{"id":7085,"date":"2012-04-05T19:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.davison.com\/blog\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2017-08-21T10:23:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:23:16","slug":"tonight-dare-to-invent-goes-california-dreaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/blog\/tonight-dare-to-invent-goes-california-dreaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonight, \u201cDare to Invent\u201d Goes California Dreaming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7091 photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/John-Dared-to-Invent-6.jpg\" alt=\"Davison Inventor\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tonight, again, we beg the question, do you\u2026 \u201cDare to Invent?\u201d when we feature the fifth in our 13-episode \u201cDare to Invent\u201d series on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/davison\">YouTube<\/a> and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/webisodes\/\">Davison.com<\/a>.\u00a0 This week\u2019s webisode is live now and\u00a0features John Iavarone, inventor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/products\/product_bikeboardr.html\">BikeBoard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In tonight\u2019s episode, the California native faces an \u201cX-treme\u201d problem:\u00a0 Trying to ride a conventional scooter, enjoying the ride, then being jolted off by uneven pavement or stray twigs.\u00a0 Worse yet, John has to watch in horror as his kids do the same thing!<\/p>\n<p>He wants a safer, sturdier scooter that is more unique and maneuverable; so, he takes matters into his own hands and brings his idea for a \u201cwest-coast\u201d scooter, which combines surfboarding, skateboarding and biking\u2026 to Davison!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7088 photo\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/John-Dared-to-Invent-3-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Inventionland\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Nathan leads the creative team and, with a little help from fellow creationeer (and, often, test-dummy), Clay, they overcome all obstacles and the BikeBoard proves to be a rolling success!<\/p>\n<p>John\u2019s invention also reaches another exciting milestone when an international giant features the BikeBoard on some of their \u201ccheesiest\u201d packaging!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an entrepreneur\u2019s dream, to have a company like this to work with,\u201d says John. \u201cThis has been a great relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tune in NOW to watch John \u201cDare to Invent\u201d and see all the twists and turns the BikeBoard takes as it goes from idea to reality!<\/p>\n<p>Here is a sneak peek of some photos from this week&#8217;s \u201cDare to Invent\u201d webisode:<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>A typical project does not get a royalty agreement, sell in stores or generate a profit.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, again, we beg the question, do you\u2026 \u201cDare to Invent?\u201d when we feature the fifth in our 13-episode \u201cDare to Invent\u201d series on YouTube and at Davison.com.\u00a0 This week\u2019s webisode is live now and\u00a0features John Iavarone, inventor of the BikeBoard. 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