Bjorn Gruenwald – Common Inventor Mistakes
Bjorn Gruenwald has been inventing for over twenty years. He received his first degree in electrical engineering from the University of Sweden. Bjorn then went on to receive his Master’s in Science degree in systems engineering and sciences from the University of Pennsylvania. After both of these degrees, Bjorn continued to learn and expand his knowledge with a PHD, which was a combination degree from the departments of: Systems Engineering and Science, Bio engineering, and the School of Medicine department. Not only does Bjorn have extensive education in his field, but he also has the relevant experience to back it up. He founded a company called, Advanced Computer Applications Inc. and was also one of the founders of InMentia. He has successfully learned what mistakes to avoid being an inventor.
The process of inventing something can be really exciting, but it can also be really challenging. It truly is a learning process and you will of course make many mistakes, but there is a very big difference between little mistakes that you can learn from and mistakes that will completely shatter your process. So for those newbie inventors out there, here are a few of the BIG mistakes to avoid like the plague. One of the most common and can be one of the most detrimental mistakes out there is having unrealistic expectations. You can’t just expect to not put in the work and get rich over night, because if you do you will be sorely disappointed. Someone who wants to be successful, needs to articular clear and realistic goals and set up a plan for how you are going to achieve these goals. Once again be realistic. Mistake number two, not researching the market before you even start producing your invention. You can’t just assume that everyone will love your invention as much as you will. You need to invest the time in doing some extensive research on the market, to make sure there is an actual demand for your product. There is a lot that goes into bringing your invention to the market and if you spend all the money and time creating a product that has a very small demand you will be throwing away your money. The other side of that is, the fact that there most likely will be something similar already on the market and if you reproduce something that is patented you will be getting into some legal issues.