THE PRODUCT STARTUP PODCAST
All Episodes
October 12, 2023 -
With Roland Siebelink, CEO of Midstage Institute
October 5, 2023 -
With Laura Teicher, President of FORGE
September 28, 2023 -
With Tyler Jefcoat, Founder of Seller Accountant
September 21, 2023 -
With Magnus Skold, Senior Industrial Designer at MAKO Design + Invent
September 14, 2023 -
With Andre Tiemann, Director of Production at Hot Pop Factory
September 7, 2023 -
With Lloyed Lobo, Co-Founder of Boast.AI
August 31, 2023 -
With Mark Pecota, Co-Founder + CEO of LaunchBoom
August 24, 2023 -
With Thomas Ask, Professor of Industrial Design at Penn College
August 17, 2023 -
With Paul McEnroe, Developer of UPC Barcodes
August 10, 2023 -
With Suresh Sethi, Industrial Design Professor at the University of Illinois
August 3, 2023 -
With Lamees Butt, SVP of Zoovu
July 27, 2023 -
With David Brown, Design Engineer at Mako Design
July 20, 2023 -
With Rich Walsh, CEO of CorVent Medical
July 13, 2023 -
With Ethan Escowitz, Founder of Arris Composites
July 6, 2023 -
With Yohan Jacob, CEO of RetailBound
June 29, 2023 -
With Brian Thompson, Head of CREO at PTC
June 22, 2023 -
With Neha Bansal, PM Lead Meta Ads Manager Reporting
June 15, 2023 -
With Graeme Whitehead, Founder of CNCT Coolers
June 8, 2023 -
With Nick Allen, Industrial Designer at Mako Design
June 1, 2023 -
With Toph Day, CEO of Elevate Ventures
May 25, 2023 -
With Justin Chen, Co-Founder of PickFu
May 18, 2023 -
With Mike Fata, Author of Grow
May 11, 2023 -
With Larry Richenstein, Long-Time Angel Investor
May 4, 2023 -
With Jon Hirschtick, Co-Founder of OnShape
April 27, 2023 -
With Jonathan Bohun, Augmented Reality Expert
April 20, 2023 -
With Robert Colgan, Industrial Design Leader at MAKO Design
April 13, 2023 -
With Tony Ulwick, Author & CEO
April 6, 2023 -
With Paul Sagar, Vice President of Product Management at CREO
March 31, 2023 -
With Ryan Margolin, CEO of Professional Hair Labs
March 23, 2023 -
With Paul Rowan, Co-Founder of Umbra
March 16, 2023 -
Jackson Wightman, Co-Author of The Tech PR Playbook
March 9, 2023 -
With Steve Multer, Author & Corporate Storyteller
March 2, 2023 -
With Kyle Dumont, Founder of AllSpice
February 23, 2023 -
With Tim Uys, Director of Design at MAKO Design
February 16, 2023 -
With Brian Thompson, Head of CREO at PTC
February 9, 2023 -
With Will Ford, President of LaunchBoom
February 2, 2023 -
With Noah Graff, Vice President at Graff-Pinkert Machinery
January 26, 2023 -
With Daniel Bischoff, Former Head of Growth at Purple Mattress
January 18, 2023 -
With Ashley Black, Founder of FasciaBlaster
January 11, 2023 -
With Dave Duncan, VP Sustainability at PTC
January 4, 2023 -
With Mike Stemple, Author of Innovating Innovation
December 28, 2022 -
With Ben Drury, Co-Founder of Yoto
December 21, 2022 -
With Forde Aley, Co-Founder of Shining Way Sourcing
December 14, 2022 -
Guest: Jonas Rinde, Founder of Nomono
December 7, 2022 -
With Joe Dunne, Director of Partnerships at PTC
November 30, 2022 -
With Brad Pedersen, Co-Founder at Pela
November 23, 2022 -
With Michael Solomon, Professor of Marketing
November 16, 2022 -
With Robert Irwin, Lead Industrial Designer
November 9, 2022 -
With Mike Morton, Industrial Design Leader
November 2, 2022 -
With Jim Cermak, Founder of Trade Show University
October 26, 2022 -
With Morgan Teachworth, VP of Engineering at Cisco Meraki
October 19, 2022 -
With Michael Corr, Co-Founder and CEO of Duro PLM
October 12, 2022 -
With Hussain Almossawi, Author of The Innovator’s Handbook
October 5, 2022 -
With Chris Moe, Co-Founder of Cartograph
