Topic: Product Development

December 10, 2024

See how Kate Bray and REB partnered with Gembah to innovate women’s health, creating a wearable cramp relief device that’s redefining comfort and care.

November 25, 2024

Outpaw Essentials: Bringing Thoughtful Design to Pet Products Founder Jennifer McCarthy shares her journey from dog trainer to product innovator.  The Challenge As a professional dog trainer and consultant for almost 3 decades, Jennifer McCarthy had spent countless hours testing and working with pet products. While she loved her work, she noticed a persistent gap: ... Read more

September 20, 2024

TL;DR: Product development costs vary widely—from $20K to $1M+—depending on complexity, industry, and team structure. This guide breaks down costs across concepting, design, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing. Learn how to reduce expenses with strategic prototyping, outsourcing, and agile development practices. Product Development Cost Breakdown Product development cost is easier to plan when you break the ... Read more

August 8, 2024

New Product Introduction (NPI) manufacturing is a critical process that ensures the successful development and launch of new products. This comprehensive guide outlines each step of the NPI process, providing insights to help organizations efficiently transform ideas into market-ready products while minimizing risks.

July 5, 2024

Design for manufacturing (DFM) is a crucial process that ensures designs are optimized for efficient and cost-effective manufacturing. By integrating manufacturing considerations early in the design phase, DFM helps reduce production costs, improve product quality, and accelerate time to market.

June 24, 2024

Concept design is where a product idea starts becoming something a team can evaluate, challenge, improve and eventually build. It is the stage where raw inspiration turns into a clearer product direction shaped by customer needs, market opportunity, usability and commercial reality. For physical product teams, concept design matters because the biggest product decisions are ... Read more

June 18, 2024

Want to know how to get your invention made? This guide covers each step, from idea to product launch. You’ll learn how to document your concept, research the market, create sketches, build prototypes, protect your invention, plan manufacturing, and prepare for launch.

April 17, 2024

A strong product starts with a real customer problem. It also needs clear requirements, sound numbers and a practical production plan. Skipping one of those parts can leave you with a product that costs too much or doesn’t sell. This guide explains how to create a product you can sell in eight steps. You’ll move ... Read more

March 16, 2024

TL;DR: Product prototype development turns your idea into a testable product before you commit to full production. The process starts with feasibility and requirements, moves through prototype building and testing and ends with a production-ready design. Each round gives you a chance to find problems, gather feedback and make changes while they are still cheaper ... Read more

March 6, 2024

What's the difference between white label vs private label product manufacturing? We break it down and give our recommendation on which is best.

February 21, 2024

If smart solutions don’t come knocking, build a door. This is what Hindi Zeidman, Founder, and CEO of The Ollie World, had in mind when she created the Ollie Swaddle. Her story began when she became a single foster parent to baby Oliver who was disconnected, underweight, and difficult to be soothed. Knowing the importance ... Read more

January 18, 2024

Is my product in demand? Are my products profitable? Is anyone really going to buy this? These are just a few questions companies ask themselves when determining what products to sell to their customers. Exploring your options is the first step. If you’re experiencing burn out from brainstorming sessions trying to decide on a product ... Read more