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b'Ryan Lewendon is the Co-Founder and Partner at the law firm Giannuzzi Lewendon LLP.\\xa0They have 30 lawyers, 1,500 product companies they work with, and hundreds of finance deals run by them per year, in addition to a number of other legal and advisory services to scaling product companies.\\xa0Today Ryan is going to share some valuable knowledge on how inventors, startups, and small manufacturers can raise their first big fundraising round of 1 million dollars or more, how to plan for it, execute on it, then spend the money smart when it comes in.\\nToday you will hear us talk about:\\n\\nHow to prepare for big-league funding\\n\\nMake sure you have a well-vetted product before going to production\\n\\nHow to make sure you have the right investors\\n\\nWork on the right terms\\n\\nExplain why this round is so important\\n\\nSAFE agreements or Convertible notes agreements for physical consumer products\\n\\nHow to raise that funding\\n\\nHow to scale with those funds when you get them\\n\\nBuild out your human capital, and start with the people where your weaknesses are.\\n\\nRemember, your investors are very experienced in this.\\n\\nBuild out your supply chain\\n\\nBuild out your distribution network and partners\\n\\nIf you are going to raise more rounds, when do you start planning the next fundraising round\\n\\n\\nEPISODE LINKS\\nRyan Lewendon / Giannuzzi Lewendon LLP Links:\\n\\n\\nWebsite: https://gllaw.us/\\n\\n\\n\\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-lewendon-3ba01111/\\n\\n\\n\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiannuzziLewendon\\n\\n\\n\\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/giannuzzilewendon/\\n\\n\\n\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/GiannuzziGroup\\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!'