That seems to be typical these days. You need to prove that you are good
enough for them to take your money.

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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wrote:

Well Lew, I've been doing this since 1991. Do you think that's far
enough along for these guys? When I started there was no such thing as
a commercially made dial indicator alignment tool for woodworking
machinery. TS-Aligner was the first. I invented the whole category.
Now there are about a dozen competitors. If you're right, and they are
just fishing for the deepest pockets, then I don't need anything that
they can possibly offer. From my perspective, they would be parasites
looking for a big, fat, lazy, juicy host with far more money than
brains. They don't want to help grow a business, they want to see how
much they can get from it right away.

You have a right to be proud of your accomplishments, but that doesn't
include the right to have a chip on your shoulder.

These people who you are trying to find to help you don't know you
from a hole in the wall.

They want to minimize their risk. You can't blame them.

Time for a little salesmanship.

Document your history, then ask for some help by asking a questions
such as, "This is where I've been, where do WE go from here?", "How do
we get to the next level?"

You would be surprised at some of the loony birds who have this latest
and greatest gadget that just needs a little marketing help to make a
million dollars.

Most of them don't have enough sense to come in out of the rain.

Ever wonder why there are so many late night TV commercials offering
to help "inventors"?

Lew