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* The Ciabatta Story. Croissant vs. Hard Roll.

* The differences between item and product manufacturing.

* You need much more up front information with a product than a one-off item.

* Bill of Materials.

* You should have an understanding of all the costs involved.

* It's a different scope of work for a product vs. a custom item.

* Use case considerations.

* Is your business model to get it on Amazon?

* Have up front conversations.

* I can make you 1 of something that might be difficult to reproduce.

* Tell your designer or manufacturer up front that you intend to make a sellable product.

* An item is totally different from a product.

* You need user feedback.

* I approach an item and a product in totally different ways.

* One-off vs. saleable product considerations.

* Material selection changes with a product.

* Most inventors need to know where to begin and what conversations to have.

* Your Bill of Materials includes everything including your packing supplies and shipping.

* It's everything from the raw materials to getting the product in your customer's hands.

* Establish design goals early on.

* What questions should you consider when designing a product.

* Design goals and ranking your priorities.

* Design goals and use cases.

* You have to make some assumptions about your customer base.

* You should know your budget in order to have honest conversations.

* It's about getting components to work together in a repeatable way.

* Product development is expensive especially with hard goods.

* Activity to milestones and then move on.

* Your prototype should be at least 2 to 6 times more expensive than the finished product.

* The more structure you put into what you are doing the better your conversations can be.

* Certain budgets and products might not be worth your time