What Other Say...
Stephen Key is the real deal. Without his knowledge and willingness to share it, I would not have been able to successfully bring my own product to market. Now readers of his book have the same opportunity to benefit from an education in start ups and just how true it is that all it takes is persistence and one simple idea.
— Nancy Tedeschi, inventor of SnapIt Screw™
I wanted to take a moment to let you know that how grateful I am for what you have done for me. Since I got to have the privilege of being your student, I truly believe that you are different than most people in this industry; You sincerely enjoy helping lost, confused, overwhelmed independent product developers (inventors)!
You are knowledgeable, resourceful and always available to guide us in the right direction; I just wish I knew you a few years ago before I made so many mistakes!!!
I pray for a day that the world would be filed with people like you, helping each other for the sake of pure enjoyment...
Forever grateful,
Your student, Zoya
I met with you approximately a year ago in Minneapolis, I introduced my product to you. I did license the product and will be in stores in three weeks, just after the holidays, next Christmas. It iwill be in Bed Bath & Beyond, Menards and a global pet show in February. I took a lot of your advice and want to say thank you.
– Jeff
What Authors Say...
Stephen Key and inventRight Mentioned As Excellent Resource In New York Times Best Seller, "Four-Hour Workweek"
From page 164
"Stephen Key is the most consistently successful inventor I've ever met, with millions in royalties from companies like Disney, Nestle, and Coca-Cola. He is not high-tech but specializes in creating simple products or improving on existing products and then licensing (renting) his ideas to large corporations. He comes up with the idea, files a provisional patent for less than $200, and then lets another company do the work while he collects checks. This site introduces his fail-proof process for doing the same. His techniques for cold calling alone are invaluable. Highly recommended"
- Tim Ferriss - The 4-Hour Workweek
"Successful inventor Stephen Key, who's opinion I respect, is one of the first people whose advice I sought when I started my company four years ago."
- Tamara Monosoff
Best Selling Author and CEO of Mom Inventors Inc.
“Stephen Key, a successful inventor himself, works diligently to help others learn how to make money developing products without spending a fortune. His inventRight philosophy dovetails perfectly into what is required to prosper in the world of Open Innovation because the winning concepts are often those that are creative and well-articulated without being fully developed into finished products.”
- Michael Collins, CEO of Big Idea Group and Author of, “The Million-Dollar Idea in Everyone.”
From Inventor Organizations
Your presentation was great! I was in meetings all day yesterday, and my blackberry buzzed at least 40 times with people giving me compliments on the meeting and your talk.
The messages I received yesterday, said that they were blown away by your presentation, and that you are the best speaker we ever had. I would have to agree!
Thank You !
– Joe Gross, President Edison Inventors Assoication, Fort Myers, FL
Thank you so much for coming to Lexington and being the keynote speaker at our Inventors Conference. The crowd was amazing; the seats were filled with more people standing in the back and out the door of the auditorium! You have a real gift. I could tell our attendees were very amped up as we adjourned to the exhibits. You were inspiring, dynamic and educational. You could tell it was a very eye-opening experience for so many that were there. We would certainly look forward having you come back and speak for us in the future. Again, we so appreciate the contribution of your time and talent at our annual Inventors Conference.
– Don Skaggs, President, Central Kentucky Inventors Council
"To say the least, our February meeting was, to my knowledge, the best meeting that we have ever had!!! We have never had such a turnout with standing room only and people standing outside the door trying to get a glimpse of your talk. In addition, we have never had so many new members signing up at one time. I was getting hand cramps just writing membership receipts. Membership money and applications were coming from every where. Furthermore, we have never had such an after meeting turnout at the Black Eyed Pea. In short, your presence broke records!!!
After the meeting, I had numerous people, including patent attorneys, tell me what a wonderful speaker you were and how much they learned in ways that they have never heard before. Many asked when and if you will be coming back. I was standing in the back of the room and never saw so many people taking notes, including patent attorneys. We definitely will invite you to come back in the future and hope that you can make it."
– George Burkhart, Alamo Inventors
“Stephen Key makes bringing a product to market within reach of every individual. His approach offers people the education they need to be successful whether they do it themselves or choose to hire a service provider. The credibility he brings as an inventor who has made money on his ideas is inspiring and his understanding of various industries and changing markets is invaluable.”
