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

If you plan on starting a business or start-up, you’re probably thinking about embarking upon the journey of becoming an entrepreneur. Becoming an entrepreneur is a long but gratifying experience,... Read More

Everyone has a list of new years resolutions that they hope to accomplish. If you’ve been sitting on the idea of becoming a powerful and successful entrepreneur, our Florida invention... Read More

Building traits takes a lot of time and reflection as one figures out what and what does not work to help them improve their skills and increase productivity. Entering the... Read More

Mako Designs Client – Bob Ginther Over the past few months we’ve been following the story and success of one of our clients – Bob Ginther and his product invention... Read More

Not so long ago, our president and founder of Mako, Kevin Mako, guest appeared for a segment on The Small Business Radio Show with Barry Moltz! We encourage all those interested... Read More

As a product development firm, Mako gets very excited every time we hear news of new innovations and inventions that come out into the market. We get even more excited... Read More

Creativity Why it’s important: It’s no surprise that one of the most valuable inventor traits that every inventor should have is creativity. In a sense, there are no distinguishing differences between... Read More

Like new years, the summer time always seems to be one of the big seasons in where everyone has a bucket list of things they want to do, but never... Read More

We’ve been in the game for about 10 years now, and continue to strive towards becoming even better every day. How do we do it and what’s our secret? Here... Read More

We’re so excited to share that our client, Jonathan Schloo, a Toronto inventor, was just backed on CBC’s Dragon’s Den with a whopping $100,000 deal! His ingenious invention is something... Read More

MAKO recently filmed for season two of a show called Make-48, a hit-show that airs on PBS across the United States. Teams of inventors apply for Make-48 for a chance... Read More

After years of teaching overseas, her career brought her to a work function in Zurich, Switzerland where she struggled with trying to put on a two clasp bracelet from Tiffany... Read More

The Ontario Science Centre has launched something incredibly exciting for all those kids (and big kids) out there full of big ideas for the next best invention. The Inventorium is... Read More

Born on February 11th 1847, little did the world know it would be changed forever. Thomas Edison was evidently brought on this planet to innovate and push boundaries. He created... Read More

It’s every pilots’ worst nightmare. You’re 30,000 feet high, soaring high above the clouds, with the sun beaming off your face – when the engine starts to stutter. Suddenly, it... Read More

Being a creative person doesn’t always come easy and it’s normal to often hit a dry spell. Thinking of creative and innovative solutions day-to-day is a huge part of our... Read More

Eureka moments are hard to come across, but when they hit, it’s like a boost of creative adrenaline. Even at our product design firm, fuzzy issues seem clearer, ideas flow... Read More