Critical Tips for Working with Overseas Suppliers
In this guest blog, Charles Lin will teach you everything you need to know to successfully work with electronics suppliers in Asia. ... read more
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Rules for Success I Learned Bringing My Own Hardware Product to Market
It may feel like a Herculean task to get a new hardware product to market. But don’t let it overwhelm you. ... read more
The Importance of Early Marketing, Selling, and Networking for Hardware Startups
If I had to pick one element of the entire process of bringing a new hardware product to market that is the most critical to your success it would be marketing, or more specifically, early marketing. ... read more
The First Critical Steps When Bringing a New Hardware Product to Market
In this article I’m going to share with you the first critical steps you will need to take when bringing a new hardware product to market. ... read more
How to Protect Yourself While Bringing Your Product to Market
In this article I’ll show you how to protect yourself from common scams, and from being ripped off in general, while bringing your product to market. ... read more
12 Requirements to Succeed with a Hardware Startup
Do you have what it takes to succeed with your new startup? Learn how to honestly assess your skills and determine your best outsourcing strategy. ... read more
Episode #28: Marketing Lessons Learned with Fraser Vaage, Founder of Snik
In this episode I speak with Fraser Vaage who is the founder of a hardware startup named Snik that is developing a new bicycle security device. ... read more
Episode #27: The Importance of Defining Project Milestones with Dave Millman of SalesDev.Global
In this episode learn how milestones can entice investors and make your project more manageable. ... read more
8 Tips to Ensure Your Hardware Startup Will Succeed
It’s a long journey to take a hardware product from idea to market. That journey becomes even longer, more stressful, and more expensive if you end up taking the wrong path. ... read more
How to Determine If Your New Hardware Product is Really a Good Idea
In this article I’m going to answer one of the most frequently asked questions I get from entrepreneurs – is my product idea a good one? ... read more
The Biggest Barriers Every Hardware Startup Must Surpass
There are countless barriers that you will need to surpass in order to bring a new physical product to market. This is especially true for an electronic hardware product. ... read more
Introduction to Switch Mode Power Supply Design
This article provides an easily understandable approach to explaining how a switch-mode, buck or boost, power supply operates. ... read more
Episode #26: How to Define and Specify Your New Hardware Product
In this episode of the Predictable Designs Podcast I’m sharing another one of the lessons from a course in the Hardware Academy. The topic of today’s lesson is how to properly define and specify your product. ... read more
Episode #25: How to Validate Your Product Idea Before You Spend Serious Money On It
In this episode of the Predictable Designs podcast I’m going to share with you various ways to validate your product idea before you begin spending serious money to develop and prototype it. ... read more
Episode #24 – Supply Chains and Manufacturing with Charles Lin of TechDesign
In this episode of the Predictable Designs Podcast I speak with Charles Lin of TechDesign where we discuss supply chains and manufacturing in Asia. ... read more
Episode #23 – From Corporate World to Freelancing to Running a Hardware Startup with Roberto Weiser of Developpa
In this episode of the Predictable Designs Podcast I speak with Roberto Weiser of Developpa about how he left his life in a cubicle to became a full-time freelance engineer. ... read more
Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) for Use in Embedded Systems
Discover how and when to use Real Time Operating Systems (RTOs) in your own tech product. This tutorial will cover all the basics and how to use an RTOS in embedded systems based on microcontrollers. ... read more
Episode #22 – Hard Earned Lessons Learned with Wayne Frick of ChirpSounds – Part 2
In my podcast today I speak again with hardware entrepreneur Wayne Frick of ChirpSounds. I’ve worked with Wayne for a couple of years now and he was also one of the first members in the Hardware Academy. ... read more
Why You Need to Stop Over-Focusing on Your Product
It all starts with an idea. Many hardware entrepreneurs then spend months (or even years) specifying and mentally analyzing their product. ... read more
Episode #21 – Hard Earned Lessons Learned with Wayne Frick of ChirpSounds – Part 1
In my podcast today I speak with hardware entrepreneur Wayne Frick of ChirpSounds. I’ve worked with Wayne for a couple of years now and he was also one of the first members in the Hardware Academy. ... read more
