Sep 29, 2025
Alan interviews April Mitchell.
April Mitchell is a busy mom of 4 and a full time toy and game
inventor - with 5 new products coming out in 2026.
She taps her teaching skills to mentor, coach, and help other
inventors. She encourages inventors to believe in themselves and
not give up.
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Sep 25, 2025
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode.
Today's Thursday Thought is, "The Joy in the Moment."
Alan describes a key difference between animals and humans. Animals live in the Joy in the Moment. Humans are time travelers: we spend most of our mental time in the past or the future.
Time to live in the Joy in the...
#546 - Hacker and futurist invents an AI microscope to diagnose malaria more quickly – Pablos Holman
Sep 22, 2025
Alan interviews Pablos Holman.
Growing up in Alaska, Pablos Holman tinkered with an Apple 2 computer.
He became fascinated with computers and soon, he took his knowledge to help companies to implement their first computers. Later, he worked with Nathan Myhrvold on starting up the Intellectual Ventures Lab.
Later Pablos...
Sep 18, 2025
Alan provides a new Thursday Thought episode.
Alan asks you a question, "Are you mission driven?"
Alan describes how 3 famous entrepreneurs achieved success by pursuing a mission more than pursuing profits.
If you wish to achieve success as an inventor, pursue a larger mission with your invention. Over time, profits...
Sep 15, 2025
Alan provides a new Me on the Mic episode.
Today, Alan describes 2 myths that may keep you from succeeding as an inventor.
Do you feel you could succeed if you could find someone who knows "all the right contacts?"
Congratulations: that's a myth that may hold you back. Tune in to learn another myth so many inventors...