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Matthew Yubas (Author)
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January 1, 2004
Whether it's a new product idea or service, inventions abound. Coming up with the idea is one thing, getting it to fly is another. In his new book, Product Idea to Product Success: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money from Your Idea, author Matthew Yubas offers readers a comprehensive, complete, practical, and easy-to-understand guide to the process of bringing an invention to market. Anyone with a great idea for a new product or service can benefit from this book. In an engaging and conversational style, Product Idea to Product Success is filled with examples and real-world advice as Yubas takes readers through a step-by-step process to get from idea to finished product. Yubas even provides a method for determining whether a market exists before investing time and money on a product or service and then gives readers ways to brainstorm new ideas for future inventions. Product Idea to Product Success is an educational and thought-provoking mix of quizzes, surveys, marketing plans formats, and everything else readers will need to launch their ideas. Yubas fills Product Idea to Product Success with sound advice and cost-effective solutions which, if followed carefully, are almost guaranteed to produce success. This book will become a valued guide to new and experienced inventors and entrepreneurs alike.

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Inventors tend to either be wheeler-dealers or careful and systematic. If you're the latter, the perfect book for you is Product Idea to Product Success: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money from Your Idea (Broadword Publishing) by Matthew Yubas. It can help you flesh out and evaluate your idea in the startup phase to make sure it has moneymaking potential. Yubas, an engineer, provides product development advice and a useful analysis of how to determine whether your product meets customers' needs. --Entrepreneur Magazine

Expertly written by Certified Product Marketing Consultant Matthew Yubas, Product Idea to Product Success: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money from Your Idea is a handy financial and business guide to determining if an idea is commercially marketable; protecting rights; getting a competitive advantage; finding investors; making prototypes; establishing pricing strategies, and more. Emphasizing tested methods that work, Product Idea to Product Success is a superb guide for non-specialist general readers looking to profit off their own creativity, up to and including the desire to go into business for themselves. --Midwest Book Reviews

About the Author

Matthew Yubas is a Certified Professional Marketing Consultant for the Small Business Development and International Trade Center. He has worked as an independent consultant, engineer, and product manager for startups, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies. He has launched new products such as software applications, wireless devices, and websites. In addition, he has helped clients in a diverse number of industries that include sporting goods, clothing, photography equipment, digital art, and home décor. As an entrepreneur, he was a co-founder of a software company that developed one of the first personal information management software products. Matthew earned a B.S. in Electronics Engineering from Pennsylvania Spring Garden College in Philadelphia, and an M.B.A. in Management from San Diego State University.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Broadword Publishing (January 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0972552103
  • ISBN-13: 978-0972552103
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Matthew Yubas is a Certified Professional Marketing Consultant for the Small Business Development and International Trade Center. He has developed products for 24 years as an Engineer, Product Manager, and Consultant for startups, small business, and Fortune 500 companies.

He has launched new products such as software applications, wireless devices, and websites. In addition, he has helped clients in a diverse number of industries that include photography equipment, auto accessories, soy candles, children's clothing, sporting goods, digital art, and home decor.

Matthew is the author of several articles, booklets, kits, and the popular book Product Idea to Product Success: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money from Your Idea.

He has been featured on television and radio and has been tapped for his expertise in bringing products to market in many syndicated publications.

As an young entrepreneur, he was a co-founder of a software company that developed one of the first personal information management software products. Matthew earned a B.S. in Engineering from Pennsylvania Spring Garden College in Philadelphia, and an M.B.A. in Management and Marketing from San Diego State University.

 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting and Helpful, March 11, 2004
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I purchased this book via the internet, and I found out that it is full of usefull information which a new inventor or even an average guy with an idea which he seeks to possibly market .These information were explained in a manner that they are easily understood. Even the author is so helpful that he returned my email quickly when I was seeking his advice. I am giving this book 5 stars and would recommend it to anybody who has an idrea that they wish to market...yours truly Arnold Avillanoza
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Finding my way, March 4, 2004
This review is from: Product Idea to Product Success: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money from Your Idea (Paperback)
Matthew's book gave me a road map in which I could plan my trip to product success. I have not arrived yet, but am traveling with confidence in the dirrection that Matthew's book has helped me decide on. It is an excellent book to keep as a reference to refer back to as needed.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read for Anyone With a Marketing Idea, March 7, 2004
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"Product Idea to Product Success" provides a systematic plan of action for being successful in business. This book is easy to read and takes you through the steps of recognizing an idea to making it successful. One of those books that you will refer to again and again.
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