Eric Corl

Eric Corl is humble about the company and states that scaling the venture has been challenging at times. “When you scale your company, it becomes more and more difficult to be involved in every aspect. As we have had more success, we’ve actually reduced the number of ventures we get involved with, so we can dedicate more time to coaching the entrepreneurs we help. It has helped tremendously in seeing more performance from those entrepreneurs, and we have more control over filtering out people with unrealistic expectations or those that lack the grit to put the work in.”

The Idea Buyer Story

Idea Buyer, LLC has been helping entrepreneurs develop and prepare their ideas, products and technologies for retail distribution since 2007. What originally started as an online marketplace for intellectual property, has become an end-to-end business development and marketing machine. That company now also helps entrepreneurs turn their ideas into a business, while minimizing cost and completion time.

Our team of over 20 professionals provides support through every necessary step of turning an idea into a business. Our broad array of expertise and experience, allows entrepreneurs to focus time and resources on building their business.

Working with one company, possessing the capability to do everything from branding to manufacturing and retail management, is what our clients and partners recognize as our most valuable asset. Idea Buyer takes pride in offering something, unique within the industry, which also allows us to offer high value and high potential for success, at reduced upfront investment.

 

Eric Corl is the founder of Idea Buyer

Eric Corl is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Idea Buyer LLC and IdeaBuyer.com. Corl founded Idea Buyer during his junior year at Ohio State University and has since gone on to start a number of companies focused on helping entrepreneurs bring their ideas to market.

Eric was recognized as one of the top 100 most influential entrepreneurs under 30 by the White House Administration in 2012.

Idea Buyer, LLC is a 3 time Inc 5000 company. The company was founded in 2007 by President, Eric Corl. Idea Buyer is the fastest growing new product development firm in the US. In business for 12 years, Idea Buyer partners with select entrepreneurs to bring products to market. Powered by an expert team with vertically integrated capabilities from ideation to manufacturing and distribution, Idea Buyer has successfully brought over 700 products to market. Idea Buyer is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Specialties:

New Product Development, Product Marketing, Networking, Market Research, Branding, Engineering, 3D Printing, Prototyping, Licensing, Patent Sales, Idea Buyer, Graphic Design, IP Protection, App Development, and Idea Buyer

Services offered:

Services offered to select products and technologies

As an end-to-end development firm, our team of experts offers select products and technologies the following services to assist in every aspect of the process from concept to retail distribution:

Branding & Marketing Materials

We help to identify the most appropriate logo and branding strategy, around your product, with focus on the core representation of your company. Once branding has been established, we will create marketing materials to represent the brand and the best communication process for the product or technology.

Intellectual Property Protection

Before entering the market, it is crucial to protect the intellectual property behind your product or technology. We offer expert patent attorneys to assist you with the key elements for optimal protection.

App Development

Our team of web and mobile designers and developers will begin by identifying the core features and benefits the app has to offer. From UX to UI design and all the way through programming, our app development team will guide you through each step of the process to ensure optimal reception in the App Store or Google Play.

Targeted Market Entry & Outreach

Once key retail distributors have been targeted, our outreach team will pitch your product or technology. Marketing materials, along with any other relevant documentation will be submitted for review by the buyer.

3D Renderings & Package Design

In order to generate preliminary interest in the product, renderings are created to provide a digital explanation of the product and its inner workings. Additionally, our design team can create print ready digital packaging with appropriate dyelines and UPC placement.

Website Creation

Our team will identify the most appropriate use of the website, whether it be marketing, e-commerce or driving app downloads. Consistent with all branding created, the website will be an additional tool for educating the targeted consumer on the product or technology.

Services to provide assistance to retail buyer or licensor who show interest in product or technology:

Once an identified retail buyer or licensor has expressed interest in the product or technology, our team can provide assistance with the following services:

Product Specifications

With a Computer Assisted Design program, our engineers are able to create a to-scale ‘blueprint’ of your product. Additionally, we evaluate the best materials, components and technology involved and source for optimal profit margins.

Prototyping

Using CADs, along with other aspects of the product or technology development process, our prototyping engineers will create a tangible product to allow for an evaluation of usability and assess any necessary changes. Prototyping can also be used to generate consumer and retail interest, along with gaining feedback about the product from retail buyers.

Eric Corl - Ohio Entrepreneur

Eric Corl has been recognized by the White House, United Nations, Small Business Administration, and Inc Magazine, among others. Did you also know, he’s based right here in Columbus, Ohio?

The 33 year old entrepreneur has made a name for himself helping get new startups off the ground and certainly hasn’t let any grass grow under his feet. Since launching his first company in 2004, Corl has helped thousands of entrepreneurs through education and companies he has built specifically to help them do the same. He was part of the founding team of Startups.co, co-founder of Fundable, and of the Inc 500 recognized company Idea Buyer.

