About Us/Our Mission

Edison Nation is the leading online community and resource dedicated to inventors and idea people.

Edison Nation is brought to you by the same people who created Everyday Edisons the invention television series that airs on PBS stations nationwide.

Edison Nation — The Intersection of Innovation and Business

Edison Nation earned the trust of industry and the trust of innovators by discovering and sharing groundbreaking innovations with the world. We continue to cultivate multiple partnerships with reputable organizations that share our vision, our goals and our enthusiasm to support the innovative nature of Americans. All are staunch supporters of innovation and champions of intellectual property who, like Edison Nation, have a superior understanding of the intersection of innovation and business and its impact on new job creation.

Edison Nation works with manufacturers and retailers to find and deploy product innovations and industry changing technologies that create and renew brands and business. For these manufacturers and retailers, Edison Nation is becoming an integral part of their long term product development strategy. Our platform and expert team acts as a well-equipped conduit between innovation and industry. Our tools and systems are able to enhance the pace of concept-to-product or technology-to-application that spurs industry. In turn, we are able to engage and reward American innovators and create a synergy and pride between the individual and business that is unprecedented and contagious.

A myriad of voices are citing innovation as a crucial part of America’s recovery from the current economic recession. Edison Nation is positioned to leverage the ingenuity of Americans at a whole new level.

Edison Nation is a lightning rod and filter of innovation for major retailers and manufacturers, who are wary of the many challenges presented by working with thousands of inventors in search of successful innovation. Edison Nation is the next generation of a proven and successful process of “crowd sourcing,” creating paths to tomorrow’s innovation.

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How it all Started

Every year, the Everyday Edisons team holds casting calls around the country in search of the most innovative ideas. We see thousands of great inventions every year. Those who are selected for the show will see their ideas taken from whatever stage of development they are in to the store shelf. The inventor pays nothing to participate but is rewarded personally and financially based on the success of their product."

Unfortunately, we can only select around a dozen inventions each season to take to market as part of the show. For every product that we select for the show, there are hundreds that were not selected. It is not uncommon to find a product that is almost certainly a home run but just isn’t right for the show. Maybe it’s in an industry that our television viewing audience isn’t interested in. Maybe our team of engineers isn’t experienced enough in a particular field to do it justice… or maybe we just can’t develop the product in a single season. Whatever the reason, turning down an idea is the hardest part of the process — for both us and the inventor. We developed Edison Nation with those inventors in mind.

Your Product Development Journey Made Easier

Edison Nation is a platform that enables inventors to keep pushing forward with their inventions. Inventors helping inventors – that’s what it’s all about. The inventor community is extremely helpful. Most inventors realize they need to band together for support and to make sure they don’t fall for the common traps in the product development process. That’s where Edison Nation fits in.

Inventors Helping Inventors

Fellow Edison Nation inventors can help you identify resources and answer questions about your product development process such as:

  • I’ve got an idea, what do I do now?
  • Who can help me with market research?
  • Where can I find a reliable engineer or industrial designer?
  • Who can help me make a prototype?
  • Should I manufacture my product in the U.S. or overseas?
  • Who can help me with a logo, brand identity and packaging?
  • What reputable patent attorneys and agents are in my area?
  • Who can help me build a Web site for my product?
  • Where is the nearest UIA-accredited Inventor Network Group?
  • What key innovation events are coming up?
  • How can I commercialize my product once it’s manufactured?
  • How can I get in front of a particular retailer with an idea?

Exclusive Educational Content

We are always creating and adding new educational content to Edison Nation. We’re especially excited about our latest feature, Learn from the Pros, which features exclusive one-on-one video interviews with worldwide leaders in innovation. Just a few of our latest interviews include:

  • Jeff Bezos, Founder & CEO of Amazon.com
  • James Dyson, Founder & CEO of Dyson, Inc.
  • John Doll, Commissioner for Patents of the USPTO
  • Doug Hall, Founder of Eureka Ranch
  • Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Founder of the Innovation America Foundation

Weekly Site Updates (We Believe in Innovation, Too)

We update Edison Nation with improvements and new site features weekly (usually multiple times per week) so there’s always something new in store for you.

Taking the Next Step

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Questions?

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