Stephen Key

Co-Founder of inventRight; Author of One Simple Idea Series

Stephen Key is an inventor, IP strategist, author, speaker and co-founder of inventRight, LLC, a Glenbrook, Nevada-based company that helps inventors design, patent and license their ideas for new products.

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More From Stephen Key

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Inventors Are Defined By Their Ability to Overcome Obstacles

Serious inventors -- inventors who repeatedly come up with great inventions -- don't stop.

Building a Business

Are Trade Shows Still Worth Attending for Independent Product Developers?

The trade show industry hasn't fully recovered yet, but that's not a problem -- it's actually an opportunity.

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12 Trust-Destroyers, and How to Avoid Them

How do you become a trustworthy person? In part, by avoiding the following 12 trust-destroyers.

Building a Business

Become a Product Licensing Machine Using These 8 Strategies

Learn the reason why most product ideas get licensed and how to take advantage of it.

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The Top 10 Industries to License Your New Product Ideas in 2021

Where to target your creativity this year.

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5 Inventing and Licensing Trends That Will Dominate In 2021

What to know as you're preparing for the year ahead.

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Inventors, Here’s How to Avoid Getting Ripped Off

Watch for these red flags of shady and subpar service providers.

Business Ideas

How Do You Know If You Have a Good Idea? Try These 3 Tests.

Here are three ways to test your invention ideas.

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Inventors, Here’s How to License Your Idea and Make Money

Your honest, no b.s. guide to profitable inventing.

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Embracing Your Creativity in Uncertain Times

Every entrepreneur with a new product or service has to navigate through uncertainty. It's truer now than ever.

Business Operations & Logistics

6 Strategies You Need to Run Your Company Through Uncertainty

Small-business owners need a plan more than ever.

Business News

Why Your Patent Is Probably Worthless

Filing on inventions that aren't marketable just helps enrich the Patent and Trademark Office.

Building a Business

3 Ways to Make People Trust You

Your business relationships will flourish when you commit to the following guidance.

Online Presence

The 7 Deadly LinkedIn Sins

Avoid making these mistakes and you're much more likely to get a response.

Online Presence

3 Easy Steps for Sparking Engagement On LinkedIn

Insights from a seasoned expert on how to make the career-networking site work for you.

Building a Business

Before You Start a Business, Make Sure You Have a Safety Net. Here are 13.

When you start a business, you need to be prepared for every eventuality.

Building a Business

Before You Launch Your Business, Make Sure You Have a Safety Net. Here are 13.

Don't let not having the right safety net keep you from pursuing your entrepreneurial ambitions.

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I Have Dyslexia. And I Became a Successful Entrepreneur. How You Can, Too.

Being unable to distinguish among the different sounds of letters of the alphabet can be scary. But support and an iPhone make a big difference.

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Become an Inventor, Just Not a ‘High-Maintenance’ One

Companies want to work only with inventors who are professional and fair -- people who don't waste their time.

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11 Ways to Stop Companies From Ripping Off Your Invention

Have a good idea? Don't give anyone a reason to work around you.

Building a Business

Are You an Artist (or Artistically Inclined)? License Your Work: You’ll Make Money.

And you don't need an agent or a booth at a trade show.

Building a Business

The Definitive Guide to Licensing: When You Get a Great Idea, What Do You Do Next?

An entrepreneur who sees somebody's good idea get licensed once a week tells you exactly how to pursue your own good idea.

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How to License Your Hit Idea to a Market Leader

How a California inventor got fed up with available gift-wrapping options and created something better, getting into big-box stores in just two years.