PROTOTYPING
Satellite IoT 101
The Achilles’ heel of IoT is that it only works in places that have infrastructure to move data to the cloud. WiFi and ethernet work great inside of buildings, and cellular and LoRa help in remote areas, but all are at the mercy of how much coverage is available.
Shopping Channels? Don’t Laugh
Inventors and product designers can learn from home shopping’s focus on relatability, tone, and creating an aura of scarcity. Corny and predictable presentations work—so as millions pay, pay attention.
Ouch! That One Stung
A key part of success when crowdfunding is to have a beautiful working prototype with high-quality digital assets (photos and videos). Consider these strategies for launching a product so it does not meet the same fate as the Hornet.
We Have Liftoff!
This can be a nervy time for the inventor: the real test of whether the device can stand on its own in the marketplace, and whether people want to buy it. Because the launch has such high consequences, you must take the utmost care in preparation to ensure you have everything right.
Fantasy Island
Grenada innovation workshop was memorable for beautiful innovation, people and scenery. Once the sample projects were completed, teams had the afternoon to use the parts to build their own prototypes and work on their digital prototypes.
Going Big at the Big Show
The last time I attended the Consumer Electronics Show—the most popular and widely attended tech event in America—was two years ago. It was ravaged by last-minute pullouts by big tech companies due to COVID concerns.