He states, “Every venture I’ve been a part of has been built around helping other entrepreneurs and as I’ve had more wins and failures, I’ve taken the nuggets of wisdom and we’ve distilled them down to help entrepreneurs compress time, mitigate risk, and scale more successfully.”

Corl currently serves as the President & CEO of Dublin, OH based Idea Buyer, LLC. He founded the company while a Junior at Ohio State University as featured way back in this Columbus Dispatch article featuring him notes - Big Business.

contact them. The company has helped launch thousands of ventures ranging from baby products that sell through Macy’s, Buy Buy Baby, and Target to sporting goods products that sell through Cabela’s, Bass Pro, Sportsman’s Warehouse, and it doesn’t stop there.

The company’s development team has helped launch a multitude of high tech apps to the iOS and Android App Stores.

When asked about the technology bridge, Corl stated, “We got into high end app development through products we envisioned benefiting from a tech component. After solving several problems, and having success, it led us to more and more ventures in the space, and currently is a growing business for us”.

The company has grown substantially since it’s early days in Corl’s college apartment to an expansive office that includes a large warehouse dedicated to prototyping. It’s like walking into a willy wonka factory for new ideas.

Eric Corl is humble about the company and states that scaling the venture has been challenging at times. “When you scale your company, it becomes more and more difficult to be involved in every aspect. As we have had more success, we’ve actually reduced the number of ventures we get involved with, so we can dedicate more time to coaching the entrepreneurs we help. It has helped tremendously in seeing more performance from those entrepreneurs, and we have more control over filtering out people with unrealistic expectations or those that lack the grit to put the work in.”

The company has gone so far as to put up a disclaimer on their website warning people that there are substantial challenges when launching a new business, and the weary should not

It’s been an impressive overview of entrepreneurial tenacity right here in Columbus. As far as what the future holds, Eric Corl states, “We love what we do and we don’t see that changing. The diversity in both the startups we get involved with and the founders keeps everything exciting. As we continue building companies, we keep getting better.”

Eric Corl - Ohio Entrepreneur

Eric Corl - Ohio Entrepreneur

Eric Corl has been recognized by the White House, United Nations, Small Business Administration, and Inc Magazine, among others. Did you also know, he’s based right here in Columbus, Ohio?

The 33 year old entrepreneur has made a name for himself helping get new startups off the ground and certainly hasn’t let any grass grow under his feet. Since launching his first company in 2004, Corl has helped thousands of entrepreneurs through education and companies he has built specifically to help them do the same. He was part of the founding team of Startups.co, co-founder of Fundable, and of the Inc 500 recognized company Idea Buyer.

He states, “Every venture I’ve been a part of has been built around helping other entrepreneurs and as I’ve had more wins and failures, I’ve taken the nuggets of wisdom and we’ve distilled them down to help entrepreneurs compress time, mitigate risk, and scale more successfully.”

Corl currently serves as the President & CEO of Dublin, OH based Idea Buyer, LLC. He founded the company while a Junior at Ohio State University as featured way back in this Columbus Dispatch article featuring him notes - Big Business.

contact them. The company has helped launch thousands of ventures ranging from baby products that sell through Macy’s, Buy Buy Baby, and Target to sporting goods products that sell through Cabela’s, Bass Pro, Sportsman’s Warehouse, and it doesn’t stop there.

The company’s development team has helped launch a multitude of high tech apps to the iOS and Android App Stores.

When asked about the technology bridge, Corl stated, “We got into high end app development through products we envisioned benefiting from a tech component. After solving several problems, and having success, it led us to more and more ventures in the space, and currently is a growing business for us”.

The company has grown substantially since it’s early days in Corl’s college apartment to an expansive office that includes a large warehouse dedicated to prototyping. It’s like walking into a willy wonka factory for new ideas.

Eric Corl is humble about the company and states that scaling the venture has been challenging at times. “When you scale your company, it becomes more and more difficult to be involved in every aspect. As we have had more success, we’ve actually reduced the number of ventures we get involved with, so we can dedicate more time to coaching the entrepreneurs we help. It has helped tremendously in seeing more performance from those entrepreneurs, and we have more control over filtering out people with unrealistic expectations or those that lack the grit to put the work in.”

The company has gone so far as to put up a disclaimer on their website warning people that there are substantial challenges when launching a new business, and the weary should not

It’s been an impressive overview of entrepreneurial tenacity right here in Columbus. As far as what the future holds, Eric Corl states, “We love what we do and we don’t see that changing. The diversity in both the startups we get involved with and the founders keeps everything exciting. As we continue building companies, we keep getting better.”