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Oct 12, 2023
Build Safe
When you are focused on learning and building, it can be easy to miss the fact that you are doing some pretty dangerous stuff.


Mar 21, 2023
Build Efficiently
Among all the requirements that a startup can place on a prototype, efficiency rules.


Nov 1, 2022
The 6 Doctors Every Medical Startup Needs
After working with both startups and doctors for many years, I’ve found that new medical products need approximately six types of doctors.


Sep 28, 2022
Build with Requirements
Designers focus so much on meeting the requirements of the product, it's easy to forget that prototypes have their own unique needs.


Sep 14, 2022
Build in Flexibility
Effective prototyping requires a tightrope walk between the left and right sides of the brain.


Aug 31, 2022
Build What Works
“Building What Works” is all about fitting the right object to your question.


Aug 3, 2022
Prototype to Mass Manufacturing: Shifting Priorities along the Medical Device Pathway
Rather than a binary "prototype" and "final product", there are eight distinct categories of builds that a medical device will pass through.


Jun 3, 2022
Found on the Expo Floor - RAPID +TCT Edition
I had the opportunity to spend four days in Detroit exploring the latest and greatest tech in Additive Manufacturing.

May 10, 2022
Build in Steps
Prioritizing questions allows a team to focus on obtaining just the information needed to take the next step.


Feb 15, 2022
Build to Learn
No matter how brilliant the mind, or simple the idea, successful products are not launched fully formed from concept into reality.


Jan 17, 2022
Lessons From The Journey to Take Tech Home
I had the opportunity to moderate an amazing panel the first week of December at the BIOMED Silicon Valley show on December 8th. Not only...


Apr 14, 2020
Emergency Local 3D Printing: Often Missed Key Features of Facial Masks
A remarkable variety of 3D printed (and sewn) mask designs have flooded the internet in the last couple of weeks...


Mar 27, 2020
Local Emergency Manufacture of Medical Supplies via 3D Printing
Given my background in both medical device design and manufacturing AND 3D printing, I have been approached by a number of groups asking abo


Aug 30, 2019
It starts with a Design File: Intro to Modeling for 3D Printing
Before you can print, you need a 3-dimensional design file. The last twenty years has seen ongoing evolution in the sophistication of the co
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