September 28, 2022 -
With Don Skaggs, President of The Fulson Group
September 21, 2022 -
With Mike Deigan, VP of Global Link Sourcing
September 14, 2022 -
With Scott Brogan, President of Company Expert
September 7, 2022 -
With Nigel Southway, Author of Take Back Manufacturing
August 31, 2022 -
With Marc Inkol, President at Explorer Research
August 24, 2022 -
With Stew Redwine, VP Creative at Oxford Road
August 17, 2022 -
With Matt Selbie, President of Opiniator
August 10, 2022 -
With Jem Bourouh, Partner at Accelerated
August 3, 2022 -
With Jake Schmidt, CEO of Structured Agency
July 27, 2022 -
With Bill Dickinson, 35-Year Sales Executive
July 20, 2022 -
With Jacob Anson, Cofounder of Agency JR
July 13, 2022 -
With Todd Drouillard, Science and Technology at HED
July 6, 2022 -
With Jos Harrison, Global Head of Design at Reckitt
June 22, 2022 -
With Tim Bucciarelli, Director at IronPlane
June 15, 2022 -
With John Carter, Past Chief Engineer at Bose
June 8, 2022 -
With Piotr Zajac, CEO of Untitled Kingdom
June 1, 2022 -
With Tom Pupo, Founder of Moonlighter Miami
May 25, 2022 -
With Mark Maybury, CTO of Stanley Black and Decker
May 11, 2022 -
With Dougal Grimes, VP Innovation at SpinMaster Toys
April 27, 2022 -
With Ryan Lewendon, Partner at Giannuzzi Lewendon LLP
April 20, 2022 -
With Gil Bar-Lev, Founder of HomeRoots
April 13, 2022 -
With John McEleney, Co-Founder of OnShape
April 6, 2022 -
With Alexander Manu, Author & Lecturer
March 30, 2022 -
With Karin Lindner, Author of Make Manufacturing Sexy
March 23, 2022 -
With Kelly Schmutte, Lecturer at Stanford d.School
March 16, 2022 -
With Leidy Klotz, Professor at University of Virginia
March 9, 2022 -
With Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, CEO of FrontFundr
March 2, 2022 -
With Tom Gray, CEO of the Make48 TV Show
February 23, 2022 -
With Dan Klitsner, Inventor of Bop It
February 16, 2022 -
With Magnus Sköld, Senior Industrial Design at Mako Design
February 9, 2022 -
With Bob Christopher, Founder of Pleo
February 2, 2022 -
With Andra Keay, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics
January 26, 2022 -
With Yohan Jacob, CEO of RetailBound
January 19, 2022 -
With Tim Uys, Director of Design at MAKO Design
January 12, 2022 -
With Marco Torres, CEO of Marketing Boost
January 6, 2022 -
With Kapil Kane, Director of Innovation at Intel
December 23, 2021 -
With Alex Dantas, CEO of CircuitLaunch
December 15, 2021 -
With EA Csolkovits, Founder of 75 Products
December 8, 2021 -
With Rich Goldstein, Senior Patent Lawyer
December 1, 2021 -
With Bryon Bhagwandin, A 20-Year Medical Device Entrepreneur
November 24, 2021 -
With Patrick Daly, Author & Product Entrepreneur
November 17, 2021 -
With Scott Evans, Director of Inventionworks at UT
November 10, 2021 -
With Nic Beique, CEO of Helcim
November 3, 2021 -
With Donna Griffit, Corporate Storyteller
October 27, 2021 -
With Steven Uster, CEO of FundThrough
October 20, 2021 -
With Amy Parsons, Founder of Mozzafiato
October 13, 2021 -
With Will Russell, Founder of Russell Marketing
October 6, 2021 -
With Jim Cermak, Founder of Trade Show University
September 29, 2021 -
With Dan Soviero, Founder of Signature Athletics
September 22, 2021 -
With Yohan Jacob, Founder and CEO of RetailBound
September 15, 2021 -
With Toccara Karizma, President of Karizma Marketing
September 8, 2021 -
With Taylor Ryan, CEO of Klint Marketing
September 1, 2021 -
With Will Ford, Co-Founder of Launchboom
August 25, 2021 -
With Luke Levene, VP at XR Applied Technologies
August 18, 2021 -
