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Tips To Help You Launch Your Hardware Startup Faster

Intellectual Property, Manufacturing, Product Development, Startups

7 years ago

Building a startup from the ground up is hard work—it takes total commitment, sheer determination and a great deal of research. To help you on the last aspect, we have…

3D Printing Technology Shines at the Olympics

3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping, Product Development

7 years ago

The US Luge Team tapped 3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing) technology for the XXIII Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Stratasys played a role in helping the US…

Three Things Successful Hardware Startup Founders Understand

Product Development, Startups

7 years ago

Hardware startups have many moving parts and are exponentially harder to launch than a typical software startup. Between product prototyping, testing, material selection, manufacturing and quality control (just to name…

Intellectual Property Strategies for Hardware Startups

Intellectual Property, Startups

7 years ago

Intellectual property (IP) protection is an important consideration for any startup, and possibly even more so for hardware startups. Technology and globalization have made it even easier for companies to…

Four Common Startup Roadblocks to Success

Crowdfunding, Manufacturing, Product Development, Startups

7 years ago

Failure is hard and certainly no one goes into building a startup thinking that they are going to fail—however, it happens. While failing is in no way enjoyable, that doesn’t…

The Transformation of 3D Printing Technology

3D Printing/Rapid Prototyping, Manufacturing

7 years ago

Less than ten years ago, the hype surround 3D printing technology was at an all-time high. The idea of each household having one led the news cycle. In hindsight, it…

Early Product Design Challenges Facing Hardware Startups

Product Development, Startups

7 years ago

Below we discuss four common design challenges facing hardware startups today. It doesn’t matter what industry you are going into or if you are a first-time entrepreneur or serial entrepreneur,…

FAQ: The Basics of Product Development

Product Development, Startups

7 years ago

As a product development firm, we often work with first-time entrepreneurs—people who have a fantastic idea for a product, but need guidance on developing their idea and beginning their startup…

Four Considerations Before Launching a Crowdfunding Campaign

Crowdfunding, Intellectual Property, Startups

7 years ago

Crowdfunding can help hardware startups launch not only a product, but an entire company. The power of “the crowd” is strong and can be a great asset for entrepreneurs. However,…

Hardware Startup: Seeing Opportunities That Others Have Missed

Startups

7 years ago

We have all heard the term, “ignorance is bliss”, and when it comes to launching a hardware startup this might just be right. Newcomers to an industry have fresh ideas,…

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