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Founder of Abilista. Experienced technical advisor and consultant for physical product development and manufacturing.
Guiding Innovators build their physical products in short cycles allowing them to validate their ideas early and often following our simple framework.
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JM$2.50/min per minuteNew ArrivalGet Technical Advice on the Design and Manufacturing of Your Physical ProductsJesus Marti • SydneyCreated 6 years ago in Product & Design / OtherOver 12 years of experience developing and manufacturing consumer products for brands such as Apple, Amazon, Google, and Amazon. I have also worked in the automotive industry and one of the top medical devices companies. My approach to building physical products is influenced by Agile and Lean methodologies to build and learn early and often.Jesus Marti SydneyNew Arrival
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JM$2.50/min per minuteNew ArrivalBuild Your MVP of Your Physical Product in Short CyclesJesus Marti • SydneyCreated 6 years ago in Product & Design / Lean StartupLearn our new and simple approach to building your physical MVP for your product. I have over 12 years of experience in the development and manufacturing of consumer products in various industries and for top brands such as Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. As a Certified Scrum Master, I use an agile approach to building physical and hardware products.Jesus Marti SydneyNew Arrival
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In my opinion, I would not spend time (and lots of money) trying to patent your device at this stage. What you need to make sure though, is that your re-design is actually not infringing someone else's patent. A "quick" search in Google Patents might be enough to bring up any patents that somehow cover your idea or, hopefully, none.
If all looks clear, you can start with an initial prototype. Being a re-design of an existing product, the simplest way to proceed is to build a proof of concept. This is a prototype that uses the existing product which is somehow adapted to demonstrate your unique feature. By doing so, you can get a prototype done in a few weeks without spending too much time in designing your product from scratch which will likely take months. Although it won't yet look anything similar to the final product you might have in mind, it will be extremely helpful to get the idea in front of users, collect feedback, test it, and even show to potential investors.
Once you can validate the idea with the proof of concept, you will be able to move to the next levels of a prototype with your intended final design with much more confidence that what you are building is the right product. At that moment, you will have gained enough knowledge about the product to seek a patent for your design or technology.
If you don't have the skills to design and fabricate the prototypes I suggest to use someone in your personal network (use LinkedIn) with product design or mechanical engineering skills or look for a local Makerspace or FabLab where you can find people and tools to create your prototype. Ultimately, outsource those professionals from freelancer sites by posting your job description. Make sure to prepare a Non-Disclosure Agreement (there are many standard templates online) and ask them to sign it to keep your idea protected.
If you need more details about any of these steps or any follow-up questions, feel free to schedule a call and I will guide you in the right direction.
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