Welcome to a special series where I interview industry leaders LIVE during the NADA Show!

I'm standing alongside Autosled Co-Founder, Dave Sperau and Mike Buerger, the Marketing Director, to explore the latest feature of their innovative technology revolutionizing dealer transportation! 🚘

Autosled, often described as the "Uber for dealer transportation," has recently launched a groundbreaking feature—the direct-to-consumer model. I can testify to how easy it is to use when you need a transporter to move your car! I recently utilized the Autosled app to effortlessly transport my car from South Carolina to Colorado. It was seamless! No more lifting a finger or making endless calls—just one upfront price with no hidden fees.

Discover how this tech company continuously refines its products by testing new features, gathering feedback, and enhancing the user experience. Autosled's commitment to excellence shines through as they bridge the gap between dealers and transporters, now extending their services to everyday consumers.

In a world where online purchases are on the rise and consumers seek options beyond their local market, Autosled's innovative approach caters to the evolving needs of both dealers and customers. Learn why some dealers prefer to entrust transportation to Autosled while others appreciate the hassle-free link that streamlines the process for their customers.

Find out the driving forces behind Autosled's expansion into the consumer market and how they are reshaping the landscape of transportation services! Don't miss this insightful conversation with the minds behind a game-changing technology that's revolutionizing the way we move vehicles across distances!

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Do you want to do more this month?

How do you effectively become more productive?

Today, Jay will share with us how to maximize your efficiency, ensuring that this month becomes your most productive one yet. Are you ready to unlock your full potential? 

Jay introduces the concept of 25-minute stretches of focused work, strategically interspersed with 5-minute breaks—a game-changer for heightened productivity. Or engage in job-related tasks for 52 minutes and then take a 17-minute break. 

Jay sheds light on the wisdom behind the practice of tackling the easiest or hardest tasks first, providing valuable insights into mastering time management. Let's uncover the secrets of distinguishing between creative and logical days, understanding how to harness each for optimal results. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to become more productive effectively
• How to manage your time without stress
• How to be more intentional with time management

The best way to remain productive is to find ways to eliminate distractions that keep you from accomplishing your tasks. 

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

What We Discuss:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:20 Do you want to become more productive this month?
• 03:44 #1: Engage In Job Related Tasks For 52 Minutes And Then Take A 17-Minute Break 
• 06:57 #2: The 25 minute stretches of focused work broken down by 5-minute breaks
• 11:32 #3: TTC - Task, Time, Calendar
• 15:44 #4: The Practice of Doing the Easiest/Hardest Things First
• 17:38 #5: Creative Versus Logical Days
• 22:00 #6: Energy Versus Time
• 25:13 #7: Putting Your Phone Away Lessens Distraction

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Metrics are an essential tool for measuring performance, efficiency, and reliability in any organization, big or small. However, getting started with metrics can be daunting. In this episode, the team speaks with Jim McConnell, a seasoned security expert with over 30 years of experience managing security organizations. Jim shares his expertise in defining and using metrics in a security organization. So, grab your pencil and enjoy the conversation!

Also, if you're interested in learning more about converged security metrics, be sure to reach out to Jim at jim@askmcconnell.com and mention this podcast for a free PDF copy of top EP metrics from his book, "Converged Security Metrics: A Top 25 Set of Solutions.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson speaks with the CEO of QOL Medical, Derick Cooper. They discuss how immunological systems confront pathogens and store information, the trait most associated with entrepreneurial success, the complicated patterns of behavior that scale from cellular interaction to metaphysics, and how a spirit of reciprocity can be utilized to uplift the individual as well as the community, society, and upward.

Derick Cooper is the Chief Executive Officer of QOL Medical, LLC, a large, private specialty biopharmaceutical company that makes drugs and biologics for rare diseases. QOL is a commercial stage company founded in 2003 with fully integrated capabilities ranging from sales and marketing to drug development to bioprocess-based manufacturing. Prior to 2010, Cooper spent 16 years in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate finance, and operations with The Robinson-Humphrey Company in Atlanta, as a portfolio manager with Sirrom Capital, formerly the largest mezzanine lender in the US, and with CooperSmith, formerly the largest independent baked foods company in the US.

