The Inventor’s Handbook @ Popular Science.

We are living in a golden age of invention. Makerspaces and online creator communities abound; information is abundant and free; equipment is affordable and available; and crowdsourcing platforms offer a great way to test interest and build excitement around a new idea—as well as to fund it. Because barriers to entry are practically nonexistent, these days anyone can be an inventor.

Adafruit / Ladyada mention!