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Inventor Smart HQ #48 — Holiday Invention Fair, New Members & December Events
Your weekly inventor roundup: Dec 9 Holiday Invention Fair, new members, spotlights, tools, tips, and what’s happening across the community.
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December 01, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 19 minutes
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👋 Hello Inventor Smart Community,
Welcome to the first week of December — a season of creativity, momentum, and a little bit of holiday magic. This is the time of year when ideas feel brighter, breakthroughs come easier, and inventors like you tend to surprise yourselves with what you can accomplish.
And speaking of big moments…
one of our biggest events of the year is just days away — the Holiday Invention Fair, where our community comes together to pitch, support, and shop real inventor-made products live. Whether you’re presenting or cheering others on, you won’t want to miss it.
If you’ve got a product ready to sell, this is your chance to get it in front of a live audience of shoppers and supporters. Presenter spots are limited and filling quickly.
You can apply — and read all the presenter details — using the form here:
(And you’ll find more information about the event in the section below.)
December is packed with opportunities: new members, powerful tools, inspiring stories, and events designed to help you move your idea forward. So grab something warm, get comfortable, and jump into this week’s HQ — your December kickoff and your reminder that inventors really do shine this time of year.
Let’s make this month a great one.👇
📬 What’s Inside This Week’s HQ
🎁 Main Event: Holiday Invention Fair — Dec 9 @ 7 PM ET
👋 New Members: Welcome 9 new inventors in the app
🌟 Community Spotlight: Dan Schlossberg — PatioPoncho
🎙️ Inventor Coach Podcast: Should You License Your Invention?
💬 Join the Chat: InventorChat.com — Real inventors, real progress
🎙️ Inventor Spotlight: David Chaney — BetterGrip Paint Roller
💡 Inventor Tip: Start With a Search Before You Spend
🎥 NIC Main Event Replay: October Fireside Chat with Steve Greenspon
📘 Invention Playbook: How to Pitch Your Invention with Confidence
🤖 AI Spotlight: Replit Agent — Build Apps Without Coding
🗓️ Upcoming Events: December Schedule — Fair, Insider Q&A, Holiday Hangout
🎁 Holiday Invention Fair — Live Gift Shop Event
Discover inventor-made holiday gifts and support real inventors — live!
Our annual Holiday Invention Fair is just days away. It’s a fast, fun showcase where inventors pitch their products and the community shops in real time.
📅 Tuesday, December 9
🕖 7:00 PM ET
📍 YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn & the Inventor Smart App
💡 Free for everyone to attend
⭐ Want to Present Your Product? (Limited Spots)
Presenter spots are limited and filled first come, first serve, with Premium Insiders receiving first priority.
Presenter Perks:
• Clipped video of your live pitch
• Extra exposure across Inventor Smart platforms
• Priority ordering (Insiders → product sellers → showcases)
👉 Apply here: https://forms.gle/xqzP6HVka4S3wrhM8
👉 Add to calendar: http://evt.to/ehuemusuw
Come support inventors, shop creative products, and be part of our growing community.
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👋 Welcome to Our Newest Inventors
We had 9 new inventors join the Inventor Smart App this week — welcome to a community built by inventors, for inventors. We're now at 1,942 members, getting closer to our big 2,000-member milestone!
🆕 New in the Inventor Smart App
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Skinsketcher
Rick
Ryanngo
Marcia
kaigoins419
David Kumhyr
Jason Bulsa
✨ If you're new:
Post a quick intro, add a profile photo, or share your first sketch or question — the community is here to help you move forward.
👉 Join or sign in: app.inventorsmart.com
🌟 Community Spotlight: Dan Schlossberg — Inventor of PatioPoncho
This week, we’re spotlighting Dan Schlossberg, an inventor from Huntington Station, NY, who just launched his first product: PatioPoncho — a retractable outdoor furniture cover designed to protect cushions from rain, pollen, UV rays, and year-round weather.
