🚀Bold Inventors Show | Steve Waddell — From Faucet Idea to Smart Health Tech

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This week on the Bold Inventors Show, hosts J.D. Houvener (patent attorney, Bold Patents) and Matt Kulseth (trademark attorney) sit down with Steve Waddell, the founder of Nasoni—the company reinventing the everyday faucet into a hands-free fountain + smart accessibility platform.


Steve’s journey is a masterclass in what it really takes to go from problem → prototype → pitch wins → product → pivots → clinical trials → grants. If you’ve ever wondered “Is my idea too small?” or “How do I fund this thing?”—this episode is for you.


🎯 In this episode, you’ll learn:


💡 The “rinse test”: why brushing your teeth inspired a whole product category
🏗️ How Steve built early proof-of-concept prototypes (and what he learned the hard way)
🏆 Startup competition strategy: how pitch wins helped fund real momentum
📺 Steve Harvey’s Thunderdome: what it’s like to pitch on a high-pressure stage
🧪 From consumer product to healthcare tech: how Nasoni evolved into assistive innovation
🧓♿ Accessibility & independence: adapting faucet control for users with mobility challenges
🔬 Clinical trials + NIH grants: what it takes to validate and scale a medical-adjacent product
⚖️ Patents, timing, and ROI: when filing too early can backfire—and how to think about IP strategy
🌀 Motion mark trademark: yes, that’s a thing—and Steve actually has one


🔥 Why this matters for inventors


Nesoni’s story shows how a product can start as a simple consumer “aha” moment… and become a mission-driven platform that helps real people live more independently—while still requiring smart decisions around funding, manufacturing, IP, and go-to-market timing.


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Bring your questions—patents, trademarks, product launches, licensing, and more (just keep it non-confidential since we’re live).


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