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1 Welcome!

2 13th Annual Inventors Conference October, 1, 2016 U.S. Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) Gillette College Gillette, WY

3 Keynote Speaker Bill Gille'e Founder, CEO Log lube TM SmartOil SmartLab SmartData SmartSecurity

4 invent Definition of invent verb invent \in-ˈven\ 1. archaic: FIND, DISCOVER 2. to devise by thinking: FABRICATE 3. to produce (as something useful) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment - inventor \-ˈven-tər\ noun - inventress \-ˈven-trəs\ noun Source: Merriam-Webster

5 invention noun in ven tion \in-ˈven(t)-shən\ Definition of invention 1. discovery, finding 2. productive imagination : inventiveness 3. a. something invented: as (1): a product of the imagination especially: a false conception (2): a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment b. a short keyboard composition featuring two- or three-part counterpoint 4. the act or process of inventing Source: Merriam-Webster

6 What

7 service

8 process

9 product

10 product consumable? hard good? intended design life? disposable? reusable? recyclable?

11 Need

12 Does it meet a need, solve a problem, address a pain point, or satisfy a desire?

13 Who

14 Who will buy? Who will use?

15 Know your customer!

16 Price

17 What will they pay?

18 price one time purchase subscription membership margins volume-based value-based

19 Revenue

20 Revenue model?

21 revenue sell outright subscription software-as-a-service (SaaS) lease/rent licensing recurring vs. individual

22 How

23 How will you make?

24 make manufacturing local/regional suppliers outsourced, foreign assembly, labor materials, sustainable tooling, fixtures volume-based, minimum lot

25 Works

26 Does it work?

27 research & development competitors feature set points of differentiation valued features technology novel, unique

28 research & development prototype, 3D printing proof-of-concept models fail fast integrate quickly hands on, experiential get physical fast customer trials

29 Customer feedback is critical.early and often!

30 Listen to the customer

31 Don t drink your own Kool-Aid!

32 Cost

33 Operational costs Product costs

34 operational overhead rent utilities internet phone insurance salaries fixed costs

35 product product development parts ~ materials assembly ~ labor inventory tooling variable costs

36 Spreadsheets are critical.master Excel!

37 Bill-of-materials (BOM).know your costs! DETAILS, DETAILS

38 Promote

39 Marketing Advertising

40 marketing establish brand control message define the product packaging

41 advertising gain awareness create demand target specific audience

42 Sell

43 How to sell? Who sells what? Where to sell? When to sell what?

44 how online retail wholesale direct-to-consumer

45 who company distributors single vs. multi-channel distribution independent reps retailers

46 where regional national global

47 when soft launch staged launch good/better/best competitive strategy

48 Protect

49 Intellectual Property Confidentiality

50 IP patents US, foreign provisional, utility, methods first-to-file, public use trademarks copyright trade secrets ~ shhh!!

51 Money

52 Debt $$ - borrow Equity $$ - share %

53 money sweat equity - self funded friends & family investors (OPM) customer funded pilot early sales - incentive licensing grants

54 Structure

55 Sole proprietorship? Partnership? Limited Liability? Corporation?

56 structure legal protection taxation other people s money governance

57 Plan

58 plan budget burn rate development costs overhead costs revenue projections time line growth

59 Help

60 help professional legal - formation legal - IP CPA, accounting, bookkeeping market research insurance

61 Wisdom

62 Commitment Passion Consistency Perseverance Faith in self Delegate Pick team well Be realistic Go do it!!

63 Thank you!

64 Contact Info Bill Gillette M (970) bgillette@logilube.com

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