Showing posts with label Kelly Ripa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kelly Ripa. Show all posts
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Slow it down
Not much longer until the casting call and I am still pitching my pitch to whomever will listen (and to some that don't have a choice)!
The last lucky guy on the receiving end of my pitch for Product X gave me some wonderful advice:
SLOW DOWN!!!
I was so focused on getting in AS MUCH info in that 30 seconds that all my "points" and "features" were being lost in the fast paced rambling.
I can actually talk really fast and at one point thought I should look into becoming an auctioneer but that's another story.
My Brother-in-law (the lucky guy who told me to Slow down) said to pick 3 key points of Product X and just go with that.
Because it was his idea, he of course had to sit and listen to my new and improved pitch over and over and I have to say, he was right! The passion I have for Product X comes through now and I can feel the excitement of the invention instead of the pressure of hitting all of my bullet points.
It may take a village to raise a child but it takes a small city to help me get Product X right!
The last lucky guy on the receiving end of my pitch for Product X gave me some wonderful advice:
SLOW DOWN!!!
I was so focused on getting in AS MUCH info in that 30 seconds that all my "points" and "features" were being lost in the fast paced rambling.
I can actually talk really fast and at one point thought I should look into becoming an auctioneer but that's another story.
My Brother-in-law (the lucky guy who told me to Slow down) said to pick 3 key points of Product X and just go with that.
Because it was his idea, he of course had to sit and listen to my new and improved pitch over and over and I have to say, he was right! The passion I have for Product X comes through now and I can feel the excitement of the invention instead of the pressure of hitting all of my bullet points.
It may take a village to raise a child but it takes a small city to help me get Product X right!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
It's an investment
Product X deserves all the protection it can get however, that protection will cost a pretty penny. $2,500 to be exact. That does not include the $1,000 to secure the name I have chosen for Product X or the filing fees.
Being the dreamer I am (and a firm believer in Product X) I was ready to whip out the check book for the provisional patent and promise my Husband that I would not step foot in a mall for the rest of the year. Side note, he was not buying the "not shopping" angle.
I contacted Milojo Productions to see if the invention had to be patented and the answer was "no". My sister reminded me that on the show The Next American Inventor, the inventors that were chosen for the show were given money to secure their invention. Now, I'm uncertain if Women Inventor is going to do that but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
In the meantime, I am reading books on how to Patent your invention yourself and protecting Product X via video and writing.
After all, it's an investment and a darn good one if I do say so myself!
Being the dreamer I am (and a firm believer in Product X) I was ready to whip out the check book for the provisional patent and promise my Husband that I would not step foot in a mall for the rest of the year. Side note, he was not buying the "not shopping" angle.
I contacted Milojo Productions to see if the invention had to be patented and the answer was "no". My sister reminded me that on the show The Next American Inventor, the inventors that were chosen for the show were given money to secure their invention. Now, I'm uncertain if Women Inventor is going to do that but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
In the meantime, I am reading books on how to Patent your invention yourself and protecting Product X via video and writing.
After all, it's an investment and a darn good one if I do say so myself!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Toss and Turn
One thing about having an idea/invention in your head is that you're always thinking of ways to tweak it. This "tweaking" does not just happen during daylight hours. Needless to say some of my best "tweaks" occur in the middle of the night with the alarm clock gleaming the time...2am...3:30am...4:15....brew an extra cup of coffee and I'm ready to go!
I'm buying the materials today to build my proto-type. And a hot glue gun. I think I'm the only mom left on the planet that does not own a hot glue gun. I can't wait to see Product X in 3-D! I'm fairly confident that the design will change several times during this process.
My coffee cup is empty...time for a refill.
I'm buying the materials today to build my proto-type. And a hot glue gun. I think I'm the only mom left on the planet that does not own a hot glue gun. I can't wait to see Product X in 3-D! I'm fairly confident that the design will change several times during this process.
My coffee cup is empty...time for a refill.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Contact
Backing up, when I found out about Mom Inc, I searched EVERYWHERE trying to find out how to audition. Google for what seemed like hours...racked my brain...how, how do I audition for this show...have they already cast the momtrepreneurs?
FINALLY in the middle of the night I woke with the genius idea to contact the production company and I found the "in" I was looking for. Spoke to a really sweet girl who filled me in on the process. No, they had not started casting (phew!) so she took my contact info and will let me know when things start gearing up. Needless to say, I am constantly checking my email to see if that time is "now".
I'm going to email the production company now to let them know I'm blogging about the process of this exciting journey. Wish me luck!
FINALLY in the middle of the night I woke with the genius idea to contact the production company and I found the "in" I was looking for. Spoke to a really sweet girl who filled me in on the process. No, they had not started casting (phew!) so she took my contact info and will let me know when things start gearing up. Needless to say, I am constantly checking my email to see if that time is "now".
I'm going to email the production company now to let them know I'm blogging about the process of this exciting journey. Wish me luck!
New reality show!
Everyone who knows me knows I LOVE to come up with new ideas/inventions so when my mom said she read in the Sunday paper that Kelly Ripa and HSN are teaming up for a new reality show called Mom Inc, I KNEW "here's my chance"!
I've had this great invention that I came up with 7 years ago - we'll call it Product X - but b/c I had no idea how to get this idea off the ground, I've just "let it go". Until now. Here is my story of what happens when a stay at home mom (SHM) gets out of the laundry room/kitchen and into the life of a momtrepreneur!
I hope you enjoy the ride!
I've had this great invention that I came up with 7 years ago - we'll call it Product X - but b/c I had no idea how to get this idea off the ground, I've just "let it go". Until now. Here is my story of what happens when a stay at home mom (SHM) gets out of the laundry room/kitchen and into the life of a momtrepreneur!
I hope you enjoy the ride!
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