<p>I want to be able to patent things, be able to draw them up, whatever it takes to make my own products, and be able to handle the whole process of making it, patenting it, marketing it, and sell it. What kind of degree would this be?</p>
<p>Maybe some type of engineering + business or law</p>
<p>^^ have you ever seen the show “the shark tank”? a guy with an idea and some prototypes and (sometimes) a patent comes to investors looking to buy into his product so he can sell it more. sounds like this is what you want. LOL i know this is a tv show but the point is most of them just kinda started up their own product and went from there. i dont know if there is a specific type of job in which someone basically invents, markets, patents and sells something all on their own</p>
<p>Come up with the idea first, you can always find a qualified professional to draw and submit a patent for it later. Then it’s up to you to sell it.</p>
<p>Degree is not required, only being smart and creative.</p>
<p>I’m getting my bachelors in Internet Marketing right now. I’m 18, and I’ve got plenty of ideas, making them happen is where I’m confused. My Marketing is only going to take me as far as marketing other peoples products. After I get my marketing degree I want something that will help me to be able to make my own products and then i will market them myself. Anything about this. I figured it would be partial engineering/business, anything specific? Thanks</p>
<p>There are plenty of small businesses in every section of the world that develop and manufacture all types of products. It’s just a matter of seeking them out, interviewing them, and determining if you want to enter into a contract for them to design and develop your idea.</p>
<p>These things come at a price, though. Be prepared to put your money where your idea is in order to get a prototype created.</p>
<p>After you get a prototype developed, it’s up to you to market it to a larger company, distributor or direct sell the product. Marketing will help you in this area.</p>
<p>Basically you’re saying you want to be an inventor and create a successful new product. There is no degree for that. You have to put a TON of money into your product idea, market it, get some sales going, and then look for investors to take it to the next level. This idea isn’t really ideal for a young college grad, because you likely won’t have enough money to put into your idea AND live off of. This is something older people do, and they put their entire life savings into. No degree is gonna make you able to do this. Just creativity, connections, money, and luck.</p>
<p>I’m really not looking for something easy, this is obviously not the case, I just want something to show me the process, and I can take it from there. People do not just seek out the process of getting their products made, and finding investors, they have to learn it somewhere.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but you’re wrong. That is precisely what they do. They come up with an idea, put all their money behind it to make a prototype, and then find other people to invest in their product, usually a trade off of a percentage of ownership of the product and its revenue in turn for money to help improve and market the product. There is no “inventing and marketing my own product while reaping all the benefits” degree. A marketing degree will help you market in the business world with an established company/product. It will not help you successfully market your product out of your garage.</p>
<p>I suppose one could argue that an engineering degree will help with the creation of the product, but if you are inventing something that requires that level on ingenuity, you are going to need a TON of money and connections. Something simpler that will likely be more successful will not require an engineering degree. Like I said, no degree will give you this. You need a creative, new idea, connections, luck, and lots of money to create and market your prototype, coming in the form of your own money and money that you borrow from people at first, and later (assuming you get this far) coming from investors and shareholders. Keep in mind this is not exactly a practical career goal and not something I personally would risk all my money/time on, especially considering the extremely low success rate. Not trying to put down your goals, but there are tons of people who come up with ideas for new things everyday, the overwhelming majority of them are not successful.</p>
<p>Alright, well I understand, I cannot do it all myself, but there has to be some type of business degree that teaches me the process of finding investers, or the paperwork, or something.</p>
<p>There isn’t</p>
<p>Perhaps a business degree with a focus on entrepreneurship?</p>
<p>[Courses</a> - Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation](<a href=“Students Overview | Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program”>Students Overview | Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program)</p>
<p>The money you would save from not getting a degree and the money you would earn from 4 years of working full time instead of schooling would be of much more benefit to your goal of creating a new successful product than any degree. YOU NEED TIME, LOTS OF LUCK, AND MONEY TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL NEW PRODUCT!!! I’m sorry but thats absolutely all there is.</p>
<p>Yes, okay, forgot all about an entrepreneurial degree. Anyone know of a good school, that offers an accelerated program?</p>
<p>Look at Industrial Design. Invent, improve, create. Let someone else manufacture.</p>
<p>Listen go domrom. You’re wanting to go about this the wrong way.</p>
<p>Thank you! The voice of reason at last! If there was a degree that would help you be a self-employed, rich inventor, everyone and their mother would do it</p>
<p>You might consider Austin Center for Design [<a href=“http://www.ac4d.com%5D%5B/url”>www.ac4d.com][/url</a>], in Austin, Texas.</p>
<p>Undergraduate in engineering or science, then go to law school and become a patent attorney. Then you can patent you own designs.</p>