Item vs. Product Manufacturing

In this episode: T soaks his Oreos. * The Ciabatta Story. Croissant vs. Hard Roll. * The differences between item and product manufacturing. * You need much more up front information with a product than a one-off item. * Bill of Materials. * You should have an understanding of all the costs involved. * It's a different scope of work for a product vs. a custom item. * Use case considerations. * Is your business model to get it on Amazon? * Have up front conversations. * I can make you 1 of something that might be difficult to reproduce. * Tell your designer or manufacturer up front that you intend to make a sellable product. * An item is totally different from a product. * You need user feedback. * I approach an item and a product in totally different ways. * One-off vs. saleable product considerations. * Material selection changes with a product. * Most inventors need to know where to begin and what conversations to have. * Your Bill of Materials includes everything including your packing supplies and shipping. * It's everything from the raw materials to getting the product in your customer's hands. * Establish design goals early on. * What questions should you consider when designing a product. * Design goals and ranking your priorities. * Design goals and use cases. * You have to make some assumptions about your customer base. * You should know your budget in order to have honest conversations. * It's about getting components to work together in a repeatable way. * Product development is expensive especially with hard goods. * Activity to milestones and then move on. * Your prototype should be at least 2 to 6 times more expensive than the finished product. * The more structure you put into what you are doing the better your conversations can be. * Certain budgets and products might not be worth your time