With Joseph Fung, CEO of Uvaro Sales Training
August 11, 2021 -
With Jacob Rothman, CEO of Velong Industries Manufacturing
August 4, 2021 -
With Paul Rowan, Co-Founder of Umbra
July 28, 2021 -
With Michael Solomon, Author of 30 Marketing Books
July 21, 2021 -
With Ben Drury, Founder of Yoto Play
July 14, 2021 -
With Brett Fox, Venture Capital Expert
July 7, 2021 -
With Steve Grundahl, Founder of Midwest Prototyping
June 30, 2021 -
With Robert Irwin, Lead Industrial Design at Amazon
June 23, 2021 -
With Rhett Silverstein, Inbound Licensing Expert
June 16, 2021 -
With Blair Severn, Past National Head of Sony Stores
June 9, 2021 -
With Jan Cavelle, founder of Cavelle Furniture
June 2, 2021 -
With Tom Patterson, Founder of Wknd Digital
May 26, 2021 -
With West Stringfellow, past executive at Target, Amazon, & TechStars
May 20, 2021 -
With Bill Carlin of ShipMate Logistics
May 19, 2021 -
With Victoria Wieck of Million Dollar Hobbies
May 18, 2021 -
With Rob Crowder, Head of Product at Nutromics MedTech Devices
May 17, 2021 -
With Mark Pecota, Co-Founder of LaunchBoom
May 14, 2021 -
With Chrystal Clifton, 20 years in premium & luxury products
May 13, 2021 -
With Jamie Libregts, Director of Marketing at Reliable Corp
May 12, 2021 -
With Joe Cecala, CPA, Lawyer, & Executive
May 11, 2021 -
With James Richardson, Author of Ramping Your Brand
May 10, 2021 -
With Brett Colvin, President of Goodlawyer
April 28, 2021 -
With Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, CEO of FrontFundr
March 9, 2021 -
With Deirdre Tshien, Founder of Growth Boss
March 2, 2021 -
With Jeffery Potvin, President of OPN
February 23, 2021 -
With Mike Morton, Past Design Director at Dell
February 16, 2021 -
With Author Michael Hageloh
February 9, 2021 -
With Eric Dickmann of the Virtual CMO Podcast
February 2, 2021 -
With Alison Brett, Founder of Clasp Magic
January 19, 2021 -
With Tom Gray, founder of America’s Make48 TV Show
January 5, 2021 -
How to ensure your products are manufactured overseas without defects.
December 1, 2020 -
With Mark Shanahan, Past VP at Staples
November 1, 2020 -
With Jonathan Schloo, Founder and Inventor of the Car Generator
October 10, 2020 -
With prior host Filip Valica and new host Kevin Mako
June 10, 2017 -
055: Training Creativity to Get More (and Better) Ideas
This episode is based on the following article: 6 Methods To Generate New Product Ideas and And Kick-Start Your Creativity Many people assume that they aren’t good at coming up with new or creative ideas.
June 1, 2017 -
Dan & Justin with Milton the Mealtime Companion
May 10, 2017 -
053: Manufacturing, Quality & 3D Printing
Today we will focus on manufacturing and quality assurance – answering some of the most popular questions that we get asked. Also, how to know when to call it quits, and how much money or time to invest…
May 10, 2017 -
With Alice Orozco of Pret-a-Portiere
May 1, 2017 -
With Samantha & Elaine of Midas Cup
April 30, 2017 -
With Tim Christian of OORR
April 29, 2017 -
With Juliana Garaizar of the Houston Angel Network
April 25, 2017 -
With Bill McAlister of Top Dog Direct
April 11, 2017 -
With Chris Ray & Chariss Tatman of C2 Group
March 30, 2017 -
With Stephanie Cummings & Tal Berke of Shlocker
March 11, 2017 -
045: Product Development and Kickstarter Launch of Botanium
Johannes Roselius is a development engineer with 10 years of experience in product development. He has worked in design engineering, manufacturing, and product management and loves to find simplicity in the most complicated problems.
