A pitch is a short presentation, that summarizes your company’s mission, business plan, and goals. Often, Canadian invention makers pitch ideas specifically to investors to secure capital from investors to... Read More

On February 18th, Kevin Mako, Mako Design’s President, spoke at the OPN Founders Funding Couch event. Hosted by Jeffery Potvin, a Canadian angel investor who invested in over 55 companies,... Read More

The Mako product design firm in Austin loves this question: How do I pitch my idea to investors? Pitching is a skill every aspiring entrepreneur should have because it’s a... Read More

A lot of up and coming small business owners use a number of different methods to have the rights funs to start their small business as being financially ready for... Read More

When starting a new business or start-up, funds become one of the number one concerns for small business owners and inventors. Not only that, when especially entering the product design... Read More

We often say to our clients it’s the simplest inventions that see the most success. It’s the products that make you ask yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that?” that... Read More

Prototypes are critical in the development of your products but what many people don’t realize is how prototype design differs in your stages of development. Here are five types of... Read More

Prototype design is critical to getting closer to the real functionality of your product. Sketches, wire frames, blueprints and mock ups are great, but the prototype is what’s going to... Read More