Hi,

I'm brand new to the site and am inspired by your great idea and your latest news. I have a consumer product invention (TM on the name and provisional patent) that I attempted to license a few years ago; my potential licnsor had a technical issue with production and so we didn't go forward. I was living overseas at the time so I didn't present the idea to any other companies.

 Technology has advanced since then and I believe the design issue is now solvable. However, I am in a quandary this time whether to try licensing again or to bite the bullet and manufacture the product myself. I've been in advertsing for many years so I have some marketing know-how, but know very little about bookkeeping, shipping, etc. Do you have any advice or warnings? Would you do anything differently if you had to do it over again? what do you like about having produced your own invention rather than selling the idea to someone else?

I'm sure you're busy getting your myriad of Xmas orders out, so I'll understand if you're slow to reply. Also, if you've posted a blog or something earlier that I've missed that documents your road to where you are now, please point me to it so i can see how it's done!

Thanks -- you're my hero!!

Lisa

"Life is a romantic comedy."