President of MAKO Design and Invent, Est1999, the first company providing world-class end-to-end physical consumer product development tailored to startups, small manufacturers, & home inventors. Host of The Product Startup Podcast. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Prioritize energy. Everyday, put in a little bit of effort to the most important things of getting your product launch, and you’ll get tremendous drive over the coming months. 2. The number one thing when you think about developing your product is FOCUS! In hardware, it is important because it is difficult at the end of the development cycle to make quick adjustments if you haven’t focused. 3. Crowdfunding is a phenomenal tool for hardware startups. You are putting your finished product prototype and have people who are interested in these to pre-purchase your product, then use the money to fund the production run. Get a FREE product consultation, a design and engineering review, and get personally mentored by Kevin Mako for any hardware startup that hires MakoDesign - One Time Offer for Fire Nation Sponsors: HubSpot: Listen, learn, and grow with the HubSpot Podcast Network at HubSpot.com/podcastnetwork! BLUblox: Get 20% off BLUblox blue light blocking glasses at BLUblox.com/fire or enter code FIRE20 at check out!