The Voyager Beach Chair Invention– Steven Wilcox– Ep 84 Steven is the Founder and CEO of PARKIT, a brand whose mission focuses on adventure and outdoor enjoyment. PARKIT’s first product, the Voyager, raised more than $400,000 dollars on Kickstarter. Steven’s goal was to create a high end beach chair. He was tired of the cheap beach chairs with…
HAIZOL’s online manufacturing platform enables low-cost on-demand production at speed. From rapid tools, prototypes, and large quantity production of specialist precision parts, CNC machining is a well-known method. Engineers have a wide array of companies to choose from when it comes to having their machining parts manufactured. However, the turnaround time for these parts plays…
Portable USB Charger from Recycled Materials– Tom Meades– Ep83 Tom Meades, Designer and Co-Founder of Gomi, is from Brighton, UK. Tom and his team started Gomi in 2018, with a vision for a future where waste materials are non-existent. Tom’s background is in Design & Craft, and combines industrial manufacturing processes with handcraft techniques. Tom and his team have created a portable USB…
Polish Entrepreneur and Investor in Africa – Marek Zmysłowski – Ep82 Marek is from Poland and started his career as an entrepreneur in Africa. He co-founded Jumia Travel – Africa’s Biggest Hotel Booking Portal listed on NYSE as part of Jumia Group and HotelOnline.co – a Travel Technology Company. After this he started his own…
Classicbot Toys – Philip Lee– Ep81 Philip Lee is a self-taught toy designer from Hong Kong. He was an experienced advertising creative who always wanted to make his own toy. So, in December 2016 Philip started his own company Playsometoys, and debuted his first toy Classicbot Classic. The Classicbot looks like the old Macintosh computer from the ’80s, but with arms, legs and…
The Audio Injector Invention – Matt Flax – Ep80 Matt is an entrepreneur running his own company, FlatMax Studios. He has recently invented an Audio Injector product and is raising money on kickstarter. We discussed the technology of soundcards. Matt’s invention isolated the desired sound from the noise of the computer by use of magnetic fields, instead of using electrical…
Makeway, The Marble Wall Game – Elyasaf Shweka – Ep79 Elyasaf is an Industrial Designer and a self-taught Carpenter. He lives in Jerusalem, Israel and has his own small wood workshop. He is the creator of the amazing Makeway marble wall game. His family ran a construction company and Elyasaf worked there as a project manager. However, his passion was in design…
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Don’t Wait too Long to Apply for your Patent– Devin Miller – Ep78 Devin is a patent attorney and the founder of Miller IP Law that focuses on startups and small businesses. He found a gap in the startup/small business area for a need in intellectual property (IP). When you work with Devin, he…