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Sep.07
12:20 PM ET
Friday, 7 Sep 2007
Why Didn’t I Think of That?
Posted By:CNBC.com

Your key to the American Dream is right in front of you. You just haven’t thought of it yet! Look at your kids, under your bed or on your plate. If you’ve got an idea, don’t let it get away. More importantly, act now before someone else does. These people did:


www.knork.net
Mike Miller was an eight grader who wanted an easier way to eat his lunch. Years later his invention is changing the way you eat and has made him a millionaire in the process.


www.flipfold.com
Hate folding laundry? Debbee Barker’s kids did. So Debbee did what any inspired entrepreneur would – she turned folding clothes into a million-dollar system.


www.mominventors.com
Tamara Monosoff needed a way to keep her child from wasting toilet paper. After taking a look at beauty supplies she came up with the TP Saver and a million-dollar idea to boot.


www.1800gotjunk.com
Brian Scudamore saw a truck full of junk…so he bought it for $700. Now Brian owns 419 franchises and pulls in $158 million. He’s the FedEx of junk removal and living proof that one’s trash is another person’s treasure.


www.penagain.com
Colin Roche found his $5 million idea after thinking back to his days in detention. All it took was a lighter, a pen and some time to think about what he did.


www.hpnotiq.com
How can you build on vodka? Raphael Yakoby made it blue and sold hypnotiq for $50 million. For his latest venture, Raphael launched Nuvo, a pink liqueur aimed at women. Not bad for a college dropout.



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