MAKO Design + Invent

North America's leading physical product development firm for hardware startups, inventors, & small manufacturers. Est. 1999. Austin, Miami, SF, & Toronto.

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Meet Lauren McLaughlin, the inventor of Change Up Kids™, a pop-up changing station for kids who love to go on adventures and parents who want to be there for every minute of them.🌲🏖️ You can learn about her recent successes in our MAKO Client Spotlight: https://t.co/JTvyyCvrGw

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 232: Video Product Renderings for Your Invention with David Brown, Industrial Designer @MakoInvent. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤Episode Link: https://t.co/CYQh5C8dhj
#VideoRenderings #ProductDesign #HardwareStartupTips #ProductDevTools

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Our President and Founder, Kevin Mako, was named a finalist in this year's @AustinUnder40 Awards – a celebration of prominent professionals who have made impactful contributions to the community and their respective fields.

Congratulations to each of the 2024 winners!

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 231: Selling Your Invention on Your Own Website Starting from Zero with Hamdy Albana, Co-Founder of @AnalyticsPush. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link: https://t.co/cQvczXWHBE
#HardwareStartup #SalesFunnels #HardwareSales

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A new episode of Entrepreneurship by Design with Dr. C (@DrIscovitz) featuring our CEO, @KevMako, is live on YouTube! Tune in to elevate YOUR understanding of how to establish and scale a hardware startup | 🎤 Link: https://t.co/ArcaN3FkM9
#HardwareStartup #ProductStartupTips

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 230: Product Packaging Advice for Your New Hardware Invention with Elizabeth Corbett, President of Enterprise Sales at AE Global. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link: https://t.co/sLgEMaPqIj
#ProductPackaging #PackagingDesign

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 229: Overview of Patenting for Hardware Startups with Tom Dunlap, Managing Partner at @DBLLawyers. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link: https://t.co/fe6Ti8XAxR
#IPProtection #ProductPatenting #HardwareStartupTips #InventorsGuide

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 228: How to Build a Digital Community Before Launching Your Invention with Jon Davids, CEO of @Influicity. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link:
https://t.co/Lj8JzVfDsN
#BrandMarketing #ProductMarketingStrategies #ProductStartupTips

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 227: How to Sell Your Invention Direct to Companies as a Promotional Product with Jeff Lerner, CEO of Misnomer. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤Episode Link:
https://t.co/PwJQP882LP
#PromotionalProductSales #B2BSales #InventionMarketing

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 226: Maximizing Your Invention’s Perceived Value Through Marketing with Valentin Radu, CEO of @Omniconvert. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤Episode Link:
https://t.co/uSJITcIG4Q
#ProductMarketingTips #InventionMarketing #StartupBusinessBooks

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 225: Communication Silos for Product Design Stakeholders with John Conafay, Co-Founder & CEO of @Integrate_co. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link:
https://t.co/aXqXWIQX03
#CommunicationSilos #StakeholderCommunications #DesignSync

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We are thrilled to announce that our design of the Tameshigiri Trainer for our client Asante Lawla has been named the Gold Winner in the International Awards Associate’s 2024 MUSE Design Awards! @MUSEAward | To learn more check out our latest blog article: https://t.co/N4rCKpjPUL

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 224: Expanding Your Product Into New Verticals with Danny Angers, Co-Founder of @VOSKERTech. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link:
https://t.co/FGN6kHQalM
#StartupScaling #ScalingStrategy #HardwareStartupScaling #NewProductVerticals

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 223: Mechanical Prototype Parts vs Pre-Production Parts for Plastic Inventions with Tim Uys, Director of Design @MakoInvent. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent |🎤Episode Link:
https://t.co/x2SGCnOChn
#PrototypePhases #ProductPrototyping #Inventing

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 222: Securing Grants for Scaling Up a Hardware Startup with Micki Vandeloo, President of Lakeview Consulting. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link:
https://t.co/4mOM8uNoO0
#StartupScalingGrants #FundingForStartups #StartupGrants

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 221: How to Go from Prototype to First Manufacturing Run with @KeenanWyrobek, Co-Founder & CTO @Zipline. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤Episode Link:
https://t.co/TXzaNygXGK
#PrototypeToProduction #ProductManufacturingTips #FromIdeaToMarket

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The MAKO Student Innovation Award competition has finally come to a close! Congratulations to Parnian Majd, CEO of Fibra Inc., on her masterful pitch and on winning the $10,500 prize for her contributions to the FemTech industry. #StudentInventors #ZoneLearning #ProductStartup

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 220: How Storytelling Drives Consumer Product Sales with Akeem Shannon, CEO & Founder of @GetFlipstik. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link: https://t.co/PUTV1G0Mft
#ProductStorytelling #StartupSalesTips #SalesNarratives

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 219: Hiring Your First Team Members at a Hardware Startup with @KevinSLavelle, CEO of @MizzenAndMain & @Harborsleep. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent |🎤Episode Link: https://t.co/oyWb0kjE9u
#HiringTips #StartupTeamBuilding #ProductBusinessScaling

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The @ProductStartup Podcast, Ep 218: Best Sales Processes for Selling Hardware Products with @Wesleyne_ Whittaker, CEO of Transformed Sales. Hosted by @KevMako of @MakoInvent | 🎤 Episode Link: https://t.co/hcTj2ySN62
#SalesProcesses #SalesStrategiesForSTEM #ProductSalesProcesses