Category Archives: Design/Engineering
Cutting Edge 3D Printing Technologies (And the New Abilities They Give You)
Whether you’re using 3D printing for prototyping or manufacturing, it is an incredible new prototyping tool that has opened all kinds of doors for hardware startups and entrepreneurs. Now anyone with some basic CAD skills can see their vision realized … Continue reading
UltraCool Visor
UltraCool Visor does what it says on the tin. In case you hadn’t guessed already, this is a hat that is ultra cool. And not just because it looks cool either. UltraCool Visor is a device that helps you ‘maintain your … Continue reading
Smart Home Products: The Latest Exciting Developments
Smart home products have been rapidly gaining momentum over the last few years with the likes of Nest and IFTTT demonstrating the potential of the industry. There are appliances such as thermostats that are able to adjust themselves, lights that turn … Continue reading
Top Design Awards For Hardware Startups
Product design is incredibly important if you hope to make a splash in the market. This is why your hardware startup should be keeping an eye on the top design awards for hardware startups, as someday your products could be … Continue reading
10 Maker Spaces In The USA That Hardware Startups NEED To Discover
A maker is someone who has a house filled with gadgets they built themselves, someone who probably owns several Raspberry Pi’s, and someone who enjoys taking old calculators apart. Makers are often inventors, sometimes entrepreneurs, generally techies, and they are … Continue reading
An Introduction to IoT Platforms – And Why Makers Need to Take Notice
The ‘Internet of Things’ is one of those incredible ideas with the power to change the world that we’ve been promised for a while, but that nobody has quite delivered on yet. Like virtual reality, cloud computing, and 3D printing though, … Continue reading
The Latest Cool Pet Products From Hardware Startups
Every maker should have a pet project or two, but how about an actual pet project? If a number of pet startup success stories are to be believed, then our furry friends may provide a lucrative and untapped market for … Continue reading
How to Define A Buyer Persona For Startups
A product on its own is not a business model. If you hope to create something that will sell and provide an income, then you need to go a little bit further and learn how to define a buyer persona … Continue reading
The Strategy Behind Prototyping
There is a lot more to effective prototyping than just the process of making the prototype. Done the right way, you can learn a tremendous amount of information from each round of prototyping…here’s how! Preparation Like most anything in life, … Continue reading
The Importance of Having a Plan (and some tips on how to make one)
A lot of clients that come to us have good ideas and some real market potential, but are easily stumped when I ask them the simple question, “What is your plan”. This is a simple litmus test from my point … Continue reading
