But now technology has handed me a much better response, “Look into investing in a prototype made with 3D printing. You might even be able to manufacture using the process.” Obviously, this will not work for all inventions, but for many party-goers’ inventions would be a terrific first step. The potential advantages are multi-fold. For a subset of inventions, 3D printing can be used to manufacture parts or even the entire product. Costs have come down so drastically and the number of 3D printable materials has increased so dramatically, this is a viable approach for more and more gadgets–type inventions.