Inventor Smart HQ #67: June Is for Building

Hello Inventor Smart Community,

It’s the first week of June.

A new month. A warmer season. A good time to look at your idea with fresh eyes.

Summer has a way of changing the pace. The days feel longer. People are moving, traveling, gathering, fixing things, spending time outside, and noticing little problems in everyday life.

For inventors, that matters.

Because a lot of great ideas do not start in a lab.

They start when someone says:

That is the inventor mindset.

You notice.
You question.
You sketch.
You search.
You test.
You keep going.

And this June, we want to help you stay connected, stay focused, and keep moving your idea forward.

📅 June Event #1: Inventor Community Meet & Greet Networking + Hangout

Free Event
Monday, June 8
7:00 PM EST
Live on Google Meet

June is a great time to reconnect with the community.

Join us for a relaxed and welcoming virtual meetup hosted by Samantha St. Raymond, VP of Community, and Shawn Taylor, Head of Community.

This is not a formal class. It is not a high-pressure pitch session.

It is a casual inventor hangout where you can introduce yourself, meet other inventors, hear what people are working on, and ask questions in a friendly space.

This is a great fit if you are:

• Brand new to the community

• Working on an idea and not sure what comes next

• Looking to meet other inventors

• Curious about what others are building

• Interested in getting more involved inside Inventor Smart

Bring your idea, your questions, or just yourself.

👉 View the Meet & Greet Event Details
👉 Add the Meet & Greet to Your Calendar

Sometimes the best next step is simply showing up.

💡 June Inventor Insight: Use the Season Around You

Summer is full of product clues.

Think about it.

People are outside more. Families are traveling. Kids are home from school. Yards, pools, beaches, parks, patios, sports, food, storage, cooling, comfort, safety, and convenience all become part of daily life.

That means new problems show up.

And problems are where inventors begin.

This week, try looking at your idea through a June and summer lens:

Ask yourself:

• Would people use this more during the summer?

• Does it solve a seasonal problem?

• Could it help with travel, outdoor living, family routines, storage, comfort, or safety?

• Is there another use for this idea that I have not thought about yet?

• Could this idea fit into more than one market?

Brian Fried often teaches inventors to think beyond the first use of an idea and look for a bigger “window of opportunity.” In How To Make Money with Your Invention Idea, he uses his Pull Ties example to show how one product idea can grow from a bread-bag solution into something useful for cereal bags, freezer bags, chips, pantry items, wires, cords, and more.

That is a simple but powerful lesson.

Ask:

That one question can open up new customers, new categories, and new opportunities.

🧠 Inventor Tip of the Week: Capture It Before It Disappears

Ideas can show up at inconvenient times.

In the car.
In the shower.
At the store.
While cooking.
While fixing something around the house.
While watching someone struggle with a product that should work better.

When that happens, do not trust your memory.

Write it down. Text it to yourself. Record a voice note. Sketch it quickly.

Brian gives similar advice in Inventing Secrets Revealed: capture the idea before it disappears, then begin thinking through what it looks like, how it works, who would use it, and whether it already exists.

This week’s simple assignment:

It can be a notebook, a Google Doc, an email draft, a notes app, or a voice memo folder.

For every idea, write down:

You do not need to build everything this week.

Just start capturing what you notice.

🔒 Premium Event: Ask The Inventor Coach Live Q&A with Brian Fried

Premium Insider Exclusive
Thursday, June 25
8:00 PM EST
Live on Google Meet

Got a question about your invention?

This is your chance to get real-time answers directly from Brian Fried, “The Inventor Coach.”

Whether you are working on licensing, preparing a pitch, building a prototype, doing research, or trying to figure out the right next step, this live Q&A gives Premium Insiders direct access to Brian in a small-group setting.

What to expect:

• Open Q&A format

• Real-time guidance

• Small group setting

• Direct feedback from Brian

• Support for where you are right now in the invention process

Brian has spent years helping inventors think through their ideas, evaluate the opportunity, protect their work, and decide whether to move forward, license, manufacture, or keep refining. His books remind inventors that the process takes patience, research, action, and the right people around you.

If you are serious about your idea, this is the kind of room you want to be in.

👉 View the Ask The Inventor Coach Q&A Event
👉 Add the Q&A to Your Calendar

Premium Insiders: Open the event and click the Google Meet button when it is time to join.

Not a Premium Insider yet? Join now and the Google Meet button will appear for you inside the event.

👉 Become a Premium Insider

🛠️ What To Work On This Week

Here is a simple first-week-of-June checklist for your invention:

1. Write down your idea clearly.
   Not just the name. Describe what it does and who it helps.
   

2. Do a quick search.
   Look online. Look at Amazon. Look at Google Images. Look at products in stores. Search different words, not just the name you made up.
   

3. Think about the window of opportunity.
   Who else could use this? Where else could it be sold? What other problem could it solve?
   

4. Make one simple improvement.
   Sketch it better. Rewrite the description. Make a rough prototype. Create a short pitch. Record a quick demo video.
   

5. Connect with the community.
   Join the June 8 Meet & Greet. Ask questions. Listen to others. You never know what one conversation can unlock.

🌐 Stay Connected This Month

There is a lot happening inside Inventor Smart this June.

You can always check upcoming events, join conversations, and stay connected with other inventors inside the community.

👉 Explore Upcoming Events
👉 Open the Inventor Smart Community

The more you stay connected, the easier it is to keep your idea moving.

🔥 Final Thought

June is a good month to make progress.

Not perfect progress.

Real progress.

Write the idea down.
Look around.
Ask better questions.
Search what already exists.
Show up to the community.
Get feedback.
Take the next step.

As Brian reminds inventors, the challenge is to “keep on moving forward.”

That is what this community is here for.

Welcome to June.

Let’s make it a productive one.

Keep inventing,
The Inventor Smart Team

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