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This mini-series of podcast episodes was spawned following episode 65 where we discussed the different supplier options open to buyers who’re sourcing from China. One of which is to do it yourself! If you’re interested in doing your own souring from … Continue reading →

As product designers look for more sustainable options to please increasingly environmentally savvy consumers, they are often looking at the advantages of bioplastics, such as lower production CO2 emissions, sustainable raw materials, biodegradability in many cases, and more…

Chinese New Year is one of the most challenging times of year for importers with some or all of their supply chain in China or other East-Asian countries (like Vietnam) who celebrate it, too. In this episode of the podcast, … Continue reading →

Regarding the limitations of common reliability and safety testing standards, I came upon an interesting video from automaker Tesla recently: In it, you can see that the Tesla teams have data about the real ‘failure modes’ (car crashes) and how … Continue reading →

Renaud explores some of the key situations where your product IP can be at risk by copycats, especially if you have a new, innovative, and/or popular product. In this episode, he explains when IP can be at risk, who might try … Continue reading →

When manufacturing it’s important to put controls in place to drive success, reduce costs and errors that could disrupt production, and avoid poor quality products being manufactured. There are several process improvement tools that can be used for this purpose, … Continue reading →

Our CEO Renaud is joined by Andrew Amirnovin, our head of New Product Development at Sofeast, and together they dive into why entrepreneurs and companies who’re designing, developing, and manufacturing their new products need to give close attention to product reliability. Did … Continue reading →

Every company or entrepreneur who’s developing and manufacturing a new product should be conscious of the importance of reliability testing and having a reliability test plan to make it happen. There are cost and timing implications to testing, as with … Continue reading →

Logistics in the USA in late 2021…where to begin? CNN is calling it ‘a supply chain nightmare,’ USA Today bemoan that “Food prices are going up, gas prices are climbing, and finding that great gift for the holidays might get … Continue reading →

Aside from the R&D costs, sourcing materials and components, mold fabrication, paying your supplier, and shipping costs, entrepreneurs have the worry of finding funding for hardware startups to pay for all of this, long before a product starts manufacturing and … Continue reading →