Inventing New Products/Inventions/Shoe Protype

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Expert: Marty McCrea - 7/3/2009


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I am looking for someone that can help me get a shoe prototype together.  I searched and found that someone asked this same question a few years ago and I think you directed them on the right path.  Would you be able to point me in the right direction as well?  Thanks in advance!

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Hi Yvette;

I will do my best to point you in the right direction.  The direction that I pointed the other inventors is your path as well.  There have been multiple questions asked in the last few years about shoe designs and the resources that they've used to succeed...you can use the same resources!  :)

Please first look through the questions and follow the links in those answers that will lead you in the right direction.

http://en.allexperts.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=inventing+shoes&x=0&y=0

This will yield 58 answers.  Search through the list and grab all the links out then read them, then start exploring, meeting people, talking, designing, prototyping, pitching, selling and any other -ing word that you can think of.  Basically...get into action!  That is your direction.  You have lots of work ahead of you.  Do not worry, you have lots of fun as well!  :)  Good luck and happy inventing!

Highest Regards;

Marty McCrea

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Commercialization of an idea is truly an art form and I'm really good at letting people borrow my paintbrush. Although, it's important to note that you are your own artist, I can't paint what you see in your mind, only you can do that. But I can help. I can answer questions about honing your idea and helping it to become more real in your mind, your research, and within your speaking. I can answer questions about market research, validation, and where to go to make your first contact. My expertise is in answering the large questions that you have into more manageable pieces. I can also assist you in finding the source of the data that you can use to prove and pitch your idea if that's the path that you're on.

Experience

In my opinion, the current way to invent is inherently flawed. Regular people like us normally get “eaten up” by the proverbial sharks in the water. (corporations, invention submission companies, lawyers, etc)

We can not stand for this any longer; you feel this too, yes?


Experience:

I have helped people think and re-think their ideas for years. As a byproduct of talking with hundreds of inventors, there is a new and very revolutionary way to invent that will be unveiled to the world in 2012 called Open Source Invent. Nobel Prize Winner Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi once said that "Discovery consists of seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what no one has thought." I agree with this truth with all of my heart. Now let's talk about your question, your passion, and how I can help your idea gain momentum if it is ready.

Education/Credentials
Bachelors of Arts in Organizational Communication from the University of Northern Iowa Masters of Science in Technology Commercialization from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin

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