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By Tucker J. Marion Today, companies producing physical assembled products such as Black & Decker (B&D) have outsourced production of nearly their entire product line-up to offshore facilities [1]. It has been argued that outsourcing, or the use of outside suppliers to provide services or products, frequently offers a cost competitive alternative to performing the required [...] What can you learn from Pitchmen TV Show? Marketing inventions, pitching to investors, selling strategies, concept verification, infomercial basics and much much more. Read about the show, the show and a few of their tips. I would like to thank my friend Pete for giving me a copy of Gadget Nation over lunch on Sunday. After a quick look through I am very impressed. The book is a collection of modern inventions, the current reality of profitable inventions and inventor stories.
We as product developers spend a lot of time communicating. We evaluate and give comments on design, engineering, packaging and so much more. Spending the time drawing arrows and typing up comments can add up quickly. With this new tool, that time compresses to very little. Jing is a screencast tool. While [...] A large part of duck tape prototyping is doing it for cheap. This could mean $20, $200 or even more… but it is still a lot cheaper than a professional prototype. The cost of duck tape prototypes is mostly materials. There is no expensive CAD, engineering or design to be done, only [...] Lets go over some basics about prototyping starting with “duck tape prototypes”. Duck tape prototypes are the very first physical representations of your idea. This phase can be filled with lots of satisfaction for optimists and visionaries or disappointment for the pessimists and short sighted. Duck tape prototypes are made from available [...] Many focus on the financial aspect of Superbowl Ads. I agree that $3 million is astonishing for a 30 second commercial, but I think about that differently. If a company is going to spend an amazing amount of money for 30 seconds, it must be a pretty good example of what the top [...] Often we get asked, how can we communicate our ideas without any artistic ability. Being a bad artist myself, I think that I can help with a few tips. First you need to figure out your goal, communication or impression. If you are trying to communicate I can help, if you are [...] |
 
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