Live Tonight: Inventor Smart Community Hangout + Weekly HQ #46

📬 What’s Inside This Week’s HQ

• 💬 Main Event: Live Tonight — Inventor Smart Community Hangout · 8 PM ET

• 👋 New Members: Welcome 15 new inventors in the app and forum!

• 🌟 Spotlight: Samantha St. Raymond — Inventor & Community Leader

• 🎙️ Inventor Coach Podcast: From Idea to Prototype

• 💬 Join the Chat: InventorChat.com — Where ideas grow together

• 🎙️ Inventor Smart Podcast: Spotlight on Click & Carry

• 💡 Inventor Tip: Stay the Course — Persistence Pays Off

• 📘 Invention Playbook: Turning Rejection Into a Breakthrough

• 🤖 AI Spotlight: Jenni — Your Intelligent Research Assistant

• 🗓️ Upcoming Events: Nov 10 · Nov 15 · Nov 18

• 🧭 Invention.Services: Expert help from patent to product

• 🎥 Replay: What Happens After You Have the Idea

💬 Main Event: Live Tonight — Inventor Smart Community Hangout

📅 Monday, November 10
🕗 8:00 PM ET
📍 Live on Google Meet
🔗 Join the Meetup →

Inventor Smart is hosting an open community hangout for inventors everywhere — a welcoming space to connect, collaborate, and share what you’re working on.

Led by Samantha St. Raymond () and Shawn Taylor (Head of Community), tonight’s conversation is all about connection and creativity — come meet others who “get it,” hear the latest updates, and join the growing Inventor Smart family.

🎯 What to Expect:

• Meet and network with fellow inventors

• Share your ideas, progress, or wins

• Hear updates on upcoming Inventor Smart events

• Enjoy a relaxed, collaborative atmosphere that inspires innovation

Bring your curiosity, your questions — or just yourself. Inventor Smart provides the space — you bring the ideas.

Let’s connect, collaborate, and keep inventing together. 💡

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👋 Welcome to Our Newest Members

The Inventor Smart family keeps growing — and this week, we’re welcoming 9 new inventors in the app and 6 new members in the Inventor Chat Forum!

If you’re new here, welcome! You’ve joined a space built by inventors, for inventors — where ideas turn into prototypes, and prototypes turn into real products.

🆕 New in the Inventor Smart App:
FRANCIS ZACK · getoarguci64 · Kilo-22 (Kyree Williams) · Sachpro (Jc) · mike_vann · Omarga22 (Omar Coote) · ypaganfermin · ramanasridhar77 · Yahya

💬 New in the Inventor Chat Forum:
AXISVDF · SabariGirivasan.S · TerryT · langeenoch · EllerySir · BedbuddyUSA · RickOB1 · Fracasso74

✨ Next Steps:

• Post a short intro — tell us what you’re working on.

• Add your profile photo — people connect faster when they can see you.

• Share your progress — a sketch, prototype, or question is the perfect way to start.

We’re just about 80 inventors away from 2,000 members — so if you know someone creative, invite them to join and help us get there!

👉 Not a member yet? Join the community at app.inventorsmart.com or visit InventorChat.com — your next idea (and the support to bring it to life) is waiting.

🌟 Community Spotlight: Samantha St. Raymond — Inventor, Community Leader & Connector

This week, we’re shining the spotlight on Samantha St. Raymond, a longtime Inventor Smart premium member, creative problem-solver, and one of the driving forces behind our growing inventor community.

Samantha’s inventor journey began in 2016, when she and her dad created the Yellow Dog Table — a small, portable beach table that keeps sand away from your phone, drinks, and snacks. What started as a simple solution turned into her first invention — and the beginning of many more ideas to come.

Through the National Inventor Club and the Inventor Smart Community, Samantha found her spark to keep innovating and paying it forward. Today, she’s passionate about helping other inventors grow, connect, and bring their ideas to life — and you’ll often find her hosting events, sparking conversations, and supporting fellow members.

Learn more about Samantha, her products, and her mission to inspire inventors everywhere:
🔗 View Samantha’s Profile →
🌐 YellowDogTable.com · PlayItForwardSTL.org

✨ Want to be featured in a future Community Spotlight? Stay active, share your wins, and post your updates — your story could be next.

🎙️ The Inventor Coach Podcast — From Idea to Prototype

Your idea deserves to take shape — literally. In this week’s episode, Brian Fried shares how to turn your concept into a working prototype — and why starting simple is the smartest move.

