Some inventions make you wonder: why didn’t this exist already? CLIPWALK™ is one of them. Now it's available at Walmart.com Some inventions make you wonder: why didn’t this exist already?ClipWalk is one of them. Inventor Heather Sinclair spotted a simple, unsolved problem — dog owners needed a fast, reliable way to go hands-free with a retractable leash. Whether stopping at a café, sitting on a park bench, or just needing both hands, the existing options weren’t good enough. The answer turned out to be simple — it just needed the right person to see it. “The patent-pending design lets you ...
Engine mount needed to be replaced Spring has a way of reminding you about maintenance. For me, that reminder comes in the form of a 40-year-old, 25-foot sailboat. Every season starts the same way—oil changes, zinc replacements, hull work—and then there’s always one bigger project waiting. This year, it was the engine mounts. On paper, the job was simple: remove and replace 8 bolts, 4 nuts, and 4 grub screws. With perfect access, it’s a 30-minute task. In reality, it took me 6 hours. The reason wasn’t complexity. It was access. The Problem Most Inventors Don’t Design For The engine ...
Hot water down the drain worked better than Drano. All of us are inventors. by Mike Marks Every day we figure out clever solutions to common problems - like opening a door while holding a laptop in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. The solutions we find can be personal eureka moments. It doesn’t matter that others figured out the same solution before us. It doesn’t matter that we can’t patent or profit from the idea. On our own, maybe with divine inspiration, serendipity, or simple luck, we found a great solution to a personal problem ...
It's been over for while by Mike Marks Kickstarter is just another way to play the game Crowdfunding was once a genuine shortcut for inventors. Today, for most inventors, it’s just another hard road - and usually not the best one. In 2009, Kickstarter launched and changed the rules for inventors overnight. For the first time, a creator with a great idea - but no audience, no retailer relationships, no venture capital - could put a product in front of the world and get paid before manufacturing a single unit. The platform supplied the audience. You supplied the idea. It ...
What a Makuake Launch Looks LikeKLAW on Makuake One of Invention City's own products just went live on Makuake, Japan's leading crowdfunding platform — the Klingk KLAW. What is Makuake? Think of it as Japan's Kickstarter. Launched in 2013, Makuake is the country's largest crowdfunding marketplace for new products, with a community of enthusiastic early adopters actively hunting for the next great thing. A strong Makuake campaign is one of the most credible ways to break into the Japanese consumer market — and often serves as the on-ramp to broader retail and e-commerce distribution there. The Numbers So Far KlingK ...