Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Flipping off big time

This is an ultimate tale in the power of a simple concept: Necessity is the mother of invention.

In this case, an actual mom, Debbee Barker, couldn't get her kids to fold their clothes. So she came up with a flipping tool (no pun intended) that made it so easy for them to use. Her cardboard model turned into a patent, which led to improved models and eventually ... a $16 million business. Her site, FlipFold.com, generates a significant share of those revenues.

Not bad for a stay-at-home mom. I might need to get one of these, too.

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