THE PRODUCT STARTUP PODCAST

Podcast - From Invention Idea to Store Shelves

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The Product Startup Podcast is the hardware product development industry's #1 podcast. From invention idea to getting onto store shelves, and everything in between. Hear how inventors, product startups, & small manufacturers created their inventions and launched their physical product businesses. Learn from the industry's top industrial designers, mechanical engineers, PCB designers, consumer product managers, manufacturers, patent attorneys, hardware investors, and more. Learn about industrial design / product design, prototyping, 3d printing, additive manufacturing, product manufacturing, marketing, selling, patenting, logistics, and product business scaling. Hosted by Kevin Mako, North America’s leading expert on product development for physical product startups, founder of MAKO Design + Invent, keynote speaker, and Masters of Engineering lecturer.  Sponsored by PTC’s best-in-class software solutions Onshape: The only cloud-native product development platform that delivers full-featured computer-aided design (CAD), integrated product data management (PDM) and enterprise analytics in a single system, and Creo: 3D CAD solution that provides designers with the most innovative tools to build better products faster, such as generative design, additive manufacturing, real-time simulation, IoT, and augmented reality. Produced by MAKO Design + Invent, the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors.

Recent Episodes of The Product Startup Podcast

194: The Importance of Sketch Design for New Hardware Products

September 21, 2023
With Magnus Skold, Senior Industrial Designer at MAKO Design + Invent

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193: 3D Printing Overview for New Inventions

September 14, 2023
With Andre Tiemann, Director of Production at Hot Pop Factory

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192: Building Communities to Sell Hardware Products

September 7, 2023
With Lloyed Lobo, Co-Founder of Boast.AI

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191: How to Grow Your Crowdfunding Sales

August 31, 2023
With Mark Pecota, Co-Founder + CEO of LaunchBoom

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190: Ethnocentric Design for Your Invention

August 24, 2023
With Thomas Ask, Professor of Industrial Design at Penn College

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189: The Power of Your Team in Building Hardware Innovations

August 17, 2023
With Paul McEnroe, Developer of UPC Barcodes

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188: Use Inventor Narrative to Design Great Hardware Products

August 10, 2023
With Suresh Sethi, Industrial Design Professor at the University of Illinois

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187: e-Commerce Strategies for New Hardware Products

August 3, 2023
With Lamees Butt, SVP of Zoovu

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186: Product Renderings for a New Invention

July 27, 2023
With David Brown, Design Engineer at Mako Design

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185: Building a Successful Hardware Startup Multiple Times

July 20, 2023
With Rich Walsh, CEO of CorVent Medical

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184: The Value of Low-Volume Invention Manufacturing

July 13, 2023
With Ethan Escowitz, Founder of Arris Composites

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183: Getting a New Hardware Product into Retail Stores

July 6, 2023
With Yohan Jacob, CEO of RetailBound

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182: Consumer Product Hardware Trends in Mid 2023

June 29, 2023
With Brian Thompson, Head of CREO at PTC

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181: Digital Advertising for Selling New Hardware Products

June 22, 2023
With Neha Bansal, PM Lead Meta Ads Manager Reporting

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180: Hardware Startup Tips for Non-Technical Founders

June 15, 2023
With Graeme Whitehead, Founder of CNCT Coolers

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About: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories. Also, our founder Kevin Mako hosts The Product Startup Podcast, the industry's leading hardware podcast. Check it out for tips, interviews, and best practices for hardware startups, inventors, and product developers. Click HERE to learn more about MAKO Design + Invent!