Uphill Conversations

Melissa Knaus joins us for an Uphill Conversation on making innovation and technology approachable – especially for women and female entrepreneurs. Melissa Knaus is an entrepreneur, patent expert, and business coach with a passion for helping women create the businesses they dream of leading. When she traded in her full-time office job to start a company and patent her first product, there was a lot she didn’t know. But what she did know was much more powerful – that she needed a massive lifestyle change. Full bio http://gogirlinnovation.com/about-melissa/ (here). Show Notes How an eye infection launched Melissa into her path toward innovation Meaningful coincidences in discovering + launching new ideas Misconceptions around patents and design requirements Importance of questions + research at the front end of any idea or project Overcoming fear + uncertainty through knowledge Tendency to get overwhelmed by your own thoughts and overthinking Utilize a journal to collect, collate + naviga