Transition from Prototype to Mass Manufacturing with Scott Miller of Dragon Innovation

Predictable Designs Podcast

English - March 12, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB
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In this episode I speak with Scott Miller who is a mechanical engineer and the founder and CEO of Dragon Innovation.

Dragon Innovation specializes in helping hardware startups transition from the prototype stage to mass manufacturing in China. They are well known for helping successful hardware startups such as Pebble and Ring.

Scott is also a partner at Bolt which is an early stage investment company that focuses specifically on hardware products.

Scott and I discuss his experiences working with Pebble, his story about Dragon being bought by a multi-billion dollar company, the biggest challenges of transitioning manufacturing to China, tips for designing a product for manufacturing, and his suggestions when seeking professional investors, and so much more.