You’ll learn how to build affordably, get real feedback, and use your prototype to pitch investors, licensees, or manufacturers with confidence.

🎥 Watch on YouTube →
📘 Join InventionPlaybook.com →
👤 Work with Brian →

✨ Subscribe for more real inventor stories and step-by-step guidance from the Inventor Coach himself.

💬 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.

👉 InventorChat.com

🎙️ The Inventor Smart Podcast — Spotlight on Click & Carry

In this week’s Inventor Spotlight, host Samantha St. Raymond talks with Kim Meckwood, inventor of Click & Carry — the simple, patented handle that makes carrying multiple bags easy.

Kim shares how a small frustration became a real product, and how the Inventor Smart Community helped along the way.

🎥 Watch on YouTube →
🛍️ Get Click & Carry →

✨ Real inventors. Real stories. Real inspiration.
📩 Want to be featured? Email [email protected] or [email protected].

💡 Inventor Tip of the Week — Stay the Course

Great inventions don’t happen overnight. As Brian Fried writes, “Patience and persistence are critical. Most inventors fail because they stop too soon.”

Keep refining, testing, and reaching out — every “no” gets you one step closer to the right “yes.”

🎯 Action Step:
Set one small goal this week — a prototype tweak, a new contact, or a follow-up email — and stick with it until it’s done.

📘 The Invention Playbook — Turning Rejection Into a Breakthrough

In his latest post, Brian Fried shares a powerful story about one of his first invention pitches — and the “no” that changed everything.

A buyer’s feedback taught him a lasting lesson: it’s not about what your product is, but why it matters. That insight became a turning point in his inventor journey — and it might be in yours, too.

💡 Read: What One Rejection Taught Me →

✨ Get more insider lessons and real inventor stories at InventionPlaybook.com.

🤖 AI Spotlight of the Week — Jenni: Your Intelligent Research Assistant

Meet Jenni, the AI-powered workspace that helps you read, write, and organize research with ease — turning complex information into clear, usable insights.

✨ Why Inventors Love It: Streamline background research, summarize technical docs, and draft content faster than ever.

🔗 Try Jenni Free →

🗓️ Upcoming Events at a Glance

💬 Inventor Smart Community Meetup: Connect & Network
Tonight · Mon Nov 10 @ 8:00 PM ET — Jump in for an open community hangout to connect, share progress, and get inspired.
🔗 View Event →

📰 Inventor Smart Newsletter — November 2025 Edition
Sat Nov 15 @ 8:30 AM ET — This month’s roundup of news, highlights, and tips from Brian and the team.
🔗 View Event →

🎙️ Ask the Inventor Coach: Live Q&A with Brian Fried
Tue Nov 18 @ 7:00 PM ET — Bring your questions and get live feedback from The Inventor Coach.
🔗 View Event →

💡 More Events Coming Soon
Additional November/December sessions will be added soon.

🕒 All times Eastern Time (ET). Add to your calendar and join us live!

🧭 Invention.Services — Expert Help for Every Step

Ready to bring your invention to life? Invention.Services connects you with trusted experts — from patent protection and prototyping to manufacturing, licensing, and branding.

✨ Why Inventors Trust It:

• Patent & IP support

• Design and manufacturing partners

• Licensing and deal guidance

• Marketing & launch strategy

You don’t have to figure it out alone — Brian Fried and his team have helped thousands of inventors go from idea to market.

🔗 Explore Invention.Services →

📸 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!

👉 Update Your Profile Pic →

Show up. Be seen. This is your inventor community.

🎥 Event Replay — What Happens After You Have the Idea

Missed last week’s National Inventor Club livestream? Catch the replay of Brian Fried’s fireside chat with Steve Greenspon — inventor of 35 patents and former CEO of Honey-Can-Do International, which he scaled to $110M before a successful exit.

💡 What you’ll learn:

• What licensees really look for

• How licensing deals work

• Manufacturing partnerships that last

• Scaling a product into a company

📺 Watch the Replay →

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.

👉 Step into your next level → inventorsmart.com

Your ideas deserve more than the drawing board — they deserve to fly.

Take your invention to the next level with Inventor Smart 'Premium Insider'!

Enjoy monthly Q&A sessions with Brian Fried and industry experts, share your story on the Inventor Spotlight Podcast, and gain access to exclusive events and discounts, including a 10% discount at InventorMart and on services at brianfried.com.

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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.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

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