Inventors Helping Inventors

Alan interviews Tom White.

Tom White grew up in Seattle and worked for Microsoft after college on the new Bing search engine.

He soon became adept at collecting data to train AI systems. He left to work for a small Australian company before he partnered with a colleague, Patrick Jarvis to lead a new company, Acumino.ai.

Today, at Acumino.ai, he and Patrick have a passion for training robots through AI to work effectively in non-traditional environments.

Website: www.Acumino.ai

Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode.

Are you a classic organizer or a classic creative? If you're an inventor, likely you are a classic creative.

Classic creatives have too many ideas and they focus on creating more.

To become a successful inventor, pick your best idea and build some processes around developing it.

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Website: www.alanbeckley.com

Alan interviews Evelyn Wilson.

Evelyn Wilson grew up in Philadelphia and has been a nurse for over 30 years.

One morning, taking her grandson to school, her nose was running, and she was "blowing and throwing" dirty tissues into the passenger seat.

She cleaned it up when she got home and spotted an opportunity for a new invention to solve the dirty tissue issue.

Today, she's excitedly working to bring her new product to the market.

Email: [email protected]

Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode.

There's never been a better time than right now - to be an inventor.

Too many inventors don't realize this - and instead of inventing products - they invent excuses that hold them back.

We make time in our lives for priorities. Is inventing a priority? Then make time for it.

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Website: www.alanbeckley.com

Alan provides a new Me on the Mike episode.

Alan shares 3 tips that can keep you in the "invention game" whenever you get discouraged.

Having a larger purpose than making money can be a game changer during those tough days.

Learn why low-cost consumer products are great and why you can't be a lone wolf if you wish to succeed.

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Website: www.alanbeckley.com

Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode.

Ideas are like cotton candy - often there is a lot of fluff and not much stuff.

You may have a notebook full of ideas. But have you developed any of them into products?

Alan provides 3 objective questions you can use to winnow your list - keeping just a few potential winners.

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Website: www.alanbeckley.com

Alan interviews Paul Matovu.

As a boy, growing up in a Ugandan village, Paul Matovu saw starvation firsthand. He vowed to do something about it.

As college student - his unique VMG product - transformed just 9 square feet in an apartment to feed a family with 150 plants.

Today, his "farm in a box" has helped over 830 families.

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Website: www.VerticalandMicroGardening.org

Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode. Companies don't hate inventors - but sometimes, after multiple rejections, it may seem that way. Often companies have had bad experiences with inventors, making them reluctant to hear from other inventors. Learn 3 reasons why and how you can avoid making these rookie mistakes. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, so you won't miss a single episode. Website: www.alanbeckley.com

Alan interviews Tushar Sharma.

Tushar Sharma grew up in a small village in India - but he had big plans.

He graduated from IIT in Madras with a biotechnology degree. He completed his masters and PhD at UT Austin in Biomedical Engineering.

In 2019, he invented a non-invasive surgical procedure for prostate patients that has minimal side effects.

Website: www.VivifiMedical.com

Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode.

Alan shares 3 steps for "too busy" professionals to achieve success as inventors.

It all starts with dedicating just 3 hours each week to inventing tasks.

You'll learn how to slice your big tasks into bite-size bits you can accomplish. Then chip away at your tasks one by one.

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Website: www.alanbeckley.com