March 10, 2017 -
With Elyse Daniels of Exodus Wear
March 9, 2017 -
043: President Trump’s Proposed Trade Policies & U.S. Manufacturing
General findings of the mfg.com survey and the do’s and don’ts of submitting designs for quote to manufacturers.
February 25, 2017 -
Stacy Marking with Lemongrass Trading Co
February 20, 2017 -
With Jay DeMerit of RockIt Logs
February 18, 2017 -
With Diane Gardner of Tax Coach 4 You
February 10, 2017 -
With Tim Pannell of Rocksgone
January 30, 2017 -
With Farah Qureshi
January 27, 2017 -
With Ruth Stone of Boxhead Crafts
January 25, 2017 -
With Gavin Christman of Green&Blue
January 20, 2017 -
With Paul Potratz of The Growth Mindset
January 15, 2017 -
034: Staying Motivated & Overcoming Lack of Money, Time & Skills
What are your core motivations for starting a business? This needs to be something that you don’t have to remind yourself of every day – it should be a part of you.
December 30, 2016 -
With Khierstyn Ross of Crowdfunding Uncut
December 25, 2016 -
With Jill Bong of Chicken Armor
December 15, 2016 -
With Elizabeth Versace of Ecococoon
December 1, 2016 -
With Josh Smith of Libertine Fragrance
November 29, 2016 -
With Adam Force of Change Creator
November 20, 2016 -
With Lisa Ruiz of Credible Products
November 10, 2016 -
With Brandon Adams of Keys to the Crowd
November 5, 2016 -
With Tanya Heath of Tanya Heath Paris
November 2, 2016 -
With Robson Splane of the Prorise Seat Assist
October 30, 2016 -
With Terry Lin of Forever Home Blankets
October 25, 2016 -
With the Cheerbox, Tamar Lucien of Mental Happy
October 10, 2016 -
With Chloë Thomas of eCommerce MasterPlan
October 1, 2016 -
With Megan Cox of Amalie Beauty
September 30, 2016 -
With Matt Ruedlinger of Triple R Marketing
September 25, 2016 -
With Susana Stewart & Caroline Maina of Fro Butter
September 20, 2016 -
With Jennifer Harris of Motivo
September 15, 2016 -
With Damien Lee of Mr. Lee’s Noodles
August 30, 2016 -
With Luke Lucas of Foddies
August 25, 2016 -
With Dean Salakas of The Party People
August 20, 2016 -
With Mickey Swortzel of New Eagle
July 30, 2016 -
With Kelly Costello of Puppy Cake
July 25, 2016 -
012: Testing Product Ideas – 7 Inventors & Small Business Owners Share Advice
Hear the different ways each founder validated their ideas and confirmed (as best they could!) that there was a market. Also, hear their best tip for bringing a product to market.
July 20, 2016 -
With Tony Devine of The Original Profender
June 30, 2016 -
010: I Have an Idea, Now What? Developing, Testing & Prototype Physical Products
A solo episode on validating product ideas, the true value of an idea and creating prototypes on any budget.
May 30, 2016 -
With Gordon Firemark of Entertainment Law Update
May 15, 2016 -
Doug Marshall of The Game Face Company
May 10, 2016 -
With Fabienne Serrière of Knit Yak
April 30, 2016 -
With Kelsey Duffy of Versakini
April 10, 2016 -
With Mat Hofma & Erik Polumbo of Mini Materials
March 30, 2016 -
With Brad Summey of Savage Jerky
March 10, 2016 -
With Heidi Pungartnik of Design for Founders
March 5, 2016 -
With David M. Frankel of The Perky Collar
March 1, 2016 -
001: Inventing & DIY Product Development
Why is now the best time for DIY Product Development? In short – access to consumer data, access to rapid Prototyping equipment, simplified computer design tools, popularity of crowdfunding, simplified e-commerce growth of online brokers.
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!
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