Why Testing Your Product is Just As Important as the Product Itself
Learn what needs to be tested, how to test it, and how to design your product to make it more easily testable so only high quality units ever ship to your customers. ... read more
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Q&A: Reducing Manufacturing Costs, Increasing Sales, and Funding Options
In this podcast and video I answer the questions asked by a member in the Hardware Academy. The questions focus on reducing manufacturing costs, increasing sales, and funding options. ... read more
Lesson 5: The Strategic Way to Develop and Sell Your New Electronic Hardware Product
In this last lesson, I’ll be sharing some valuable final thoughts, tips, and recommendations, including the key rules for success with a new product. ... read more
Lesson 4: The Strategic Way to Develop and Sell Your New Electronic Hardware Product
In this fourth lesson I’ll be discussing product development strategies, electrical certifications, and manufacturing your product. ... read more
Lesson 3: The Strategic Way to Develop and Sell Your New Electronic Hardware Product
Now it’s time to focus on those things that most entrepreneurs delay until it’s too late. This includes marketing, selling, and networking before you begin the expensive product development stage. ... read more
Lesson 2: The Strategic Way to Develop and Sell Your New Electronic Hardware Product
How much will it cost to develop and manufacture your product? How will you sell your product? What type of business model and legal structure is best for you? These are all questions that will be answered in this lesson. ... read more
Lesson 1: The Strategic Way to Develop and Sell Your New Electronic Hardware Product
In this first lesson you’ll learn about competitive research, the danger of being overly secretive, how to validate your product, proving your product concept, and why you must first simplify your product. ... read more
The 4 Step Process I Followed to Get My Own Hardware Product to Market
I’m going to share with you the four steps I followed to fund my manufacturing, build a global sales team, and successfully sell my product in hundreds of retail stores. ... read more
The Minimum Viable Hardware Product
The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) concept is more often associated with software but it applies equally well to hardware with some modifications. ... read more
The Path of Hardware Entrepreneurship: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
There is a concept in psychology called the Dunning-Kruger Effect, which is a hypothetical cognitive bias stating that people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. We are all guilty of this cognitive bias at some point, but recognizing it is the first step to understanding yourself and the world around you, allowing you to overcome this bias. ... read more
Why New Hardware Startups Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Doesn’t
Learning from your own mistakes is usually just a part of the process of developing and selling a new product. But what’s much more efficient is if you can instead learn from the mistakes of others. ... read more
Top 10 Design Mistakes To Avoid When Developing Your New Electronic Hardware Product
There are design mistakes that I see made over and over again on the development of new electronic hardware products. Some of these mistakes are with the electronics design, some are with the enclosure design, and some are more general in nature. ... read more
How to Choose the Best Legal Structure for Your New Hardware Business
Choosing the best legal structure for your new hardware business is critical. It impacts how much you pay in taxes, your ability to raise funding, the paperwork you need to file, and your personal liability. ... read more
14 Ways to Get Your New Electronic Hardware Product to Market Faster and Cheaper
Developing a new hardware product is never quick or cheap, but in this article you’ll discover many ways to significantly reduce your cost and time to market. ... read more
The Two Essential Ingredients for Success with a New Hardware Product
In this article we discuss why entrepreneurs should market and develop their product idea at the same time. Learn why you don’t need a prototype to start marketing your new product idea. ... read more
5 Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Hardware Design
The article highlights 5 common pitfalls to avoid during the hardware design process for a new electronic product. ... read more
How to Estimate the Manufacturing Cost for a New Electronic Product (Case Study: Bluetooth Device)
Today I’m providing a step by step guide for estimating the manufacturing cost for a hypothetical tracking device that incorporates Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), GPS, an accelerometer, and a USB rechargeable lithium battery. ... read more
Hardware Product Development Journey – From Idea to Market (Infographic)
The following is a super in-depth infographic that beautifully shows the development journey from idea to market for a new hardware product. ... read more
Introduction to Battery Chargers
One of the most common types of electronic circuits used in modern portable electronic products are battery chargers. This article will review three common battery chargers ranging from simple to more complex. ... read more
Why Patents Are a Death Trap for Entrepreneurs and Inventors
“How do I get a patent” is one of the most common questions asked by anyone with an idea for a new product. In this article I’m going to discuss why patents should never be your first priority. ... read more