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For Derick Cooper:

On X https://twitter.com/derick_cooper5

QOL Medical website www.qolmed.com

Last year Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, overtook LVMH to become Europe’s most valuable company. And the pull for Acquired to finally tackle healthcare (18% of US GDP!) became too strong for us to resist. While we didn’t know much about Novo Nordisk before diving in, our first thought was, “wow, seems like these new diabetes and obesity drugs mean serious trouble for big insulin companies.”

And then… we realized that Novo Nordisk IS the big insulin company. And in a story befitting of Steve Jobs and Apple, they’d just disrupted themselves with the drug equivalent of an iPhone moment. Once we dug further, we quickly realized this company has it all: an incredible 100+ year history filled with Nobel Prizes, bitter personal rivalries, board room dramas, a generation-defining silicon valley innovation, lone voices persevering against all odds — and oh yeah, the world’s largest charitable foundation at its helm. Tune in for one incredible story!

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• Alex Telford: The pharma industry from Paul Janssen to today: why drugs got harder to develop and what we can do about it
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Joe sits down with Joe Pyfer, a professional mixed martial artist competing in the Middleweight division of the UFC.

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In this episode of PivotMe, April shares four steps to tackle big projects efficiently, emphasizing the importance of attaching emotions of success and achievement to the project. With insights on beginning large tasks, multiplying productivity, approaching overwhelming projects, and utilizing the Pareto Principle, April provides actionable strategies for completing projects in less time. The episode aims to help listeners experience the positive emotions associated with project completion and leverage psychology for productivity.

Key Takeaways:

1. Attach emotions of success and achievement to the project to enhance motivation.
2. Four practical tips to start and complete big projects efficiently.
3. Strategies to multiply productivity and tackle overwhelming tasks.
4. The concept of "eating an elephant" as a metaphor for approaching large projects.
5. Utilizing the Pareto Principle to focus on the most impactful tasks.

April encourages listeners to leverage their psychology for success, allocating emotional bandwidth to tasks that serve them. The episode concludes with a focus on the psychological aspects of productivity, emphasizing the importance of feeling the success of a completed project in advance.

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Before the New Year's Resolutions and the annual goal setting, we must first eliminate waste and inefficiencies in our lives. In today's episode, we delve into the Japanese concepts of muda, mura and muri and how to apply it to our own lives.

These concepts are the cornerstone of Toyota Production System and taught in business schools and corporate boardrooms around the world - and they can benefit us as well.  We'll see how these concepts can revamp our personal and professional lives, making us more efficient and fulfilled.

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Jason Fried is the co-founder and CEO of 37signals, the maker of Basecamp and HEY. 37signals is a very different kind of company. With fewer than 80 employees, they have over 100,000 customers, generate tens of millions of dollars in profit each year, and have no investors, board, or any plans to ever raise money or sell the company. In our conversation, we explore a path many tech founders never consider—bootstrapping. We discuss:

• Why he and his team prioritize profit above all else

• The unexpected challenges with raising venture capital

• The “Shape Up” framework for building products

• Why, and how, to foster a gut-driven culture

• Jason’s thoughts on why work should not feel like war

• Advice for starting a bootstrapped business

• The philosophy behind Once, 37signals’s new line of software products

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-fried/

• Email: jason@hey.com

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In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Jason’s background

