Leidy Klotz has his PhD in Behavioral Science and is a professor at the University of Virginia.\xa0He is the Author of the New York Times bestselling design book called Subtract.\xa0His research has been featured in many publications including the front cover of Nature magazine. Today Leidy is going to share some valuable knowledge on how inventors, startups, and small manufacturers can both understand what it means to think about subtraction in your product development process, and also learn what the best practices are for ensuring world-class subtraction thinking for your product.\nToday you will hear us talk about:\n\nScience explains why we don\u2019t think of subtraction\n\nThis is a problem baked in evolution\n\nSimple is hard, and requires improved cognition\n\nBalance Bike / Construction Cinder Blocks\n\nHow do you do Subtraction better\n\nGive yourself Reminders\n\nNext time you have a design decision to make, try and think just as much about subtraction as you do about addition\n\nBuild subtraction into your design process\n\nPut design rules into play for being great at subtraction\n\nFirst you have to think of it, then you have to choose it.\n\nHighlight in your design what is not there\n\n\nEPISODE LINKS\nLeidy Klotz / Subract Links:\n\n\nWebsite: https://www.leidyklotz.com/\n\n\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leidy-klotz-a00b01150/\n\n\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/Leidyklotz\n\n\n\nThe Product Startup Podcast Links:\n\n\nWebsite: https://www.ProductStartup.com/\n\n\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ProductStartup/\n\n\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ProductStartup/\n\n\n\nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ProductStartup/\n\n\n\nFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProductStartup/\n\n\n\nPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ProductStartup/\n\n\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/ProductStartup\n\n\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MakoInvent\n\n\n\nMako Design Links:\n\n\nWebsite: https://www.makodesign.com/\n\n\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MakoInvent\n\n\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/MakoInvent/\n\n\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/MakoDesign/\n\n\n\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakoInvent/\n\n\n\nPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MakoInvent/\n\n\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/MakoInvent/\n\n\n\nKevin Mako Links:\n\n\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Entrepreneurs/\n\n\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/KevMako/\n\n\n\nQuora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Kevin-Mako\n\n\n\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KevMakoPage/\n\n\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/KevMako/\n\n\n\nAbout: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories. Also, our founder Kevin Mako hosts The Product Startup Podcast, the industry\u2019s leading hardware podcast. Check it out for tips, interviews, and best practices for hardware startups, inventors, and product developers. Click HERE to learn more about Mako Design + Invent!