Show Summary

Kurt Shafer, CEO of Invisco, joins Episode 22 of Entrepreneurship Elevated. Kurt shares his story of how an inventor came to dominate the industry.

Our Guest

Graduated BSEE University of Southern California 1965
Field Engineer for Bendix, Magnavox, Harris.
Sales Representative for National Semiconductor, International Rectifier, Unitrode, Philips,
Harris, Intel, and others
Invented first commercial web cam software, SnapNSend, in 1995
Installed first whole house fan in 2008 and sold kits on EBay.
Invented first attic mounted 30 inch belt drive fan in 2009.
Trademarked “Ultimate Cooling Machine” in 2010.
Invented first automatic speed control for whole house fans in 2013.
Became first US firm to enter Australian market for whole house fans in 2013.

Show Quotes

The internet makes everyone (Big and small) look the same.

Consumers notice different and there is an appeal to something different.

Show Links

Kurt’s Website: http://invisco.com/

Kurt’s other website: http://wholehousefanguy.com/

Kurt Shafer on Twitter at @kurtshafer1

Kurt Shafer on LinkedIn

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