Carrie Jeske - President, Inventors Club of Kansas City
"Stephen Key came to Tampa on March 7th to share his experiences with members of the Tampa Bay Inventors Council and thoroughly convinced me that he is a true advocate for the individual inventor. He speaks from a place not beholden to the politics of organized inventor marketing groups and shares his passion as a successful inventor entrepreneur. He really wants to make a difference and help inventors chart a successful course to getting products on the market and ultimately make money. I know that I will apply his ten steps to my inventions in the future and appreciate all of his encouragement and advice. "
Sincerely,
Wayne Rasanen - President, IN10DID, Inc., Tampa Bay Inventors Council
"Thanks very much for the excellent presentation last week. The webinar format worked great with Stephen doing the talking and Andrew handling the video portion and asking the tough questions --- it came across really well. I got quite a few messages from people who attended expressing their appreciation for the great information (and effective presentation) you two provided."
– Brett Strouss, American Society of Inventors
Stephen was kind enough to volunteer to speak to the Austin Inventors group and his passion for product absolutely charged the room. The process Stephen outlined was practical and straight forward. his words of encouragement for the individual product developer made everyone in the room believe they could stand toe to toe with the biggest names in the industry. As founder and President of the Austin Inventors group I received a lot of positive feedback about his approach and process given it was such a refreshing perspective. I would recommend to any inventor or entrepreneur in the ideation phase of the process to enjoy and benefit from Stephen's insights.
Chris Ritchie, President, AIEA
"Thank You for doing what you do. I have just browsed both your web sites, and of course I'm just blown away!! The depth and truth of it are totally amazing!! I too have been helping inventors for a long time, but not to even a fraction of the extent your work is. I find it hard to believe that someone is actually giving sound advice to inventors about the mysterious world of "marketing." I've been able to give advice on protecting ideas, staying away from scams, and guiding them through patent searching, but anything above that level is only hearsay, or a quote. Now at last I will be able to steer clients to your websites and by doing so, help them far beyond what I ever hoped I could. Thank you again -- so very much!! You are my hero's now, so guess what the topic of interest will be at our next NIA meeting... Wow!! I can hardly wait to spread the word."
- Don Costar, Founder, Nevada Inventors' Association. (NIA) www.doncostar.com
Stephen Key's talk at the Inventors Network of the Capital Area gave our members valuable information on the product development process. Through stories of his own inventing adventures Stephen made complex patent and licensing subjects more easy to understand.
Glen Kotapish, Past President, Inventors Network of the Capital Area, www.dcinventors.org
I invited Stephen Key of InventRight to be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Nevada Inventor’s Association last July. His presentation was incredible and members of our club continue to state that he was the most informative and helpful guest speaker we had in 2009. Stephen Key and InventRight are truly an asset to the inventing community.
- Sharon Nickson Cox Past President, Nevada Inventor’s Association, Reno, NV
Just a quick note to say WOW!!! This is one of the most comprehensive presentations on the subject I have ever heard. Some really interesting slants. Some very provocative concepts that I must admit I might not have agreed with before but now do.
– Leo Mazur, President, Inventors Society of South Florida
Thank you for coming to Minnesota to conduct the seminar for Inventors' Network. Since the seminar I have received all nature of enthusiastic comments from our attendees, such as. "Practical information I can put to use right away." "Stephen really helped me on a one to one basis." "Can we get him back here next year?"
I have been starting businesses and inventing for 35 years. Your discussion of "Study The Market Place" gave me a new perspective on the topic. It is true! We can always learn new ways of doing things. I am now studying the market place in a fresh new way.
The day of the seminar, we filled the meeting room to capacity. At the end of the seminar nearly all of the 60 inventors and entrepreneurs, at the event, purchased your inventRight™ home study course. I can speak for the group and tell you all are satisfied with there decision to advance their education and are making continued progress in inventing and marketing their inventions."
Best regards,
Jack Smith, President Inventors' Network
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
(Pictured above with Stephen are left to right Deb Hess, Executive Director of Minnesota Inventors Congress; Carmen Oliver - Vice President, Inventors' Network; and Jack Smith President, Inventors' Network.
From The Inventing Industry
“His stories as a successful inventor himself, as well as the stories of his students and those who he consults with, form the basis of the lessons in One Simple Idea. I don’t recommend all that many books, although I am asked to review many. Without hesitation I recommend Key’s book and think it should be required reading for any motivated inventor.” - Gene Quinn
I wanted to personally thank you for helping to promote our Discovery Day event that took place last week at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The day was a rousing success and exceeded all of our expectations with over 400 submissions and 30 selected inventors who pitched their products to our panel! I have attached a link to a local media news outlet that covered the event to give you a feel for the day.
Click here to see the news segment.
Thanks again for your help in bringing this to the forefront for inventors!