Dan has been actively sharing updates inside the community as he moved from idea → development → launch. Now, PatioPoncho is officially live, giving homeowners an easier, more durable way to keep their outdoor spaces clean and protected.
Dan joined the Inventor Smart Community to connect with like-minded inventors, and his progress is a great example of what steady steps, feedback, and persistence can lead to.
🔗 View Dan’s Profile
https://app.inventorsmart.com/profile/1764
🌐 Visit ThePatioPoncho.com
https://thepatioponcho.com/
✨ Want to be featured in a future Spotlight? Stay active, share your updates, and keep moving your idea forward — you might be next.
🎙️ Inventor Coach Podcast — Should You License Your Invention?
If you haven’t watched this one yet, make time for it — Episode 8 is one of the most important conversations in the entire Inventor Coach Podcast series.
Brian breaks down the decision every inventor eventually faces:
Do you license your invention or bring it to market yourself?
In this episode you’ll learn:
What licensing really is
The pros and cons (without the sugarcoating)
What companies look for when evaluating new ideas
How to know which path fits your goals and resources
Whether you're early in the process or already in development, this episode gives you the clarity you need to avoid wasting time and money.
🎥 Watch Episode 8 on YouTube → https://youtu.be/6qSUqjtQ0uo
🎧 Browse all episodes: Inventor Coach Podcast
👤 Work with Brian: BrianFried.com
💬 Join the Conversation at InventorChat.com
Big ideas grow through connection — and that’s what Inventor Chat is all about.
It’s your space to ask questions, share updates, get feedback, and celebrate small wins — without the noise or sales pitches. Just real inventors helping each other make real progress.
Stuck on a prototype? Preparing a pitch? Curious how others are turning ideas into products? Join the discussion — your next breakthrough could start with one comment.
🎙️ Inventor Spotlight: David Chaney & the BetterGrip Paint Roller
In Episode 15 of the Inventor Spotlight Podcast, Samantha St. Raymond sits down with David Chaney, inventor of the BetterGrip Paint Roller — an ergonomic, double-sided roller designed to reduce wrist strain and give painters more control.
David created BetterGrip during the 2020 lockdown after struggling with traditional rollers while painting his pool deck. What started as a frustration became a patent-pending product now gaining attention through pitch competitions, grassroots sales, and an upcoming Kickstarter launch.
If you’re in the prototyping phase, exploring manufacturing, or turning a simple idea into a real product, David’s story is a must-watch.
🎥 Watch Episode 15 on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_iUPSwCMR8
🌐 Learn more: BetterGripPaintRoller.com
✨ Premium Insiders — Want to Be Featured Next?
Spotlight interviews are available anytime for Premium Insider members.
👉 Become/confirm Insider: app.inventorsmart.com/paywall
📩 Book your interview: [email protected]
💡 Inventor Tip of the Week — Start With a Search Before You Spend
Before you invest time, money, or energy into developing your idea, Brian teaches one simple rule:
search first.
Many inventors skip this and fall in love with an idea before checking if it already exists — a costly mistake.
From Inventing Secrets Revealed:
Perform a search to reveal if your invention idea already exists… check online stores, catalogs, retailers, and the USPTO or Google Patents.
🎯 Action Step:
This week, type a few variations of your idea into Google, Amazon, and Google Patents.
You might confirm it’s original — or you might discover how to make it better.
🎥 October NIC Main Event — Replay You Don’t Want to Miss
If you missed October’s National Inventor Club Main Event, make time for this one. Brian Fried sits down with Steve Greenspon, inventor of 35 patents and former CEO of Honey-Can-Do International — a company he scaled to $110M before a successful exit.
This fireside chat is packed with real-world insight you won’t hear anywhere else.
💡 What you’ll learn:
• What licensees actually look for
• How licensing deals really work
• How to build strong manufacturing partnerships
• How to scale a product into a full company
📘 The Invention Playbook — How to Pitch Your Invention with Confidence
This week’s featured post is all about one of the most important skills an inventor can master: the pitch.
