The Product Founders
The Product Founders, hosted by Jazmine Mac is dedicated to the topic of product development, product design and product based business advice.
Are you unsure of the next steps to develop your own product idea? Do you want to be a product founder? Do you want to know how to find a product manufacturer? Wondering what to do when you have a manufacturer? The best time to start your product business is right now!
The Product Founders is a podcast, a vision and a community geared towards people in the same boat as you looking to develop, design, build, launch and grow their product based business. In the podcast, we will cover all the nitty gritty of the product development process and product creation that you need to know to become an innovative and crazy successful product founder boss, running your own product based business!
The juicy and no-fluff episodes include interviews with passionate product founders and expert business advice that is ready and raring to cut the bulls**t, helping you on your product development journey. Listen, learn, chat, rant, build, grow and create the damn thing, with The Product Founders.
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The Product Founders
03. From Idea to First Bulk Production / Your Product Development Checklist
In this episode we’re going through your product development checklist! All the things that you need to have in place to start developing your dream idea into a real product and ordering your first bulk production.
This episode is a great one for those who are just starting to think about taking the leap and creating a prototype for their product idea and developing out an initial range.
We’ll go through a few designer tips and manufacturing tricks on what you need to get the ball rolling!
Save this episode as it will definitely be one to refer to again later.
The 15 key checklist points you need to go through:
- Do your Market Research
- Trademark your brand
- Be clear on your Product’s Purpose
- Lay out the Development Budget
- Spend time on Range Development
- Have Material Samples and References
- Create a Design Pack and Specifications Sheet
- Create the packaging design
- Find a minimum of 2 suitable Manufacturers
- Ask for Product Samples
- Access the quality of the samples in depth
- Make comments to the manufacturer
- Forecast your sales units
- Complete your product costings
- Order your first bulk
Where to find product and graphic designers?
1. Air Tasker
2. Freelancer
3. Fiverr
4. Linked In
5. Instagram
6. Design Agencies
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Have a great week aspiring product founders and don’t be afraid to get started!
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