Andy McKinley, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development
Over the past ten years, I’ve enjoyed a positive collaborative alliance with Stephen Key and Andrew Krauss because we share an important basic philosophy: Inventors are America’s most precious natural resource and we must do all we can to support and nurture them.
– Don Kelly, Certified Licensing Professional, Former USPTO Chief of Staff, Champion of Independent Inventors, www.PatentAgentPlus.com, IAMA, LLC
Stephen Key was energetic, engaging and informative. His presentation on inventions, patents and licensing was a highlight of our entrepreneur conference.
– Dan Bliss, Co-Founder - PerfectBusiness.com
"Our law firm has worked with numerous InventRight's clients and overwhelmingly their experience with InventRight exceeds their expectations. Stephen Key provides inventors with honest and clear advice which is rarely found today. InventRight provides a level of instruction and customer support in the inventing industry that is difficult to find in any other industry."
– Michael Neustel, Neustel Law Offices, www.Patent-Ideas.com
"I have known Stephen and Andrew for many years; having served as a guest speaker at The Bay Area Inventors Alliance on several occasions, and otherwise crossing paths at numerous inventor events around the country. I personally consider the Bay Area IA one of the finest and most vibrant independent inventor organizations in the entire US. Stephen and Andrew are quite knowledgeable in marketing and licensing innovative new products and share a tremendous passion, expressed through their unique InventRight program, for providing up and coming inventors with hard earned education and guidance."
– Warren Tuttle, Monsahee Marketing LLC, President United Inventors Association, New Cannan, CT
Your webiste is spectacular! We will be referring people to it regularly. Marketing is so difficult and independent inventors just don’t know which companies will be receptive, so this is a Godsend.
Barbara Pitts - Ask The Inventors www.asktheinventors.com
As an inventor you can spend decades and thousands of dollars maneuvering through the maze of the invention process and never get anywhere or you can work with Stephen Key at Inventright and have a successful, honest, affordable training plan to bring your inventions to market.
Kedma S Ough, MBA, Micro-inventors Program of Oregon, Executive Director
Simply the best resource for any inventor that wants to try to commercialize a product on his or her own. Stephen Key and Andrew Krauss are awesome."
- John Funk, Evergreen IP
"You were among the most effective speakers I have had in twelve years here at UOP. The students gained so much from you. Not only did they learn your keys to success, but several mentioned how refreshing it was to meet someone so successful, yet so enthusiastic and willing to share their ideas with others. I agree!"
- Cynthia Wagner Weick, Ph.D., Professor, Management, Eberhardt School of Business, University of the Pacific
Feedback From Students
Stephen spoke at the Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship program. Here is what some of the students had to say...
"I was most struck by your encouragement to not worry about what anyone else thinks about your idea, especially when you're first developing it and experimenting. Approval and support are great, but I can't let the lack of them stop me from at least trying".
Thanks again, Cameron
"Your talk was very motivating — especially at this point in the semester — when everybody seems to be feeling the grind. Thank you for reminding us that entrepreneurship is about having fun. And even more fun, when you work smart. My personal take away from your talk — be bold, dream big and don't hesitate to take the next step because that is where everybody with "genius" ideas falter."
Thanks, Abhi
"I wanted to thank you for speaking with us. I wish you would speak to Acton groups regularly."
Greg
"We really enjoyed your talk and multiple people mentioned today what a breath of fresh air it was."
Bryan
"Thank you for coming to speak to us on Thursday. I'm grateful you came all the way from Modesto to give us so much of your time. You were the best outside speaker we've had come to Acton thus far. You did a good job of engaging us, telling your story without sounding boastful, giving us something we could actually use, and respecting us as peers. What I mean by the last one is that you assumed we already pretty far along our path as successful entrepreneurs, instead of talking down to us. (Some people come and give us advice like "you just gotta work hard" or, even worse, "ramp up your entrepreneurial synergy with a social network profit brand." Say what?) Also, your storytelling and speaking style is fun and captivating."
Matt
From Stephen's Licensees
Stephen was able to get his licensee Accudial's new product some very high profile PR on The Doctors TV Show. Here is what they had to say about it.
"Stephen, I want to thank you for making this opportunity possible. We thought the Team at The Doctors did an amazing job. Many thanks from the entire Accudial Family."
Warmest regards,
Bob Terwilliger, President, Accudial
Stephen, it was phenomenal!!! I was so excited as well as my peers.
Thank you.
Terri M. Wescott, Vice President, Accudial
Watch Accudial on The Doctors.
Learn How David Licensed His First Idea.
