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b'Kyle Dumont spent many years as a hardware developer for iRobot, then got a Masters of Science and an MBA dual degree at Harvard, then spun out AllSpice which is a software platform for managing electronic engineering feedback and revision tracking amongst other things. Today Kyle is going to share some valuable knowledge for inventors, startups, and small manufacturers on what iterative hardware product development is between manufacturing runs, who the feedback loop stakeholders are, and how to collect, organize, prioritize, and execute on that iterative feedback information to ensure the best improvements to your physical consumer product design.\\nToday you will hear us talk about:\\n\\nWhat iterative design in hardware is between manufacturing runs\\n\\nLegacy design is based on a waterfall model of design\\n\\nSoftware has done a great job of iterating very quickly.\\n\\nGet designs in the hands of engineers, or even better, users.\\n\\nIterative design can sometimes be forced on you if you need to make changes, so better to have the processes\\n\\nWho are the stakeholders:\\n\\nCustomers, the most important stakeholders (both current and potential customers)\\n\\nCost reduction\\n\\nEngineering design, multiple different disciplines (hardware, software, firmware, PCB, visual, industrial design, etc.)\\n\\nProcurement, product managers, Manufacturers\\n\\nGet hardware product engineers in front of customers\\n\\nWhat tools can be used to collect, organize, prioritize, and implement\\n\\nVersion control is a great way to organize version control / revision control.\\xa0 This is the foundation.\\n\\nStart to consider comparing versions.\\n\\nDo you have the channels and tools to be able to have the various product stakeholders to provide input on the product.\\n\\nIntegrating tools together so that the most information\\n\\nAvoid silos of different departments, ideally, you have all information together.\\n\\nUse priority flagging to tag the importance of issues or opportunities.\\n\\n\\nEPISODE LINKS:\\nKyle Dumont Links:\\nLinkedIn | AllSpice\\n\\nThe Product Startup Podcast Links:\\nhttps://www.ProductStartup.com/\\nInstagram | LinkedIn | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube\\n\\nPTC Links:\\nhttps://www.ptc.com/\\nOnShape | Creo\\n\\nMako Design Links:\\nhttps://www.makodesign.com/\\nYouTube | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter\\n\\nKevin Mako Links:\\nInstagram | LinkedIn | Quora | Facebook | Twitter\\n\\nPartner: PTC\\u2019s best-in-class software solutions Onshape: The only cloud-native product development platform that delivers full-featured computer-aided design (CAD), integrated product data management (PDM) and enterprise analytics in a single system, and Creo: 3D CAD solution that provides designers with the most innovative tools to build better products faster, such as generative design, additive manufacturing, real-time simulation, IIoT, and augmented reality.\\n\\nProducer: 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.'