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Turn Your Crowdfunded Product Into a Hardware Startup Brand that Everyone Loves
In an ideal world, a hardware startup will begin with a great idea for a product and then translate that into a successful crowdfunding campaign. Branding shouldn’t matter at this stage; the project should be backed on the strength of … Continue reading
10 Hardware Startups You Need to Follow in 2016
Hardware startups are in no short supply. In fact, it seems that there a hundred new hardware startups every time you turn around at the moment, and crowdfunding, along with better manufacturing tools, play no small part in the hardware … Continue reading
Marketing for Hardware Startups: Essential Metrics You Must Follow at Product Launch
A large part of successful marketing for hardware startups is concentrating on your metrics. You could have a business model that involved giving away free gold, but if you didn’t have the right marketing to go along with it, you … Continue reading
Product Certifications You Need To Know About
If you intend to market or manufacture your product overseas, then you will need to understand international product certifications. Product certifications essentially ensure that a product has passed various performance tests and quality assurance checks before it hits the mass … Continue reading
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
Is UL Certification Required for Your Hardware Product?
The UL certification is a North American Product certification that comes from Underwriter Laboratories. It shows that the product in question was tested by UL, and that it meets US and Canadian safety standards. Products displaying this mark are likely … Continue reading
Great Online Resources or Talks About Startup Ideation
If you’re planning on launching your own hardware startup, then there’s something you’ll need to perform before you can go ahead: and that’s startup ideation. While funding is important, it won’t get you very far without having an idea to … Continue reading
The Top Female Entrepreneurs in Hardware
If you were to glance over the covers of Wired magazine, or read through the Fortune 500 list, you might be excused for thinking that most hardware entrepreneurs were male. In fact though, this really isn’t the case, and there … 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