Brian Fried breaks down a clear, step-by-step approach for presenting your invention so people understand it, believe in it, and say yes.
From leading with the problem, to showing the transformation, to structuring a powerful 90-second pitch — this guide gives you the exact framework Brian teaches inventors he works with.
You’ll learn how to tailor your message to licensees, retailers, or investors… answer questions confidently… and follow up like a pro.
✨ Get more tips, lessons, and real inventor guidance at InventionPlaybook.com.
🤖 AI Spotlight of the Week — Replit Agent: Build Apps Without Coding
Meet Replit Agent, the AI builder that turns your ideas into working software — from apps to websites to tools — using simple natural-language prompts. Just describe what you want, and it builds it automatically (yes, really).
✨ Why Inventors Love It: Perfect for creating quick prototypes, product demos, landing pages, and proof-of-concept tools — without hiring a developer or writing a single line of code.
🔗 Try Replit Agent → https://replit.com/ai
🗓️ Upcoming Events at a Glance — December Schedule
🎁 Holiday Invention Fair — Live Gift Shop Event
Tue, Dec 9 @ 7:00 PM ET
Inventors pitch their products live while the community shops inventor-made holiday gifts in real time.
🔗 View Event
💬 Premium Insider Q&A with Brian Fried - “Ask the Inventor Coach”
Wed, Dec 17 @ 8:00 PM ET
A private, interactive Q&A session for Premium Insider members — bring your questions, challenges, and ideas.
🔗 View Event
🎉 Inventor Smart Holiday Hangout & New Year Sendoff
Mon, Dec 22 @ 8:00 PM ET
A relaxed, end-of-year community meetup. Connect, celebrate your progress, and close out 2025 with fellow inventors.
🔗 View Event
🕒 All times Eastern Time (ET). Join us live!
Add event to calendar
📸 Let’s See Those Faces, Inventors!
Real people. Real ideas. Real community.
Add or update your profile photo in the app — it only takes a minute and helps others connect with you during meetups and live events.
💬 Makes networking easier
🎤 Helps others recognize you
🎁 Bonus: DM us after updating and we’ll send a small thank-you gift!
Show up. Be seen. This is your inventor community.
Level Up Your Inventor Game with the Inventor Smart Community
Why stay stuck in “idea mode” when you can supercharge your inventor journey?
Inside the Inventor Smart App, you’ll unlock:
✅ Live Q&As + insider events to keep you moving forward
✅ Ready-to-use tools — NDAs, pitch decks & more
✅ A supportive network of inventors who push you to go bigger
No fees. No fluff. Just momentum.
Your ideas deserve more than the drawing board — they deserve to fly.
✨That’s a wrap for this week’s HQ — and a strong start to December.
Here’s your quick checklist to stay on track:
🔥 Don’t miss the Holiday Invention Fair on Dec 9
If your product is ready, grab one of the remaining presenter spots:
👉 https://forms.gle/Wyf17a9uoKeSg4k17
👋 Welcome our newest members
A simple hello helps build the kind of community inventors thrive in.
🎧 Catch this week’s podcast + spotlight
Get inspired by real inventors making real progress.
🤖 Try the AI tool of the week
Replit Agent might help you turn an idea into something you can show.
As we move into the heart of the holiday season, keep your momentum going. Every small step — a search, a sketch, a post, a prototype — moves your invention closer to reality.
See you inside the app,
— Team Inventor Smart
📬 Have a win or update for the next HQ? Email [email protected]
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Meet Brian Fried - Your Inventor Coach, Author, Speaker, and Founder
Get to know Brian Fried, the Inventor Coach. With 15 patents and a successful licensing history, he has dedicated 18 years to coaching inventors. Explore his ventures like the Got Invention Show, National Inventor Club, and Inventor Smart Community app. Schedule a call with Brian at brianfried.com.
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