable income! Two awesome guests from Parachor Consulting are on the show - experts in the field of R&D Tax Credits. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Send us Fan Mail Let's breakdown the latest raging tech trend in crypto and NFTs and how it relates to your innovations and business. Specifically, how will these emergent technologies impact patents and trademarks. Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbyyPyrEn-A Free Screening Session Here: https://calendly.com/business-consultations/am06-podcast Visit Website here: https://boldip.co...