Episode 125: Pitch an Invention to Big Brands
Spin Master innovation leader Dougal Grimes explains what major brands expect from inventors, from a crisp pitch to proof of concept and feasibility.
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Episode 124: Raise Your First Million in Funding
Ryan Lewendon explains how founders can prepare for a major funding round, choose investors, understand deal structures, and deploy new capital wisely.
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Episode 123: Sell Products Through B2B Platforms
Gil Bar-Lev explains how brands can use B2B marketplaces to reach retailers, distributors, and buyers while building a differentiated offer that scales.
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Episode 122: Modern Product Development Methods
Onshape cofounder John McEleney explains how cloud CAD, controlled iteration, collaboration, and customer learning help hardware teams develop with agility.
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Episode 121: Disrupt an Industry With Hardware
Alexander Manu explains how founders can define a category, enable new customer behavior, and build a product position that is difficult to copy.
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Episode 120: Build the Right Hardware Startup Team
Karin Lindner explains how founders can choose stronger team members, seek proven mentors, build trust, and create a service-minded operating culture.
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Episode 119: Plan for Product Development Uncertainty
Kelly Schmutte explains how product teams can frame ambiguity, test assumptions, learn through prototypes, and plan for unexpected development results.
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Episode 118: Simplify Products Through Subtraction
Behavioral scientist Leidy Klotz explains why teams default to adding features and how deliberate subtraction can produce simpler, stronger product experiences.
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Episode 117: Run an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
FrontFundr founder Peter-Paul Van Hoeken explains how founders can prepare, communicate, build trust, and raise capital through equity crowdfunding.
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Episode 116: Turn an Invention Into a Business
Make48 founder Tom Gray explains paths from invention to licensing or a company, plus the proof, prototype, video, and sales materials each requires.
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Episode 115: Design and Launch a Toy Invention
Bop It inventor Dan Klitsner shares lessons from hundreds of toy ideas, including timing, relationships, iteration, play value, and disciplined execution.
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Episode 114: Define the Right Consumer Product MVP
Industrial designer Magnus Skold explains how a focused MVP can control cost and complexity while preserving the experience customers actually value.