Hardware Podcasts

Jacob Morrise | Acing Your Senior Capstone Engineering Project

Being an Engineer · 11 Mar 2022 · 39m · Episode 10

What this episode covers

Jacob Morrise, head of design and development at Morrise Products and adjunct faculty at BYU, discusses his decade of experience in mechanical product design, including his work on the first Ring doorbell and his current one-person consulting business. He shares advice for engineering students on acing capstone projects by embracing self-directed learning and understanding the full product lifecycle, from design to manufacturing. Morrise also details the realities of launching personal products on Amazon, covering costs like tooling, the risks of copycats, and the importance of marketing and patents.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
IDEO, Morrise Products, Pipeline Design & Engineering
Products
Ring
Also
BYU, Amazon

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