(03:49) The success of 37signals

(06:46) When raising money makes sense

(09:58) The power of small teams

(13:55) Defining success and goals

(17:08) Playing “infinite games” in life

(20:11) Starting a business vs. staying in business

(22:13) Lessons from 25 years in business

(27:28) Venture scale vs. bootstrapping

(30:30) Choosing the right path for your business

(33:19) The “Shape Up” framework

(37:59) The drawback of promises

(39:56) Adopting a new way of working

(41:36) The two-week cooldown

(43:53) Trusting intuition and gut

(46:41) Creating a gut-driven culture

(49:44) What Jason looks for in new hires

(56:19) Advice on making changes and adapting

(01:00:06) What Jason has changed his mind about

(01:02:33) Planning in 6-week stretches and figuring it out as you go

(01:06:43) Being proud of the work you do

(01:09:05) Jason’s thoughts on why work should not feel like war

(01:11:31) Advice for starting a bootstrapped business

(01:14:33) You must be at peace with the worst that can happen

(01:15:42) The benefits of bootstrapping

(01:19:11) The value of constraints in business

(01:22:00) Jason’s philosophy: “Just keep making great s**t”

(01:23:19) Once, 37signals’s new line of software products

(01:26:33) The philosophy behind Once

(01:35:47) Closing thoughts

(01:37:23) Lightning round

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Referenced:

• 37 Signals: https://www.smartsheet.com/

• Basecamp: https://basecamp.com/

• Finite and Infinite Games: https://www.amazon.com/Finite-Infinite-Games-James-Carse/dp/1476731713/

• Ingram Micro: https://www.ingrammicro.com/

• Once: https://once.com/

• Basecamp’s Shape Up framework: https://basecamp.com/shapeup

• Hill charts: https://basecamp.com/features/hill-charts

• Jason Fried’s quote about long-term business planning: https://medium.com/@farkhan569/unless-you-are-a-fortune-teller-long-term-business-planning-is-a-fantasy-jason-fried-quote-a69e8778e9c4

• Brian Chesky’s new playbook: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/brian-cheskys-new-playbook/

• Matt Mullenweg on X: https://twitter.com/photomatt

• Leo Polovets on X: https://twitter.com/lpolovets

• HEY: https://www.hey.com/

• Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path): https://www.lennyspodcast.com/redefining-success-money-and-belonging-paul-millerd-the-pathless-path/

• It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work: https://www.amazon.com/Doesnt-Have-Be-Crazy-Work/dp/0062874780

• Squarespace: https://www.squarespace.com/

• Stoic negative visualization: https://dailystoic.com/premortem/

• Linear: https://linear.app/

• Peter Rahal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-rahal-037bba43/

• RXBAR: https://www.rxbar.com/en_US/home.html

• Jason’s LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jason-fried_just-keep-making-great-s**t-keep-your-costs-activity-7130978623523614720-VBGX/?trk=public_profile

• Several Short Sentences About Writing: https://www.amazon.com/Several-Short-Sentences-About-Writing/dp/0307279413

• Hell Yeah or No: What’s Worth Doing: https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Yeah-No-whats-worth/dp/1988575117/

• Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts: https://www.amazon.com/Home-Made-Contemporary-Russian-Folk-Artifacts/dp/0955006139

• Oppenheimer: https://www.oppenheimermovie.com/

• Tom Petty’s “Crawling Back to You” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1JenqZNMU6unIwVWmoP3J0

• Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger: https://press.stripe.com/poor-charlies-almanack

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The AI boom in 2023 left Intel chasing rival Nvidia, whose chips — and shares — have been in high demand. Like other laggards amid this year’s AI mania, Intel is now fighting back, announcing the first-ever AI PC. Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger sits down with Rapid Response host Bob Safian to discuss how the company is working to re-establish itself — and sharing lessons for leaders everywhere about the long-term trajectory of the AI wave and how to practically position yourself to ride it. Plus, Pat shares leadership insights from his unceremonious exit from Intel a decade ago, and how he’s applying those learnings now in his second tour of duty.

