{"product_id":"what-every-inventor-ought-to-mark-smith-9781500550400","title":"What Every Inventor Ought to Know About Designing, Engineering, and Mass Manufacturing their Idea: What a professional engineer has learned from 10+ y","description":"This book is a transcription of an interview I did with an expert on prototyping and mass manufacturing.\u003cp\u003e And he reveals what he has learned in his past ten years of taking ideas from paper...to prototype...to mass manufacturing...to selling millions of units per month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It doesn't matter if you've never built a thing in your life...the secrets shared here will work for all different kinds of inventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The purpose of this interview is to help show you how to create your idea - either one prototype or one million manufactured end products - as quick and as cheap as humanly possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The pros and cons of manufacturing in the U.S. versus China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The difference between designing a prototype and designing an end product\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 5 ways to use a prototype (and why it's better if the first one is NOT perfect)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How much you can expect to spend on mass manufacturing and the #1 rule to reducing costs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How long most big manufacturers spend on prototyping\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What Mark Smith learned about manufacturing in Asia after multiple trips there (when you should consider manufacturing in China)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The step-by-step process from going to idea to end product (and why the first step IS NOT making the thing or protecting it with a patent)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How to determine if someone is qualified to build your idea (and what you must ask for FIRST before you hire them to build it)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How to keep your idea secret while hiring someone to build it for you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An easy rule of thumb for marking up your product to ensure you make a profit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Smith,Rob W. Gramer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150055040X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781500550400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439482319103,"sku":"9781500550400","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89ce2147-93db-4030-b44d-d58d09cd2366.jpg?v=1777177893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-every-inventor-ought-to-mark-smith-9781500550400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}