Hardware Podcasts

001: Inventing and DIY Product Development

Product Startup · 9 Mar 2016 · 12m

What this episode covers

Filip Valica, founder of The Product Startup and host of the Product Startup podcast, explains why the current era is ideal for DIY product development. He highlights key enablers including access to consumer data, affordable rapid prototyping technologies like 3D printing and Arduino, and simplified design tools such as SketchUp and TinkerCAD. Valica also discusses the impact of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and simplified e-commerce infrastructure including Shopify, Stripe, and online brokers like Alibaba.

Most relevant to

founders before launch

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Mako Design + Invent, The Product Startup, Thomas Global, MFG.com, Alibaba
Tools
3D printing, laser cutting, CNC machining, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, SketchUp, TinkerCAD
Also
Facebook, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Shopify, Etsy, PayPal, Square, Stripe

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