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Inbal Shani is the chief product officer at GitHub, where she leads core product management, along with product strategy, marketing, open source, and communities, including the development of GitHub Copilot. Prior to joining GitHub, she led engineering and product teams at Amazon and Microsoft. In today’s conversation, we discuss:

• What Inbal believes is overhyped and underhyped in the rapidly changing field of AI

• How AI-driven code generation is changing software development

• Her take on whether AI will replace developers

• How software development looks in 3 to 5 years

• How product teams operate at GitHub

• GitHub’s Next team, and other ways the company fosters a culture of innovation

• The success metrics and philosophy behind GitHub’s Copilot

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Where to find Inbal Shani:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inbalshani/

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/

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In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Inbal’s background

(04:17) Why generative AI is not going to replace developers in the near future 

(05:54) Why AI-driven testing is underhyped

(07:48) What the next 3 to 5 years will look like

(10:13) Stats around the use of GitHub Copilot 

(12:07) How Copilot enables engineers to work more efficiently

(13:38) Common mistakes when adopting AI into your workflows

(16:42) How GitHub operationalizes “dogfooding”

(18:46) The philosophy behind Copilot

(20:24) Copilot’s success metrics

(24:54) How Copilot encourages collaboration

(26:37) What we lose when AI writes code for us

(29:35) A retrospective on the generative AI space

(30:47) Inbal’s thoughts on the future of AI

(32:35) How to make space for innovative product ideas

(34:37) How GitHub stays on the cutting edge of innovation

(36:44) The GitHub Next team

(39:20) Advice for early product managers

(42:17) Inbal’s “biggest learning” from her career

(45:34) Inbal’s closing thoughts

(46:19) Lightning round

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Referenced:

• How to measure and improve developer productivity | Nicole Forsgren (Microsoft Research, GitHub, Google): https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-measure-and-improve-developer-productivity-nicole-forsgren-microsoft-research-github-goo/

• DORA: https://dora.dev/

• The role of AI in product development | Ryan J. Salva (VP of Product at GitHub, Copilot): https://www.lennyspodcast.com/the-role-of-ai-in-new-product-development-ryan-j-salva-vp-of-product-at-github-copilot/

• GitHub Universe 2023 day 2 keynote: The productivity platform for all developers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_o9kFPVeiw

• Satya Nadella on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyanadella/

• TomTom: https://www.tomtom.com/

• Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success: https://www.amazon.com/Failing-Forward-Turning-Mistakes-Stepping/dp/0785288570/

• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996

• Turning the Flywheel: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great: https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Flywheel-Monograph-Accompany-Great/dp/0062933795

• Dare to Lead Like a Girl: How to Survive and Thrive in the Corporate Jungle: https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Lead-Like-Girl-Corporate/dp/1538163527

• All the Light We Cannot See on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81083008

• The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Time-Season-1/dp/B09F59CZ7R

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Hyderabad in India was abuzz with activity and discussions on the future and potential of livestock agriculture in the country at Poultry India 2023 which closed on November 24, with a strong degree of optimism. India is one of the world’s largest and most diversified food producers, and agriculture contributes more than 20% of the country’s income. By 2030, agriculture could contribute around USD 600 billion to India’s GDP, an increase of 50% over 2020, but it needs to modernize and lift productivity and efficiency. It was heartening to see a slew of solutions centered on feed, farm, and processing.

Steve Ells changed the restaurant industry once when he founded Chipotle in 1993. His idea for fast, freshly prepared food became the model for today’s “fast casual” format. It’s a story he told when he was first on the show back in 2017. Now, he hopes to revolutionize the industry again with a new chain of small, highly automated, vegan restaurants called Kernel. 

This week on How I Built This Lab, Steve Ells returns to reflect on stepping away from the company he spent decades building and how his concern for climate change inspired his new restaurant concept. Plus, how he thinks that robotic restaurants could be good for workers, customers, owners and the environment. 

This episode was produced by Chris Maccini with music by Ramtin Arablouei.

It was edited by John Isabella with research by Casey Herman. Our audio engineer was Neal Rauch.

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In this week's episode of the Scale Your Sales podcast, my guest is Roheel Ahmad.

Roheel is the Co-founder of Forsyth Barnes, one of the fastest growing, global, bootstrapped, talent partners. They headhunt middle to senior executives across eTail, Sports & Entertainment, and Fintech. Forsyth Barnes is committed to enhancing diversity within client organizations.

