Rayfil on American Inventor

Best Night Ever: 6-6-07

Me on VH1: Skip to 1:12

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June 6th, 2007 at 9:30pm.

My life changed.
On Prime, I saw myself on TV.

Immediately, phone ran off the hook.

Friends suddenly came out of hibernation and gave me a call.

“I saw you on TV!”

In my diplomatic response, “thanks for watching.”

Just a few days later, I posted the clip on YouTube and suddenly thousands of people
watched my video in a few days.

One day later, VH1 aired me on Best Dam Week Ever.

If you think that it was about being on TV, you’re wrong.
Really wrong.

The entire experience was about learning about life lessons.

#1. know your audience. Plenty of nerds surrounded me during the mile long line. But they had no energy. No passion. Casting directors want to air content with entertainment value
#2 be prepared. I had poster board + rehearsed my presentation a few time
#3 take some risk. I have more to gain to lose.

Business Lesson
!! many inventors in line whispered “I can’t share with you my idea. You might steal it.”
These guys are business rookies.

An idea is not a business

Focus on creating a great product, get some one to buy it, and sell more. Most people don’t steal ideas. Because turning your idea into a product and turning it into a business takes much more.

Takes {$} + {patent} + {manufacturing} + {distributors} + {business insurance} + {etc}

Instead, share your idea.
You will get feedback and have a better market gauge.

5 Secrets that gave me an advantage

1. I had public speaking skills
2. I sold my ENERGY level
3. I invented a product aimed at saving lives
4. I was entertaining
5. I presented my product with a skit and dance

Take some chances.
William Hung did.
He sold a few CD’s, made some change, and I am willing to shake someone’s hand that took risk.

Risk = dashing into the future with hope

{Judges}

George Foreman.
Made millions selling his grill. No Harvard MBA, just charm and engaging personality. .

Sara Blakely.
Started off in an apartment and learned about patents on her own. Self learning is a key to an entrepreneurs success.

Pat Croce.
High energy. Former owner of the NBA franchise 76ers.

Note: British Judge info opted out.

“If not me, who? If not now, when?”