The 30 Year Overnight Sensation Podcast

The 30 Year Overnight Sensation Podcast

This podcast is about being an inventor and actually designing & inventing something. If you are a novice inventor or want to be an inventor, these are the very trials one goes through to get a product out to the public. This podcast is a conversation, not a class ... and I promise you—no math! I'm your host, Jack Courage, and this is ... "The 30 Year Overnight Sensation Podcast. Contact: info@30yearovernightsensation.com Follow: https://www.instagram.com/30yearovernightsensation/

Episodes

May 8, 2024 18 mins
This week Jack strings the entire season together with all three products he has created.  Learn the highs and lows of pitching a strategy to sell a product line.
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This week Jack not only talks about trade shows but more importantly, building up to going to trade shows.  Jack explains with new ideas and little money how much easier trade shows can be to attend if you ease your way into it.
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This week Jack introduces his third new product of this season and how he developed it. He has goes into detail on the benefits of developing a product line and dealing with retail buyers.
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This week Jack tackles the sales of the Wrist Rally--including the failures and the successes.  Most importantly, he talks about his friend that has the gold standard for a sales attitude and is not a salesman!
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This week Jack develops a product in what he calls the CRAZY PERIOD.  You will get a quick, step by step look at the begining of an idea to its quick completion and all that goes into it. Perfect for the novice inventor to get a general idea of the invention process.
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This week Jack discusses using strategy that is not etched in stone and adapting to your sales enviroment.  He also explains why improving your product as you go helps sales and the sales strategy.
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March 27, 2024 17 mins
This week Jack tackles patents and how he handles such a difficult subject.  Jack takes the unpopular view that all products do not need to be patented and that all products do not need to end up on a shelf at wal-mart.

Join Jack this week as he give you his version on the patenting process.
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This week Jack discusses how he would manufacture his new product--two seperate ways.

He also talks about the process of getting your product out there BEFORE using the internet.
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So you have an idea but now you need to make a prototype.  Did you pick a name and can it be easily found across all social media?  Jack goes over naming your product, developing a prototype, testing it all along the way to getting a manufacturer.
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Welcome back to season two. This season Jack Courage will walk through all aspects of inventing three of his products that he hopes will make it in the open market for sale.

Episode One is about the first product-how he got the idea, what he did with the idea and where was he going to take it to see if it worked.
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September 6, 2023 16 mins
So now your product is out there. Did you do it the right way?

Did you leave any customers out? Did you overlook anything?

Jack talks about what he almost left out and how it changed who he would sell the product to as marketing moved forward.

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So it is time to launch your product to the public—Are you ready?

Have you prepared for it ... mentally?

Jack walks you through his new product's first public outing and how he got ready for it.

Not only the effects of the launch but what happens to you, the inventor.

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Every inventor eventually comes across "the crazy period" before they launch their products.
Jack has a trick on how to survive this "crazy period".

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So your product is ready to show to the public—are you beginning with a soft launch?

Jack walks you through his disastrous soft launch and how being mentally prepared can play a big part of any launch.

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Maybe you need a patent, maybe you don't, BUT YOU DO NEED A PRODUCT STRATEGY.

Jack walks you through a strategy he used on one of his products.

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Why didn't you bring up patents earlier?

That is because they are a necessary evil, and along with patents comes lawyers and a higher cost to your product.

This episode just scratches the surface of patents but makes it clear that a strategy needs to be in place before the first call to a lawyer.

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There are always mistakes in manufacturing—even after you have the perfect prototype.

Are you ready for that?

Are you really an inventor or designer?

It's not an easy road, but you can do it!

Jack will get you ready for the task.

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Manufacturing is never easy and trying to get your prototype made is even harder.

The dangerous time is always between the prototype stage and selling it to the public.

So much can go wrong because it is often started off wrong.

This episode part 1 is about starting out and getting your product, your mind, and the manufacturing right from the beginning.

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You have the idea, but now it needs to be made into a prototype.

What does that actually mean? Where can I go to get it done? How do I get it done?

Episode four is another step along the inventing process—prototyping.

I use an actual idea that was made into a product—all the right ways and the wrong ways that i continue to encounter.

Inventing & designing is not easy; there are very few shortcuts, but YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF!

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Do you have a box? What do you keep your finished, unshown ideas in?

This episode looks at getting started and the mental attitude that is needed to be a successful inventor.

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