Episode 209: Materials Research for Better Product Design
Ori Yudilevich of Materials Zone explains how early materials research improves product performance, manufacturing decisions, supply resilience, compliance planning, and customer appeal.
Ori Yudilevich of Materials Zone explains how early materials research improves product performance, manufacturing decisions, supply resilience, compliance planning, and customer appeal.
Kelley Thornton of Tiege Hanley explains how setting a quality standard early guides material specifications, manufacturer conversations, margins, and product marketing.
Steven Weigler of EmergeCounsel explains the roles of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets in protecting and increasing the value of a hardware startup.
Investment banker Dan Shea explains how founders can build a more valuable hardware business through product quality, healthy margins, customer value, and continuous innovation.
Tomide Adesanmi of Circuit Mind explains the electronic product development sequence and how better tools, disciplined iteration, and testing can improve the path to manufacturing.
Collin Mitchell of Leadium explains how product founders can define an ideal wholesale buyer, build a researched prospect list, and use persistent multichannel outreach to earn distribution.
Paul Davis explains how design for manufacturing connects early CAD decisions, part simplicity, materials, tooling, cost, and quality to a more reliable production path.
Nikki Lindgren of Pennock explains how product brands can use TikTok creative, UGC, testing, remarketing, Spark Ads, and TikTok Shop to drive sales.
Robb Green of Solving Alpha explains how product founders can prepare an Amazon listing, improve indexing and conversion, and use ads and search data to grow sales.
Chris Peer of SyncShow explains eight connected pillars for building an ROI-driven product marketing system, from goals and positioning to analytics, CRM, and attribution.
Tim Angel of Zugu Case explains how product founders can launch on Amazon, learn from competitors, earn early reviews, and scale a premium product brand.
Will Haire of BellaVix explains how emerging hardware brands can launch on Walmart Marketplace, improve listings, build reviews, and create a path toward retail growth.