In essence, you need to become a professional inventor. These companies don’t have time to take amateurs seriously. Here are nine essential steps to becoming a professional full-time inventor.

Want to be an inventor? Before you quit your day job, youll need to read about these five steps of invention, from inspiration to a market-ready product.

Serial inventor and entrepreneur Ellsworth worked at Valve Software, helping to found and grow the hardware department. The hardware department teams went on to release other products including ...