In this episode, Roheel delves into his unwavering mindset of resilience and growth, even in challenging times like the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss his company's decision to invest in a larger office space and maintain ambitious targets, along with the value of continuous training to prepare for future opportunities Our discussion centers on the pivotal need for optimizing the recruitment process and driving innovation in the industry. He emphasizes the urgency and efficiency required in hiring, shedding light on the risks of lengthy recruitment processes that can lead to losing top talent to more agile competitors. We also explore the integration of diversity within Forsyth Barnes' recruitment methodology, known as FB way, and how it positively impacts the industry.

Welcome to Scale Your Sales Podcast, Roheel Ahmad.

Timestamps: 

01:26 – The FB way: Control, influence, and urgency explained.

07:39 – Frustration with sector drives desire for innovation.

11:38 – Early success in field sales, fearless in job applications, transitioned into recruitment.

17:43 – Confidence in ourselves amidst uncertainty and targets.

28:01 – Underestimating speed, financials, evaluating culture in recruitment.

30:27 – Longer recruitment process leads to lower-quality talent.

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Efficiency in the Supply Chain by a New Container Invention

w/ Trevor Pan of BidBird

AZ TRT S04 EP41 (204) 10-15-2023

Things We Learned This Week

• Malcolm McLean was the inventor of the shipping Container, and a key person in trade & globalization
• BidBird invented a container skin, a smooth panel for the side to reduce wind resistance & improve fuel efficiency
• Patent process and Patent Cooperation Treaty to register an invention in foreign countries
• Building a Prototype and doing a road test with a Truck plus a Container on a race track

Guest: Tevor Pan, BidBird

Principal Architect - February 2018 - Present

Undergraduate Professional Degree - Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University,  Fort Collins, Colorado 2003

Master Degree - Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Scottsdale, Arizona 2006

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THE FIRST CONSTRUCTION MARKETPLACE,
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.

Trevor Pan, BidBird Founder & registered Arizona architect.

Spending 21 years as an architect immersed in construction, manufacturing, and design, I’ve built a unique understanding of the construction industry’s constant movements and challenges.

I know that construction professionals are exhausted by the RFP game—and the collusion that can come along with it.

I’ve seen invasive service platforms that trap users into thinking they’re a lead generating machine, but then unethically charge them thousands with no quality results.

When I set off to launch BidBird, I wanted to eliminate the red tape and corruption for suppliers, manufacturers, contractors, and building owners. And when my barber approved the irresistible alliteration of the name, BidBird was born.

BidBird is the new way for construction professionals to achieve a constant-but-necessary thing: capture competitive bids for their materials through an efficient process.

At its core, our mission is simple. We connect construction industry professionals around the country through an honest platform that doesn’t cost users unreasonable fees, or their dignity.

With its simplicity comes big things. BidBird is an opportunity to beat out the “big guys” by just a penny, equalizing the hunt for businesses around the country.

We strive to combine high-value jobs + the innovation to evolve with construction professionals’ needs to transform businesses, one bid at a time.

Notes:

Seg 1

Preview clip of Trevor Pan

Malcolm McLean and the History of the Container

This leads to a new level of capitalism, modern globalization & wider trade

Malcolm Mclean is the inventor of one of the most major inventions in history that affects people daily. He is also not known by many people despite the impact he has had.

McLean owned a trucking company and he used to ship goods via boat. He’d be waiting on the docks with cotton in the 1940s in early 1950s for hours.

Ships would be docked for a month, as men were loading crates by hand. The same system was being done with global trade and sea trade for thousands of years.

Mclean got tired of this, and trying to figure out a solution to the problem like any entrepreneur. Find a need and fill it.

January 1956 - he debuted the box ship. McLean got a $22 million loan & bought 2 World War II tankers and converted them. In April 1956 the first one sailed from New Jersey to Houston. This cut cost from 5.86 per  to $.16, a 95% drop or 36 fold savings.

Oct.1957 - the first real containership Gateway city launched. Trip went from New York to Florida to Texas and then on later to Puerto Rico. Per McLean, ‘the ship makes money when at sea’.

In 1963, container ports had been created, by 1966 in Europe, 1967 Vietnam had container service, and 1969 Hong Kong and more Southeast Asia.

