This guide is written specifically for entrepreneurs, startups, inventors, and small businesses innovating new electronic hardware products. ... read more
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
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
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
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
In this episode learn how milestones can entice investors and make your project more manageable. ... read more
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
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
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
This article provides an easily understandable approach to explaining how a switch-mode, buck or boost, power supply operates. ... read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
It all starts with an idea. Many hardware entrepreneurs then spend months (or even years) specifying and mentally analyzing their product. ... read more
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
As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. ... read more
This article compares the ATmega and STM32 microcontrollers so that you can choose the best one for your own tech product, by considering overall cost and system cost, as well as the upward migration path. ... read more
In this episode I speak with Dave Millman of SalesDev.Global about some of the various aspects of bringing a new hardware product to market that are most commonly underestimated by hardware startups.
Dave has decades of experience helping hardware startups … read more
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