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b'Rob Colgan has worked for Mako Design for almost 10 years, working with well over 100 physical product startups on developing an invention idea into a real consumer product. He went to school for both mechanical design and industrial design, along with building many custom cars and motorcycles as a hobby.\\xa0Today Rob is going to share some valuable knowledge on how inventors, startups, and small manufacturers can understand the key initial steps to developing a new invention idea, the product guidelines that start it all off right through to concept sketches, Computer Aided Design work, and visual renderings.\\nToday you will hear us talk about:\\n\\nFeatures that function well\\n\\nSketch products out\\n\\nBreak down the components\\n\\nThere are multiple different ways of sketching\\n\\nQuick doodles to get some ideas onto paper\\n\\nThe problem with sketching is you lose the 3D element\\n\\nStart a new product on the skeletal level\\n\\nFigure out how that system of components works\\n\\nSkinning the product\\n\\nErgonomics and user interaction\\n\\nForm follows function\\n\\nDon\\u2019t stress the aesthetics too much early on\\n\\nThink about use case.\\n\\nThe initial view sparks a lot of questions\\n\\nCollaboration is core\\n\\nFine-tune the initial components\\n\\nTransition from concept sketches into\\xa0\\n\\nModern design is clean and timeless\\n\\nBetter not to follow trends, and think about cleanliness\\n\\nIt\\u2019s not just you to appreciate the design, it\\u2019s the entire market.\\n\\nAfter concept ideation, get into serious CAD software\\n\\n\\nEPISODE LINKS:\\nRob Colgan Links:\\nWebsite\\n\\nThe Product Startup Podcast Links:\\nhttps://www.ProductStartup.com/\\nInstagram | LinkedIn | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube\\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.'