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he 3 Major Hardware Startup Killers Part 2 – Technical Mistakes

The 3 Major Hardware Startup Killers: Part 2 – Technical Mistakes

Posted on June 02 , 2025 by Renaud Anjoran

We’ve already covered the first startup killer: “The Market,” and how to plan for a proper ‘customer development’ process in […]

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Posted in Hardware Startups | Tagged getting to markethardware productsNPI processstartups
 
What Makes a Great Version 1.0 Product (…and it’s not “MVP”)

What Makes a Great Version 1.0 Product? (…and it’s not “MVP”)

Posted on February 04 , 2025 by Renaud Anjoran

When we think of launching a product, the term “MVP” (Minimum Viable Product) often comes up. Many people think that […]

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Posted in Lessons Learned for Fast Go-To-Market | Tagged new product developmentnew product launchNPI process
 
How Multiple Pilot Runs Can Reduce Risks You Never Saw Coming

How Multiple Pilot Runs Can Reduce Risks You Never Saw Coming

Posted on January 08 , 2025 by Renaud Anjoran

When bringing a new product into production, it is critical to identify and resolve issues early, without putting a lot […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged new product launchNPI processpilot run
 
Failed Kickstarter Startups That Didn’t Follow A Structured NPI Process

Failed Kickstarter Startups That Didn’t Follow A Structured NPI Process

Posted on September 11 , 2024 by Adrian Leighton

In our earlier blog post, How To Reduce Risks When Developing New Products?, Renaud discussed in a video the risks […]

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Posted in Product Development | Tagged crowdfundingnew product launchNPI process
 
How To Reduce Risks When Developing New Products [Video]

How To Reduce Risks When Developing New Products? [Video]

Posted on July 11 , 2024 by Renaud Anjoran

When bringing your new product to market, following a structured new product introduction process is critical if you want to […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged new product developmentNPI process
 
4 Types of Pre Production Prototype You’ll Make Before Production

4 Types of Pre Production Prototype You’ll Make Before Production

Posted on April 09 , 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

For most electro-mechanical products, these are the main 4 types of pre production prototype (that are often called “final prototypes”) […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged NPI processpre-production activitiesprototyping
 
How to achieve final hardware faster

How To Achieve ‘Final Hardware’ Faster?

Posted on August 25 , 2022 by Andrew Amirnovin

What is final hardware? Final hardware really means a combination of software and physical hardware (in the case of many […]

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Posted in Lessons Learned for Fast Go-To-Market | Tagged final hardwarenew product introductionNPI process
 
Product Development Lifecycle Why and How to Reduce its Time

Product Development Lifecycle: Why and How to Reduce its Time?

Posted on August 05 , 2022 by Andrew Amirnovin

Let’s look at how to reduce the product development lifecycle time and the benefits of doing so to importers who’re […]

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Posted in Lessons Learned for Fast Go-To-Market | Tagged EVT DVT PVTmanufacturing costsnew product developmentNPI process
 
You NEED to do product qualification BEFORE mass production!

You NEED to do product qualification BEFORE mass production!

Posted on June 29 , 2022 by Andrew Amirnovin

Let’s discuss the ONE key type of activity that needs to happen during the NPI process in order to go […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged complianceNPI processproduct qualificationproduct testing
 
Why NOT To Work With A Manufacturer Until You Have Mature Product Designs!

Why NOT To Work With A Manufacturer Until You Have Mature Product Designs!

Posted on May 06 , 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

When manufacturing new products in China there are several steps that just can’t be skipped, especially in the product design […]

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Posted in Lessons Learned for Fast Go-To-Market | Tagged new product developmentNPI processproduct design
 
How To Make Prototypes In China (5 Key Steps & Objectives)

How To Make Prototypes In China (5 Key Steps & Objectives)

Posted on February 14 , 2022 by Fabien Gaussorgues

If you’re going to manufacture a mechanical and/or electrical product in China, this article will help you plan for the […]

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Posted in Product Development | Tagged NPI processproduct designproduct testingprototyping
 
How To Manage 7 Key Types Of New Product Manufacturing Risks

How To Manage 7 Key Types Of New Product Manufacturing Risks

Posted on September 28 , 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

When developing a new and innovative product you need to get it to market and start getting a return on […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged manufacturing risksnew product developmentnew product introductionnew product launchNPINPI processrisk reduction
 
Agilian's NPI Process

What NPI Process Does Agilian Follow?

Posted on May 25 , 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

When you work with us to help develop and manufacture your new product in China, we follow our own 6-phase […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged new product developmentnew product introductionnew product launchNPINPI process
 
Why A Pilot Run On A New Product, Before Mass Production, Is Very Helpful

Why A Pilot Run On A New Product, Before Mass Production, Is Very Helpful

Posted on December 16 , 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Prototypes are useful in confirming the details of the product to manufacture. However, they are usually not made with the […]

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Posted in NPI Process | Tagged mass productionnew product introductionNPI processpilot runproduction planningtesting manufacturing processes
 
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