How to Conduct Your Own Patent and Prior Art Search

This article explains the difference between patents and prior art. Learn how you can search for both of these on your own, and for free. ... read more

Internet-of-Things (IoT) Trends and Products

Spending, worldwide, on IoT products is projected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2023.

This follows an absolutely explosive year over year increase in the field (over $40 billion per year) since 2018, with an expected $1 trillion in global IoT … read more

How Much Does It Cost to Develop and Manufacture a New Electronic Product?

Discover the cost to develop your product, the cost to scale up manufacturing for mass production, and finally the actual cost per unit to manufacture it. ... read more

Startup Crowdfunding Campaigns That Far Exceeded Their Goal

All of the hardware startups that we feature below far outpaced their own crowdfunding campaign goals, in some cases by millions of dollars!

Success was achieved through various means that you should consider for your own startup.
One startup, in … read more

Bootstrapping Your Hardware Startup – The Pros and Cons

In this article you will discover the pros and cons of bootstrapping your startup by looking at examples of other successful hardware startups. ... read more

How to Ship Your Products from China to the U.S. Using Sea Freight

Learn how to use sea freight to ship your products affordably from China to the United States and how to avoid the most common mistakes. ... read more

10 Crowdfunding Campaigns For Hardware Products That Raised Big Money

From hearing aids to micro 3D printers to home-based cloud storage, you are going to discover 10 hardware products that had massively successful crowdfunding campaigns. ... read more

How to Sell Your New Product on Amazon

Selling your own original product on Amazon is one way to generate early sales with greater profit margins than via brick and mortar retail outlets. Learn how you can easily become a successful Amazon seller. ... read more

10 Successful Hardware Companies You Probably Never Heard About

What hardware entrepreneur doesn’t want to build the next Apple, Ring, GoPro, Peloton, or Tesla? Those companies are the rare “unicorns” of hardware, but there are countless other hardware companies that are generating millions in annual revenue. ... read more

10 Hardware Companies with a Recurring Revenue Business Model

If at all possible, you need to find a way to incorporate at least some recurring revenue into your hardware business model.

Recurring revenue adds stability to your startup, improves your cash flow, fosters long-term customer relationships, makes your company … read more

Product-Market Validation: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn from an expert in product market validation why it is so important to validate your product idea before developing the actual product. You will also learn how to harness Facebook advertising to prove the appeal of your product, and to identify who exactly is willing to buy it. ... read more

How to Price Your Product for Various Distribution Channels

In this article we discuss profit margins and retail pricing, how they are different based on where you sell your product, and why retail price consistency is important. ... read more

Comparison of the Top 5 Startup Incubator and Accelerator Programs

Learn about the pros and cons of the top accelerator/ incubator programs that are designed to mentor startups and provide access to funding sources. ... read more

Successful $5 Million Crowdfunding Campaign: Top 6 Takeaways

This case study follows the wildly successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns for the hardware startup UVMask. Learn how they leveraged timing, smart advertising, and even a graphic design blunder, to raise over $5 million in funding. ... read more

How to Achieve Success in a Difficult Market: Interview with Mike Morena (Founder of AdhereTech)

In this interview I speak with Mike Morena who is a mechanical engineer that co-founded a successful pharmaceutical device company. ... read more

Hardware Startup Incubator or Accelerator: Which One Is Right for You?

Startup incubators and accelerators are two types of programs that support new companies in their early stages of development through mentoring, networking, resources, and funding. We’ll explore the differences between the two and their pros and cons. ... read more

Comparison of Product Development Models and Risks

In this article you will learn about the tradeoffs between funding your own product development (Western model) and partnering early with a Chinese manufacturer to develop your product (Eastern model). ... read more

How To Effectively Use Outsourcing to Power Your Hardware Startup

In this article I discuss how to successfully use outsourcing to fill in gaps in your expertise while maintaining effective oversight. ... read more

How to Make Fast Progress on Your Hardware Project with Miguel Hernandez (Founder of Palocam)

Miguel Hernandez is the co-founder of Palocam, which manufactures a pole-climbing camera for recording sporting events from above. The following is a conversation between John Teel and Miguel where they discuss everything from product development to crowdfunding. ... read more

The Importance of Finding Advisors for Your Hardware Startup

One of the best ways for hardware founders to overcome many of the problems they face is to get experienced advisors as soon as possible. ... read more

Five Big Mistakes Hardware Startups Make: Here’s Why You Need to Talk to Your Customers

Learn how to avoid some of the worst customer mistakes made by inexperienced hardware startup founders and entrepreneurs. ... read more

How to File a U.S. Provisional Patent Application (PPA)

In this guide we take a close look at exactly what is required in a provisional patent application. Even though it is simpler than a full patent, a PPA still requires a number of steps and documentation. ... read more

Manufacturing Strategies for New Hardware Products

We are going to compare three different manufacturing strategies: offshore, domestic, and hybrid manufacturing. ... read more

Introduction to Marketing for Hardware Startups

Many entrepreneurs ignore marketing their hardware product until after development is finished. In this article you will learn why this is a mistake, and instead how to market your product concurrently while you develop it. ... read more

How to Get Investors and Co-Founders for Your Hardware Startup

Finding investors and/or co-founders for your startup is never easy, but in this article you will discover what it takes to get them interested in your project. ... read more