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Rick Hopper

Invention, entrepreneurship, and Shark Tank

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Rick Hopper is an inventor and serial entrepreneur who created ReadeREST, secured a deal with Lori Greiner on Shark Tank, and built the magnetic-eyeglass-holder concept into a nationally distributed product. He has also built, scaled, and sold companies and now mentors other inventors.

May 16, 2016 · 1 hr 30 min

From Invention to Shark Tank

Readerest inventor Rick Hopper shares the persistence, experimentation, setbacks, relationships, and unconventional choices behind his entrepreneurial journey and Shark Tank appearance. He also answers practical questions about product development, licensing, investor diligence, working with a Shark, and building a life around purposeful action.

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