Innovation Institute: Internet Branch

Client Comments

What some of our clients have had to say about us...

Again, my sincere thanks to you personally and to your organization that I sense has a moral as well as practical mission to serve.
We are taking your advice to: "walk in the marketplace" before running "in the fast lane of national distribution." Recently, we met with a marketing representative from the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), and he concurred with your marketing strategy.
Will look forward to your report on my product regardless of the final assessment because you honestly seem to want to help.
Had I only known about your earlier? My goodness. I made a mess of things. I didn't know where to turn for answers.

...and our evaluations

I want to say "Thank you" for your candid evaluations. I showed my wife the not-so-rosy PIES XI evaluation on my... idea. She said, "That does not sound like a good report to me." I told her, "No, it is not a favorable report, but Dr. Udell just saved me countless hours and thousands of dollars in pursuit of a commercially fruitless endeavor. This report is a good example showing why commercial evaluations are necessary." I consider your $200 fee to be money well spent and I will recommand the Innovation Institute to others. Please keep up the good work.
I sent materials... to have my product evaluated and it came back with only a score of only 38SLR.... As the inventor I obviously believed that it should have received a higher sore. [However,] I looked at the evaluation very carefully and corrected most all of the individual evaluation points. Instead of manufacturing the product myself, I licensed it to a company with distribution for this type of product already in place. I redesigned some aspects of the product to make it less expensive to manufacture and improved on some aspects of the product.... I think you should stress that your evaluation itself can be viewed as a positive if reviewed carefully and used to alter original plans.... Thank you for the correct evaluation of my product. I cannot tell you how much it was appreciated.
Last summer I had an invention evaluation done by the Innovation Institute - I feel extremely lucky … I think that a WIN evaluation is one of the best investments an independent inventor can make.
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and the staff at the Innovation Institute. The evaluation on my invention idea was better than expected (plan for the worst, hope for the best). I found the information and recommendations to be solid and I plan to follow them.
I am writing today to express my appreciation and respect for your years of hard work in developing and perfecting the PIES format. I not only read your book, I study it constantly. I have learned a great deal from you and your work and I just want to let you know that this system is working for us. It has saved us valuable time, thousands of dollars and probably a heartache or two. Thank you.
Thank you very much for your prompt and factual evaluation of my invention. The service you offer is rare and valuable. I wish I had known about WIN a couple of years ago--I patented a product that turned out to be totally unworkable and I wasted $10,000 of my own time and money on that venture.
This is a quick note to express my gratitude to you and your staff on your careful evaluation and suggestions regarding our project. Your review of the many facets appropriate to our project are very helpful. Your program is very impressive.
I just wanted to say that I really like your WIN program. I think it is a valuable tool in both reinforcing dreams and ideas of entrepreneurs, as well as saving people time on products and ideas that my not be so strong. I'm sure that people don't like to get the negative reports, but if your program saves just a few from devoting time, effort and money in projects that probably won't succeed than it's worth it. Thanks again.
Your valued insight provides me with significant direction with which to bring --- to market.

...and our evaluation manual, Evaluating The Commercial Potential Of Ideas, Inventions and Evaluations: A Balanced Approach

I should have had this book a long time ago.
I received your Manual a couple of days ago and have already read through it once and have started again highlighting the major issues. I wish that I had had this manual 2-3 years ago when I first began…it would have really enhanced my business plan. I'm a much smarter person today than I was just a few days ago. The manual contains critically important information; some of which I knew; most of which I didn't.
Just a thank you for sending Innovations by Dr. Udell. I just finished reading the manuscript. It was very helpful adding to the knowledge base I have acquired and bringing up new issues for exploration. A novice as myself greatly appreciates your efforts. The trustworthiness you exude has a value so sought after and is extremely beneficial to us babes in the woods.

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