Well, I am not really a part-time "inventor", I work as an engineer for
Toastmaster, an appliance manufacturer.  So, for my efforts, I got a thank
you and my standard paycheck, plus a Patent applied-for on my resume.

The myth of the garage inventor is rampant in America, fueled by a few
success stories like Mr. Hewlett and Mr. Packard.  By and large, most garage
inventors never get off the ground, because they don't think through a
marketing plan, don't have a business plan, have no capital and no customers
nor any tooling.  I know all about that from the school of hard knocks.

I DO invent stuff in my garage.  I just don't believe it will make me rich
anymore.  Give me a welder and a pile of steel and I'm like a kid playing
with Tinkertoys again. BIG tinkertoys.

The truth is, the world WILL NOT beat a path to your door if you invent a
better mousetrap.  You have to go out and TELL them it is better.  That's
called marketing.

-- Lawrence Lile

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