Alamo Inventors, San Antonio, Texas

Come and learn about inventing and how to take your idea to the next level.
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Once a month, we have a meeting with a presentation about something invention related. Sometimes it's the creative part, like how someone came up with an idea. Sometimes it's the legal parts, like protection, patents, trademark, & licensing. Manufacturing comes up a lot, and so does marketing. We always enjoy our speakers, and we always learn from them. Questions are always encouraged, and our speakers share insights you can't get anywhere else. Before the meeting, you can visit with other inventors. New faces are always welcome, and if you have questions about invention or patents or marketing or ... there are usually members who can help guide you.

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Meeting Date
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 (Online - Register Here)

INVENTOR CONFIDENTIAL: THE HONEST GUIDE TO PROFITABLE INNOVATION
Warren Tuttle

Warren Tuttle will talk about his book to be released on March 23, as titled above, which covers a wide range of topics, all dedicated to promoting grass roots innovation in America. See Inventor Confidential and Amazon. The first half of the book describes what a successful corporate Open Innovation program looks like and why it is important for companies to search outside their four walls for disruptive and profitable innovation. He spends a fair amount of time describing proven mechanics, explaining why the outside contractor model works best and recapping his own extensive experience of how he got into the innovation arena, both personally and professionally. Of equal importance, he explains to independent innovators (inventors, product developers, designers and makers) how to develop new products the proper way and license them for profit. The second half of the book focuses on the myriad challenges today’s inventors fall prey to, including invention industry marketers taking their money without supplying profitable results, big tech companies diluting the patent system, challenges at the US Patent and Trademark Office, as well as Washington DC lobbyists and politics. He ends the book with a section on the importance of organic innovation, why it’s critical in digging out of economic recession and what everyone in our society, from the Supreme Court to board rooms, can do to improve the current state of US innovation, otherwise we may soon lose our historic place as the world’s leading innovator.

Mr. Tuttle currently serves as the President of the United Inventors Association Board of Directors, a position he has held since 2009. The UIA is a national 501C3 non-profit that helps inventors with education, advocacy and marketplace access. He is also a member of both the national non-profit Pro Bono Patent Commission and USPTO National Council on Expanding American Innovation. Professionally, Warren oversees the Open Innovation product programs for several industry leading consumer goods companies including Lifetime Brands in Housewares and Table Top (Farberware, Kitchen Aid and 30 others) and Merchant Media in Direct Response Television (Smart Spin, True Touch and many others). Warren personally interacts via email or phone with thousands of independent inventors every year and has initiated over 100 new product licensing agreements which have collectively generated over a billion dollars in retail sales. He lives with his wife Lynn in southern Connecticut, has three wonderful daughters all educated and working in the New York City area. He enjoys skiing, motorcycling, golf and travel. Please visit his website, Tuttle Innovation for more information.


Register for the Meeting

Meeting Flyer: Inventor Confidential: The Honest Guide to Profitable Innovation, by Warren Tuttle (pdf)

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Guests are welcome.

From 6pm to 6:30pm Invention Q & A
Various topics each month.

From 6:30pm to 8:00pm Guest Speaker

Do not come to SATC, as there won't be anyone there.

Zoom Video Instructions:
Download the App or Program from zoom.us website or the app platform. There are several similar looking programs. Avoid them. It works on computers of most kinds, and tablets and phones. Please see the Youtube if this is all new to you. If you don't have a camera, that's OK. Audio is fine, and if you don't have a microphone, that's OK too. Except our hosts, everyone will be muted anyway. You can text within Zoom for questions.

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Install the app or program. To attend our Zoom meeting, you do not need to create an account with Zoom.

See above to register.

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