Inventing, 1940’s style
May 21st, 2007 by 
Amish Parashar
We often find ourselves at the nexus of invention - our clients are often inventors and entrepreneurs, our service and product offerings are typically innovative software, and we have had the pleasure of sharing a number of inventor success stories.
An article in the Marketplace section of todays Wall Street Journal offers a step back in time. Cynthia Crossen profiles Raymond Yates - an inventor and author of numerous books. Amazon has a few, but the one mentioned, 2100 Needed Inveitons, may be a bit harder to find.
Mr. Yates’ idenitification of real needs, 65+ years later are coming to life. At the time, far-flung ideas such as the “a personal television receiver that would fit into a vest pocket” are being realized.
The most encouraging aspect of this article isn’t Mr. Yates’ incredible vision in identifying very real societal needs — no, it is his insistance that execution is a vital part of the invention process. Afterall, many of us have good ideas, what sepereates the successful ones from those who complain is, in his words, what makes successful ventures:
“Why I could have thought of that years ago and made a lot of money with it!
Certainly you could have — but you didn’t.”
So, as Yates said: “Get your thinking cap on!”
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