McLean got a patent which is shared, called – standardization, and the standardize size container for shipping.

He created a company, called Sealand Industries - which was then bought by RJ Reynolds. Eventually they were mergers and oil companies that bought out the line and today it’s on by MAERSK.

Goods are shipped today for pennies on the dollar, all because of McLean‘s invention. He changed global trade, shipping, oil exploration, and more. It’s a multi trillion dollar invention. It also created port cities like Oakland. Every day it affects all sorts of goods and trades finance, big companies like Walmart and Apple.

Not sure if we would have globalization if not for Mclean. At least not as fast.

More Info on Malcolm McLean: HERE

Seg 2

Trevor Pan of BidBird created a skin for a shipping container. Smooth out the side of the container and stops wind drag and the grooved pockets that are trapping air. It is a panel that is magnetically put on the side of a container.

Saves mileage and fuel efficiency with truckers, likely will have the same effect on trains. Could even help fuel efficiency on freighter ships which are carrying 10 containers stack tie and 1000 feet long with hundreds of containers on a ship.

Trevor started the company in 2020, with his background as an architect. Also has experience in coding and engineering.

He has created construction materials. This led to him researching freight from East Asia to build and create its construction materials. Meanwhile the time during Covid and 2020 shipping rates were off the coast of California with the supply chain issues. Created his container skin and got the patent in July 2021.

Seg 3

Process for an invention

First, come up with the idea, which is easy. Then have to do a patent application.

Now to the hard part, build a prototype. Then to the hardest part - you have to market and sell your initial product.

Find the problem, solve a problem, create the solution, & find a client to sell to.

Trevor did his own patent filing. Trevor had a background already with his design skills and had done a patent for previous inventions. Also did his own legal paperwork. Patents for shipping container scan. Under utility patents, which are patents for machines.

Patent It Yourself - book by Donald Pressman

Normally you would hire a patent agent or an attorney to file your patent but Trevor read the Pressman and did it himself. He was so obsessive, that he actually  read a 6 Volume set on patent claims, which was over 2400 pages and took almost 6 months.

Also got a Patent Cooperation Treaty so you do the work one time with filing the patent and then you can use the same patent template in multiple countries.

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) assists applicants in seeking patent protection internationally for their inventions, helps patent offices with their patent granting decisions, and facilitates public access to a wealth of technical information relating to those inventions.

By filing one international patent application under the PCT, applicants can simultaneously seek protection for an invention in a large number of countries.

He is working on building a prototype to prove that his container scan is aerodynamic and would work on a real road test. He has contacted major industrial companies like Piedmont Plastics to build machine grade plastics. Also used a 3-D printing machine to create a mini prototype.

Trevor has done the math to keep the magnets and panels on the side of a truck driving down the highway at 65 miles an hour.

Regarding the marketing and sale of the product, Trevor actually contacted the top 6 logistics companies in the US and got little to no response.

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Big logistics companies like JB Hunt did not even respond to Trevor on his idea.

Trevor has worked to sell his idea organically. He went to Innovation Zero trade show in London as well as a Sustainability Summit also in the London area being put on by the Economist.

He was able to talk with the business and trade department in the UK.

Has a contact who is a trucker, and would rent a raceway to test his prototype container skin on the road.

Have to have flexibility to get a good idea going.

Is also working on buying a shipping container. Researching shipping containers, you can get one for $500 from Russia. Actual cost for a container from the U.S. for about $3000.

Putting together a patent, you have to do a search report to see if someone has an already patented the idea. This takes upwards of 1 year to file a patent.

Trevor also reached out to government organizations about the fuel efficiency with his product. Reached out to the EPA, and their smart way program, to see about certifying the aerodynamic capabilities. The EPA contacted him but is not going to move forward with it.

He also contacted an environmental organization in the state of California and did not get anywhere.

Question: Since Trevor still needs to do the prototype and show a real world road test, is it too early to contact organizations as potential sponsors or clients?

Sometimes the idea is too early, and the world is not ready yet.

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