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 developing invention ideas into tangible products to getting onto store shelves and everything in between. Gain insight into how product inventors, startups, and manufacturers created their inventions, launched their product businesses, and scaled their innovative ventures into renowned enterprises. Learn from the industry's top industrial designers, mechanical engineers, PCB designers, consumer product managers, manufacturers, patent attorneys, hardware investors, and more. Broaden your understanding of industrial design, prototyping, 3D printing, additive manufacturing, product manufacturing, D2C marketing and sales, patenting, logistics, and product business scaling.

Hosted by Kevin Mako, North America’s leading expert on product development for physical product startups, President and Founder of MAKO Design + Invent, keynote speaker, and Master of Engineering lecturer. 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

233: Raising Money For Scaling Via a Crowdfunding Campaign

2024-07-25
With Will Ford, President and Co-Founder of LaunchBoom

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232: Video Product Renderings for Your Invention

2024-07-07
With David Brown, Industrial Designer at MAKO Design + Invent

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231: Selling Your Invention on Your Own Website Starting from Zero

2024-06-20
With Hamdy Albana, Co-Founder of Push Analytics

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230: Product Packaging Advice for Your New Hardware Invention

2024-06-14
With Elizabeth Corbett, President of Enterprise Sales at AE Global

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229: Overview of Patenting for Hardware Startups

2024-06-07
With Tom Dunlap, Managing Partner at Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig

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228: How to Build a Digital Community Before Launching Your Invention

2024-05-30
With Jon Davids, Founder and CEO of Influicity

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227: How to Sell Your Invention Direct to Companies as a Promotional Product

2024-05-24
With Jeff Lerner, CEO and Founder of Misnomer

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226: Maximizing Your Invention’s Perceived Value Through Marketing

2024-05-16
With Valentin Radu, CEO & Founder of Omniconvert

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225: Communication Silos for Product Design Stakeholders

2024-05-09
With John Conafay, Co-Founder & CEO of Integrate

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224: Expanding Your Product Into New Verticals

2024-05-02
With Danny Angers, Co-Founder, EVP & CFO of VOSKER Cameras

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223: Mechanical Prototype Parts vs. Pre-Production Parts for Plastic Inventions

2024-04-26
With Tim Uys, Director of Design at MAKO Design + Invent

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222: Securing Grants for Scaling Up a Hardware Startup

2024-04-18
With Micki Vandeloo, President of Lakeview Consulting

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221: How to Go from Prototype to First Manufacturing Run

2024-04-11
With Keenan Wyrobek, Co-Founder & CTO of Zipline

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220: How Storytelling Drives Consumer Product Sales

2024-04-05
With Akeem Shannon, CEO & Founder of Flipstik

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219: Hiring Your First Team Members at a Hardware Startup

2024-03-28
With Kevin Lavelle, CEO & Co-Founder of Mizzen+Main and Harbor

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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!